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Kosova Daily Report #1566, 98-09-28
Kosova Information Center
KOSOVA DAILY REPORT #1566
Prishtina, 28 September 1998
CONTENTS
[01] Serbs Slain 15 Albanians, Two Families, in Obria Village of Gllogovc
[02] Around 200 Albanians Being Held Captive by Serbs in a School Near
Gllogovc
[03] Serb Troops Resume Attacks Against Villages of Ferizaj, Southern
Kosova
[04] Serb Infantry Enter Into Villages of Shtime, Torch Houses of Albanians
[05] Dangerous Situation Reported in Suhareka as Serbs Persist with Fresh
Attacks
[06] Serb Troops Loot Property od Albanians in 15 Villages of Suhareka
[07] Refugee Baby Boy Dies of Cold in ĒiĒavica Mountains
[08] Serbs Loot 267 Tractors, 113 Cars, in Villages Around Obiliq
[01] Serbs Slain 15 Albanians, Two Families, in Obria Village of Gllogovc
Amongst the massacred victims there were children and pregnant women,
witnesses say
PRISHTINA, Sept 28 (KIC) - After the Serbs troops left Obria village, local
residents and activists of the Gllogovc chapter of the Council for the
Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) found today 15 dead bodies of
Albanians scattered in the fields and houses of the village.
The Obria village and over 20 the villages in the ĒiĒavica
mountain foot were targeted by a heavy Serb offensive since last Wednesday
which left over 100 Albanian killed, many others wounded and entre villages
destroyed.
The Human Rights Council in Gllogovc said the bodies of the following
Albanians were found in Obria today:
Eight massacred persons were found in the garden of Deliu extended family:
Adem Deliu (33), Hava Deliu (65), Jeton Deliu (10), Hamide Deliu (60),
Valmir Deliu (18 months), Luljeta Deliu (25), pregnant woman, Ms Lumnije
Deliu (30) Ms Mihane Deliu (25);
In the house of Hajriz Deliu were found slain Donjeta Deliu (4), Gentiana
Deliu (7), Zahide Deliu (27);
The charred body of Fazli Deliu (90) was found in his house;
Ali Deliu (63), was found with his throat slit;
Pajazit Deliu (65) and Zeqir Deliu (44), were mutilated.
A 6-month baby girl, Diturie Deliu, was found alive covered by the dead
body of her slain mother.
Most of the bodies of the victims were mutilated, witnesses said.
The head of the Human Rights Council in Gllogovc said many local residents
were wounded in Obria village. It is feared that the casualty figures are
still higher in the village as many persons have been missing for days, he
said.
Sources in Gllogovc reported that during the course of Sunday they
identified 26 other killed Albanians scattered in the surrounding villages.
[02] Around 200 Albanians Being Held Captive by Serbs in a School Near
Gllogovc
PRISHTINA, Sept 28 (KIC) - Around 200 Albanians are being held captive in
the local school at Krajkova village near Gllogovc since Saturday,
witnesses told the Kosova Information Center today (Monday) morning.
Albanian civilians who are being held in the school are resident of
different villages of the Drenica region, central and north-west Kosova.
Jakup Morina, a resident of Orllat village told the KIC that his two sons,
Gani Morina and Ruzhdi Morina are amongst the detainees being held in the
school building at Krajkova. He named three other Albanians from the
village of Negroc, Bekim Krasniqi and bothers Azem Krasniqi and Ajet
Krasniqi, also being held in there.
Other sources in Gllogovc confirmed today that scores of Albanians were
being held in Krajkova but they failed to specify their number.
[03] Serb Troops Resume Attacks Against Villages of Ferizaj, Southern
Kosova
PRISHTINA, Sept 28 (KIC) - Serb forces have continued shelling the villages
of Jezerc, Nerodime e Epėrme and Nerodime e Ulėt in Ferizaj
municipality overnight and today (Monday) morning, local sources reported.
Over a dozen villages straddling a triangle between Shtime, Ferizaj and
Suhareka - Topillė, Devetak and Llanishtė, Jezerc, Nerodime e
Epėrme, Vraniq, Budakovė, Krushicė, Papaz, Savrovė,
Buzhalė, Bukosh, Dubravė, Maqitevė, Stravoqinė and
ReĒan - came under Serb fire on Sunday morning. Scores of farmhouses
were reported destroyed during the attacks, while the local population was
on the move ever since.
The LDK chapter in Ferizaj said today morning that the villages Jezerc,
Nerodime e Epėrme and Nerodime e Ulėt were all in flames.
There has been a stepped up movement of Serb troops around the these
villages and other parts of the municipality during the whole course of
today morning, it said.
Reports from the area said fresh Serb troops backed up with heavy artillery
have been garrisoned in key positions today. The so-called 'catchusha'
multiple rocked launchers have been positioned in a couple of locations.
The situation was reported dangerous in Greme village today afternoon where
Serb infantry advanced the hills around the village.
No report about possible casualties in Freizaj villages has been available
today.
[04] Serb Infantry Enter Into Villages of Shtime, Torch Houses of Albanians
PRISHTINA, Sept 28 (KIC) - Serb attacks launched since Sunday morning
against several villages of Shtime, south of Prishtina, has continued today
(Monday), sources told KIC.
During the morning hours today the Serb infantry first entered into the
villages of ReĒak, Petrovė and Mollopolc to only proceed later
towards the Gryka e Devetakut (the Devetak gorge), the LDK chapter in
Shtime said.
The local population fled the villages in advance to the Serb
encroachment. In the town of Shtime itself the Serb troops set ablaze two
houses of Albanians, the LDK chapter said.
[05] Dangerous Situation Reported in Suhareka as Serbs Persist with Fresh
Attacks
PRISHTINA, Sept 28 (KIC) - The LDK chapter in Suhareka said over 15.000
residents of villages that were targeted by a Serb offensive since
yesterday morning have been on the move. Most of them have been camping out
in two sites near Vraniq and Buzhala villages
Half a dozen villages in the Suhareka municipality - Budakovė,
Krushicė, Papaz, Savrovė, Buzhalė, Bukosh, and Dubravė
- came under heavy Serb artillery fire n Sunday morning.
The fleeing Albanians have claimed the Serb troops have terrorized many
Albanians and torched scores of houses. Witnesses who fled the Reqan
village said over 70 per cent of the houses there were destroyed by the
Serbs.
At the Savrovė village, the plundering of large amounts of property
preceded the burning of several houses. The Serbs troops cracked down
brutally against the local papulation. Many local Albanians were rounded up
and taken to unknown place by the Serb region, including Zenel Zeneli,
Hazir Zeneli, Beqir Zeneli, his son Florim, brothers Ramadan, Sedat and
Nexhat Kokollari, Halit Qysa, Sahit Krasniqi and his son Hajrullah,
Jetullah Krasniqi.
The Sopia village has been placed inside a deadly siege by the Serb since
early in the morning today. Access to the village has been impossible,
local activist told KIC, who said that smoke was billowing from houses in
the village.
The Serb troops have advanced today towards the hamlets of Maqiteva,
Papazi, Kokollari, Hoxha, Buzhala and Savrova.
Several large-calibre shells landed today morning in the Mushitisht
village. Nor report about possible casualties has been available still.
In the early afternoon hours, sources in Suhareke said fresh Serb troops
were being deployed in the area. Around 20 tanks were see heading in the
direction of the villages Budakovė, Buzhalė and Vraniq at around
13:00 hrs.
[06] Serb Troops Loot Property od Albanians in 15 Villages of Suhareka
PRISHTINA, Sept 28 (KIC) - In an account today, the LDK Information
Commission in Suhareke named 15 villages in the municipality where the
Serbs forces looted the property of Albanian and set ablaze scores of
houses over the past days.
Tens of farmhouses have been torched in the villages of ReĒan,
Krushicė, Budakovė, Bukosh, Mohlan, Papaz, DragoĒinė,
MaĒitevė, Buzhalė, Llanishtė, Jezerc. Plumes of smoke
could be seen billowing from these villages today morning, wetness told
KIC.
The situation has been described as mostly volatile in Budakova
village. The local population which could not flee their homes ahead of the
Serb encroachment around the village have been holed up since Sunday. Local
activist said they were fearful of possible Serb crackdown against the
unprotected population.
[07] Refugee Baby Boy Dies of Cold in ĒiĒavica Mountains
PRISHTINA, Sept 28 (KIC) - A seven-week-old boy, Shqipdon Shabani from
Dashec village of Skėnderaj ('Srbica'), died last night in the a
forest of the ĒiĒavica mountains where his family has been
hiding for several days in the wake of the Serb offensive against Albanian
communities.
The LDK chapter in Skenderaj said a large number of Albanians, including
children, women and sick persons, have been sleeping rough in the
ĒiĒavica mountains. Their condition is appalling it said.
The LDK said that in the mountains of ĒiĒavica there are till
many scattered bodies of Albanians killed during the latest Serb offensive.
[08] Serbs Loot 267 Tractors, 113 Cars, in Villages Around Obiliq
PRISHTINA, Sept 28 (KIC) - In the wake of several day long bombardment of
Albanian communities in the municipality of Obiliq, north-west of
Prishtina, the Serb troops have embarked on large-scale campaigns of
looting and destruction of the property.
According to accounts by local human rights groups in Obiliq, the Serbs
have looted property worth hundreds of thousands of German marks.
The chapter of the Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms
(CDHRF) in Obiliq said that in five village alone - Lajthishtė,
Shipitullė, Graboc i Epėrm, Hamidi, Sibovc - the Serbs have
looted 267 tractors and 112 cars. At Lajthishtė the Serbs took away 60
tractors and 20 cars, in Shipitullė 40 tractors and 15 cars, in Sibovc
60 tractors and 40 cars, in Graboc i Epėrm 65 tractors and 22 cars,
and in Hamidi 22 tractors and 15 cars, the CDHRF said.
The human rights Council added that the Serbs have looted large amounts of
domestic appliances and other commodities, and cattle in the Albanian
villages and farmhouses of Obiliq.
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