Gornje Obrinje massacre

Gornje Obrinje massacre
The monument dedicated to the victims of the massacre
LocationGornje Obrinje, FR Yugoslavia
(now Abri e Epërme, Kosovo)
Date26 September 1998 (1998-09-26)
TargetKosovo Albanians
Attack type
Mass killing
Deaths35
PerpetratorsSerbian police
MotiveAnti-Albanian sentiment, ethnic cleansing
ConvictedNone

The Gornje Obrinje Massacre (Albanian: Masakra në Abri të Epërme, Serbian: Masakr u Gornjem Obrinju) refers to the killing of 35 civilian Kosovo Albanians, in a forest outside the village of Abri e Epërme on 26 September 1998 by Serbian Police Forces during the Kosovo War. Among the victims were women and children.

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