April 23, 1998, Albanian–Yugoslav border ambush
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April 23, 1998, Albanian–Yugoslav border ambush
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On the morning of April 23, 1998, a band of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) fighters was ambushed by a much smaller group of Yugoslav Army (VJ) border guards near the Košare outpost, just west of Deçan. The fighters had been trying to smuggle weapons and supplies into Kosovo via northern Albania. Nineteen were killed in the ensuing attack, and a further two were captured. The VJ did not sustain any casualties. Some of the militants retreated back to Albania, while others managed to break through th
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_23,_1998,_Albanian%E2%80%93Yugoslav_border_ambush
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2015-08-13T19:10:50Z
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2024-09-10T23:00:58Z
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