Wartime events Aftermath Aspects The Battle of Đocaj and Jasić (Albanian: Luftimet ne Gjocaj dhe Jasiq; Serbian: Битка код Ђоцаја и Јасића, Bitka kod Đocaja i Jasića) also known as the Battle of Zharra (Albanian: Beteja e Zharres; Serbian: Битка код Жара, Bitka kod Žara) took place during the Kosovo War between the ethnic Albanian paramilitary organization known as the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the security forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia over the villages of Đocaj and Jasić in the Junik municipality in western Kosovo.

On July 21, 1998, the 63rd parachute brigade of VJ, led by Goran Ostojić, approached the villages of Đocaj and Jasić, preparing for an ambush.

][better source needed] Their objective was to attack the Kosovo Liberation Army forces belonging to the 138th Brigade, commanded by Agim Ramadani and Rrustem Berisha.

[4] Goran Ostojić then directed a new reconnaissance group to secure the Gunovac point and facilitate the arrival of the main forces.

[4] During the attempt to reestablish contact with the reconnaissance group, Goran Ostojić, driving an all-terrain vehicle, fell into an KLA ambush and was killed in the encounter.