Following the discovery of human remains in Brod, Štrpce, as well as in Kalludër and Jabukë in Zubin Potok, suspicions have emerged about additional locations where human remains may be buried, including Fushë Kosovë. These developments have renewed hopes of uncovering the fate of more than 1,500 people who have remained missing since the Kosovo war.
After human remains were discovered at several locations in Zubin Potok and, most recently, in Brod, new hope has emerged for the families of missing persons in Fushë Kosovë. Human remains are suspected to be buried near the bridge at the entrance to the municipality.
This was announced by Ahmet Grajqevci, head of the Coordinating Council of Associations of Families of Missing Persons in Kosovo.
He also provided details about other locations in the municipality where human remains are suspected to be buried. According to him, 15 people from Fushë Kosovë are still listed as missing.
“We suspect, not the institutions, but we ourselves suspect that there may also be remains in the old village cemetery in Nakaradë. We believe there could be two, three or five people buried there. There is also another location behind us, near the railway line leading towards Pristina,” he said.
Grajqevci also commented on the discovery of human remains in Brod, which are suspected to belong to a person from Lipjan.
However, according to him, the individual’s identity will only be confirmed once DNA analyses have been completed in The Hague.
Meanwhile, despite the progress made so far, the families of missing persons continue to live with uncertainty and anguish.
“Families are appealing to the institutions to ensure that the work does not stop after the exhumation of graves, but continues as extensively as possible, so that the last missing person can also be found,” said Gjyle Haziri of the “Voice of Parents” Association in Mitrovica.
More than 1,500 people who went missing during the war are still listed as missing in Kosovo. Despite repeated calls for Serbia to open its archives and the lack of cooperation in this process, the fate of those who remain missing continues to be an open wound for Kosovo and their families.
