Event
December 14, 1998, Albanian–Yugoslav border ambush
14 Dec 1998 · 42.28° N, 20.54° E
What the records say
- When
- 14 Dec 1998
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 42.28° N, 20.54° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, December 14, 1998, Albanian–Yugoslav border ambush.
December 14, 1998, Albanian–Yugoslav border ambush
On December 14, 1998, the Army of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ambushed a group of 140 Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) militants attempting to smuggle weapons and supplies from their base in Albania into the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. A five-hour battle ensued, ending with the deaths of 36 militants and the capture of a further nine.
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