[1] Between 17 and 20 July 1998, the KLA mounted a large-scale offensive in and around the town of Rahovec in western Kosovo.
[2][3] According to an indictment filed by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers against former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi, during the offensive in Orahovac on 17 July 1998, 11 Serb civilians captured by the KLA were transferred to the KLA stronghold of Mališevo.
The discovery came one month after another mass grave was discovered consisting of 22 Serb civilians in the town of Klina.
[5][6] The 13 bodies were later identified as 12 Serbs and 1 ethnic Bulgarian, all men between the ages of 24 and 70.
[1] Four former senior KLA members including Kadri Veseli, Hashim Thaci, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi were indicted for various war crimes including the massacre of 13 civilians in Malisheva.