Battle of Oraovica

The Battle of Oraovica was a conflict between army and police of FR Yugoslavia and Albanian militant group Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac during 2001 insurgency in the Preševo Valley. Village of Oraovica was under the control of UÇPMB. On 14 May Yugoslav forces launched an attack on UÇPMB stronghold in this Albanian-populated place near the border with Kosovo. Fighting began on 13 May at 06.10 AM by an attack on Yugoslav forces. At 07.00 AM Albanian men attacked Serbian police and army again and fired three rocket towards the village. More incidents happened during the day until 08.00 PM. On 14 May Serbian forces captured Oraovica after UÇPMB attacked them at 02.15 PM.[1]

Battle of Oraovica
Part of the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley
Date 13-14 May 2001 Location Oraovica, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia Result FR Yugoslavia victory Territorial changes Yugoslav forces retake Oraovica
Belligerents
FR Yugoslavia	UÇPMB
Commanders and leaders
Ninoslav Krstić Goran Radosavljević	Mustafa Shaqiri
Units involved
78. Motorized Brigade 63. Parachute Brigade 72. Special Police Brigade	111th Brigade 113th Brigade 115th Brigade
Casualties and losses
1 wounded	7 dead 45 captured by KFOR

References

1. "Yugoslavia: Troops Win Tactical Victory In Presevo Valley". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 16 May 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2018.