Agim Shala

Agim Avdi Shala
NicknamesAlbanian “Tigri i Vërrinit”
English “Tiger of Vërrin”
BornSeptember 18, 1975
Jeshkova, AP Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia
(now Kosovo)
Died3 September 1998(1998-09-03) (aged 22)
Jeshkova, AP Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia
(now Kosovo)
Allegiance Kosovo Liberation Army
RankNon-commissioned officer (NCO)
Unit 125th Brigade
Known forFighting alongside his father and cousin
ConflictsFirst Battle of Vërrin
Second Battle of Vërrin  †
AwardsHero of Kosovo (posthumously)

Agim Avdi Shala (September 18, 1975 – September 3, 1998) was a Kosovo Albanian commander that fought in the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). The goal of the KLA was the independence of Kosovo from FR Yugoslavia. Agim Shala was killed in action during the second Battle of Vërrin.

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