Operation Return (2001)
Yugoslavian operation against Albanian Militants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Operation Return was an operation carried by the FR Yugoslavia against the UÇPMB during the insurgency in the Preševo Valley. It resulted in a decisive victory for the Yugoslav forces and the annexation of the Demilitarized Zone on the Serb-Kosovar border.
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Operation Return | |||||||||
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Part of the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley | |||||||||
A map of the Eastern part of the Ground Safetu Zone (UÇPMB-controlled territory peak up to the yellow line) | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
UÇPMB | FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Muhamet Xhemajl Ridvan Qazimi †[lower-alpha 1] Shaqir Shaqiri Mustafa Shaqiri |
Ninoslav Krstić Goran Radosavljević Nebojša Čović | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
1,600 militants[1] |
3,500 personnel[2] 100 JSO members[3] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
300[4]-350[2] soldiers surrendered | 1+ armored carrier damaged[4] |
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