Battle of Lođa

Wartime events Aftermath Aspects The Battle of Lođa (Serbian: Boj na Lođi, Serbian Cyrillic: Бој на лођи, Albanian: Beteja e Logjës) was fought during the Kosovo War in the village of Logjë first on 6-12 July 1998[5] and again later on 10-17 August 1998.

[6][7] The battle was fought between the Yugoslav Army against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosova (FARK).

[8] The first battle was an operation launched to counterattack the Albanian rebels after two Yugoslav policemen patrolling the area had been killed.

[7] The first battle ended in an KLA victory,[5] while the second operation ended in a Yugoslav victory.

[7][4] All of the village's 284 houses and mosque were destroyed by the Serbian Police with bulldozers.