Rezalla massacre
| Rezalla massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Kosovo War | |
| Native name | Masakra e Rezallës |
| Location | 42°41′20″N 20°46′08″E / 42.689°N 20.769°E Rezallë, Srbica, AP Kosovo, FR Yugoslavia (modern Kosovo) |
| Date | 5 April 1999 after 17:00 (Central European Time) |
| Target | Kosovo Albanians |
Attack type | Mass killing |
| Deaths | 98 |
| Injured | 4; 2 later died due to the wounds |
| Perpetrators | Serbian police forces |
No. of participants | 30 Serbian police officers |
| Motive | Anti-Albanian sentiment, ethnic cleansing |
| Convicted | none |
The Rezalla massacre (Albanian: Masakra e Rezallës) was the mass killing of 98 ethnic Albanians civilians in the village of Rezallë, on 5 April 1999 during the Kosovo War. The massacre was perpetrated by Serbian forces as part of a broad campaign of violence, ethnic cleansing and displacement against the Kosovar Albanian population.