Attack at Prepolac

Attack at Prepolac
Part of The aftermath of the Kosovo War
Date21 November 1999
Location
Merdare, Kuršumlija, Ground Safety Zone, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Result ANA victory
Belligerents
Albanian National Army Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Živorad Pantović †
Jovica Janicijević †
Units involved
Unknown Serbian Police
Strength
Unknown but more then the Serb police Unknown
Casualties and losses
None

3 policemen killed
6 policemen wounded

1 police vehicle destroyed

The Attack at Prepolac (Serbian: Напад на Преполац), was a violent incident carried out by the Albanian National Army against the police of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the Prepolac checkpoint, located in the municipality of Kuršumlija, on November 21, 1999. The attack occurred during the heightened tensions following the Kosovo War and is considered one of the first major incidents in the Ground Safety Zone (GSZ) near the Kosovo border.

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