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
  • 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
FR Yugoslavia Kosovo Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Slobodan Milosevic
Vlastimir Đorđević
Sreten Lukić
Nebojša Pavković
Stojan Konjikovac
Frenki Simatović		 Mujë Krasniqi
Fehmi Lladrovci †
Sylejman Selimi
Ilaz Kodra
Hamit Lladrovci †
Abedin Rexha
Units involved
Yugoslav Army
Yugoslav Police
Special Operations Unit
Special Anti-Terrorist Unit		 114th brigade
112th Brigade
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
14 killed
3 tanks destroyed
1 armored vehicle destroyed		 Many killed
35 Kosovar-Albanian civilians killed
20,000 displaced

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.

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