Albania–Yugoslav border incident (April 1999)

Albania–Yugoslav border incident (April 1999)
Part of the Kosovo War and Battle of Košare

Albanian Type 59 tanks at the border a few weeks after the incident.
Date13 April 1999
Location
Krumë, Kukës, Tropojë and surrounding villages
Result

Status quo ante bellum

  • Yugoslav forces retreat to Yugoslavia
  • Albania breaks diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia
Belligerents
 Yugoslavia  Albania
Kosovo Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Dragan Živanović Kudusi Lama
Units involved
Yugoslav Army Albanian Army
Kosovo Liberation Army
Strength
50 soldiers of 63rd Paratroop Battalion

Kukës division
Type 59 Tanks

Unknown
Casualties and losses
None None
None

An incident took place on the Albania–Yugoslav border in April 1999 when the Yugoslav Army shelled several Albanian border towns around Krumë, Tropojë. In these villages, refugees were being housed after fleeing the ongoing war in Kosovo by crossing into Albania. On 13 April 1999, Yugoslav infantry entered Albanian territory to close off an area that was used by the Kosovo Liberation Army to stage attacks against Yugoslav targets.

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