Ćuška massacre
| Ćuška massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Qyshk, near Peja, Kosovo, Yugoslavia |
| Coordinates | 42°39′26″N 20°20′20″E / 42.6572°N 20.3389°E |
| Date | 14 May 1999 (Central European Time) |
| Target | Kosovar Albanians |
Attack type | Mass killing |
| Deaths | 41 |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrators | Serbian security forces, Yugoslav army, "Jackals" paramilitary group, Serbian Police Reserves and Territorial Defense |
The Ćuška massacre (Albanian: Masakra e Qyshkut, Serbian: Масакр у Ћушкој, romanized: Masakr u Ćuškoj) was the killing of 41 Kosovo Albanian civilians, all men aged 19 to 69, by Serbian security forces, the Yugoslav Army and paramilitaries on 14 May 1999 during the Kosovo War. On 13 March 2010, the Serbian war crimes prosecutor announced that nine men had been arrested for their role in the massacre and stated that a total of 26 men were under investigation for murder and theft at Ćuška.