Ismet Jashari

Ismet Jashari
Ismet Jashari
	Monument of Ismet Jashari in the city of Prizren
Birth name	Ismet Jashari
Born	16 April 1967; Orizari, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia (today North Macedonia)
Died	25 August 1998 (aged 31); Duhël, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia (now Republic of Kosovo)
Allegiance	Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA)
Years of service	1997–1998
Rank	Soldier; Commander
Battles / wars	Kosovo War KLA Summer offensive (1998) Operations in Klina and Dukagjin; Battle of Llapushnik; Battle of Carraleva Gorge; Battle of Duhla Pass; Offensive in June; Bllace Attack; VJ Summer Offensive; Offensive in August; ; ; ;
Awards	Hero of Kosovo (posthumously)

Ismet Jashari (16 April 1967 – 25 August 1998) also known as Commander Kumanova (Albanian: Komandant Kumanova), was an Albanian commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) who was killed on 25 August 1998 during the fighting with Serbian forces in Kleçkë, Kosovo. The Ismet Jashari-Kumanova Brigade of the KLA was named in his memory. After the Kosovo War, he was declared Hero of Kosovo.

Jashari had left Switzerland where he lived to join the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) to fight against Serbian military and police forces under the command of former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.