Various clashes occurred, and Yugoslav Troops succeeded in driving Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) out of Kijevo and the surrounding areas.

Heavy fighting started when the KLA captured a few houses and fought the local police in the area.

In early June, the Yugoslav Army was informed about the battle and joined in, conducting an offensive attack on the highway, which had been controlled by the KLA.

Yugoslav forces successfully re-took the highway after more than 15 days of fighting and then called for the Special Operations Unit (JSO) as reinforcement to come and re-take Kijevo.

[7] The JSO arrived with helicopters and machine guns, and began shooting and raiding KLA positions around the village.