The Yugoslav forces first attacked the House of the Haradinaj Clan and managed to advance to the courtyard, but had to retreat due to military resistance.

[10][11][15] The Yugoslav forces first broke through the KLA lines and entered Glođane around 10–11 August, 1998, as reported by BBC Correspondent Jeremey Cooke who was on the scene.

[16] Cooke reported seeing houses shelled and livestock slaughtered to prevent rebels from reentering the village; the Serbian paramilitary police were involved in the operation.

[7] KLA forces had regrouped and in September, the Yugoslav military moved through the villages around the lake in order to attack and expel the KLA: Colonel John Crosland, an English military officer attached to the VJ, witnessed this first hand commented on the destruction caused by those forces.

[17] He noted that he personally witnessed the looting and burning of houses by Yugoslav forces and that the village of Prilep was razed to 18 inches about the ground.