Central Drenica offensive

Central Drenica offensive
Part of the Kosovo War and the Drenica massacres
Date22–26 September 1998
Location
Central Drenica, AP Kosovo, FR Yugoslavia
(present day Kosovo)
Result

Yugoslav victory

  • Yugoslav forces captures at least six villages
  • KLA is weakened in the Drenica region
  • Yugoslav forces destroyed KLA centers and pushed them into the mountains
  • Yugoslav Forces capture KLA strongholds in the villages of Gornje Obinje and Donje Obinje
  • Yugoslav forces massacre 35 Albanian civilians in Gornje Obrinje as retaliation.
  • Yugoslav troops withdraw from Likovac and the Obrinje region due to international pressure.
Belligerents
Kosovo Liberation Army FR Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders
Mujë Krasniqi
Fehmi Lladrovci 
Sylejman Selimi
Ilaz Kodra
Hamit Lladrovci 
Slobodan Milosevic
Vlastimir Đorđević
Sreten Lukić
Nebojša Pavković
Stojan Konjikovac
Frenki Simatović
Units involved
114th brigade Yugoslav armed forces
Yugoslav Police
Special Operations Unit
Strength
Unknown Unknown number of soldiers backed-up by tanks and armored vehicles.
Casualties and losses
Many killed 14 killed
3 tanks destroyed
1 armored vehicle destroyed
35 Kosovar-Albanian civilians killed

The Central Drenica offensive was an offensive undertaken by the Yugoslav army against the Kosovo Liberation Army in the villages of Likovac, Gornje Obrinje, Glanasela and other villages in the central area of the Drenica region. The offensive lasted between 22 and 26 September 1998.