Today marks 28 years since the second attack by Serbian forces against the Jashari family in Prekaz.
On January 22, 1998, in the early morning hours, Serbian police forces moved from the Hunting Ammunition Factory in Skenderaj, about 500 meters away from the homes in the Jashari neighborhood, advancing toward the Jashari family tower and attacking it with various types of weapons.
This operation by Serbian police against the family of Shaban Jashari came six years after the first attack carried out on December 30, 1991.
The third attack by Serbia against the Jashari family occurred only a month and a half later, on March 5, 6, and 7, 1998, when thousands of Serbian police officers and soldiers carried out the third and most fatal assault in Prekaz, killing 20 members of the Jashari family, including the legendary commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), Adem Jashari, out of a total of 59 people killed during those days in Prekaz.
The Kosovo Liberation Army War Veterans Organization (OVL of the KLA) has announced that it will hold homages today at 10:00 a.m. in Prekaz, near the Memorial Complex.
“In honor of January 22, 1998, when Serbian forces attacked the Jashari family in Prekaz for the second time—an event that marked a historic decision of resistance, where, in the face of violence and danger, the family chose not to leave their home and land, showing the world that Albanians never abandon their land—the OVL of the KLA invites the families of martyrs, fellow fighters, and citizens to take part in the homages at 10:00 a.m. in Prekaz, near the Memorial Complex,” the statement reads.
