Battles of Ješkovo

Battles of Ješkovo
Part of the Kosovo War
Ješkovo

Location of Ješkovo in Kosovo, Prizren District
DateFirst battle: 1–2 September 1998
Second battle: 11 March 1999
Location
Ješkovo, south of Prizren, Kosovo
Result

First battle: KLA victory
Second battle: Yugoslav victory

  • Remaining KLA militants flee from Ješkovo
Territorial
changes
Yugoslav forces capture Ješkovo
Belligerents
Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders
Hysen Rexhepi 
Ekrem Rexha
Nehat Basha
Agim Shala 
Skënder Latifi 
Ymer Shala
Samidin Xhezairi-Hoxha
Božidar Delić
Stojan Konjikovac
Veljko Radenović
Units involved
125th Brigade Yugoslav Army
Police of Serbia
Strength

29 soldiers

11 locals of civil resistance
300 soldiers and policemen,8 Tanks and personnel carriers,50 Motorized Vehicles
KLA claim: 270 motorized vehicles and 20 tanks and 4000 officers and Soldiers
Casualties and losses
10 killed 3 wounded

The Battles of Ješkovo were a series of battles that occurred throughout the Kosovo War. There were two main battles, fought between the insurgent Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), and the Yugoslav forces, composed mainly of Police units.