Zhegër incident (1999)

Zhegër incident (1999)
	Part of The aftermath of the Kosovo War
	; Marines from the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion in Zhegër
Date	23 June 1999
Location	Zhegër, Gjilan FR Yugoslavia (Modern-day Kosovo)
Result	KFOR victory; KFOR troops secure Zhegër;
Belligerents
Kosovo Force United States; ;	Serb militants
Commanders and leaders
General Wesley Clark; General John Craddock; Colonel Kenneth Glueck	Unknown
Units involved
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit; 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	6 Attackers
Casualties and losses
None	3 killed; 2 wounded; 1 captured

The Zhegër incident was a clash between U.S. Marines from the Kosovo Force (KFOR) and armed Serbs in the village of Zhegër on June 23, 1999, during NATO's peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, known as Operation Joint Guardian. The incident occurred when U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), were attacked by armed gunmen at a checkpoint in the village of Zhegër, located southeast of Gjilan, Kosovo.