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Template:Infobox military person Adem Jashari (Template:Lang-sq, Template:Lang-sh; 28 November 1955 – 7 March 1998) is considered to be one of the chief architects of the Kosovo Liberation Army, along with Zahir Pajaziti. Jashari was a chief commander in the Drenica operation zone of the KLA.

In July 1997 a Yugoslav court had convicted him in absentia of terrorist actions in a trial condemned by international human rights groups.^[1] He was killed in March 1998, along with most of his extended family, when Yugoslav security forces laid siege to his home in Prekaz.^[2][3]

Life

Jashari was born in Donji Prekaz, in Srbica, part of AP Kosovo and Metohija, SR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia.

In 1991, Jashari moved to Albania to train with the first volunteers who later joined in Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). On 28 February 1998 a group of KLA fighters led by Adem Jashari were attacked by Serbian police patrols killing four policemen and injuring two. In the attack sixteen KLA members were killed.^[4] The first battle between Jashari and his friends against federal forces took place on the morning of 30 December 1991. Jashari's house was surrounded by a large number of security personnel demanding his surrender. They broke the siege and later participated in several actions against the Yugoslav Army and police.

On 28 February 1998 a group of KLA fighters led by Adem Jashari attacked a Yugoslav police patrol, killing four policemen and injuring two. In the attack sixteen KLA members were killed.^[4]

La vita

Jashari è nato a Donji Prekaz, in Srbica, parte di AP Kosovo e Metohija, SR Serbia, FPR Jugoslavia. Nel 1991 Jashari si trasferì in Albania per allenarsi con i primi volontari che in seguito hanno aderito alla Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Il 28 febbraio 1998 un gruppo di combattenti dell'UCK guidata da Adem Jashari sono stati attaccati da pattuglie di polizia serbe uccidendo quattro poliziotti e ferendone due. Nell'attacco sedici membri dell'UCK sono stati uccisi. [4] La prima battaglia tra Jashari ei suoi amici contro le forze federali si è svolta la mattina del 30 dicembre 1991. La casa di Jashari è stata circondata da un gran numero di personale di sicurezza che richiedono la sua resa. Hanno rotto l'assedio e in seguito ha partecipato a numerose azioni contro l'esercito jugoslavo e della polizia. Il 28 febbraio 1998 un gruppo di combattenti dell'UCK guidata da Adem Jashari ha attaccato una pattuglia della polizia jugoslava, uccidendo quattro poliziotti e ferendone due. Nell'attacco sedici membri dell'UCK sono stati uccisi. [4]

Death

  Lo stesso argomento in dettaglio: Attack on Prekaz.

In the early morning hours of 5 March 1998, the village of Prekaz was attacked again by the large forces of Yugoslav national army and police.^[5] A second ring of troops was formed to prevent any possible escape. The attacking force consisted of armored personnel carriers and policemen, backed up by artillery from a nearby ammunition factory.^[2] Many villagers were killed; some were killed execution-style.^[6]

Police forces first asked Jashari to come out and give himself up, then gave him a 2 hour deadline to consider the offer. After time ran out, shootings started. In one of the houses, the police fired mortars, followed by tear gas. Most of Jashari's extended family gathered in a single room, which had a brick wall. The shelling continued for another thirty-six hours before the police finally entered the compound. Adem Jashari together with fifty-two^[5] of his family members were killed, some of them burned beyond recognition.^[2]

Aftermath

 

Bust of Adem Jashari in central part of Tirana

Jashari became a symbol of independence for Kosovar Albanians, as many have been known to wear t-shirts with his picture after Kosovo declared its independence on Sunday, 17 February 2008.^[7] The t-shirts are known to say "Bac, U Kry!", which roughly translates to 'Uncle, It's done!" in English.^[7] The family home in Prekaz i Poshtem has been converted into a shrine, and the anniversary of his death is marked by the Epopee of the Kosovo Liberation Army. The title "Hero of Kosovo" was awarded to him in 2008 by the Prime Minister of Kosovo.

Nevertheless, Jashari's attacks and rebellion was sometimes associated with behavior of Drenica kaçaks from the past^[2]:

«In one village, Donji Prekaz, lived a local tough called Adem Jashari. Several years before he had killed a Serbian policeman and been convicted, but the Serbs were frightened to get him because he would shoot at them from his house. They had tried in January but were forced to retreat. Jashari was a maverick. He hated the Serbs, and although he was one of the KLA’s early recruits, he was no ideological guerrilla. In the words of one source: “He liked to get drunk and go out and shoot Serbs.” In this sense he was a true, dyed in the wool, Drenica kaçak.»

(Tim Judah)

Trivia

• Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari - The main Kosovar Airport is named after Adem Jashari

See also

• Kosovo War
• Attack on Prekaz

Annotations

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References

1. ^ Humanitarian law violations in Kosovo By Fred Abrahams, Elizabeth Andersen, Human Rights Watch, p. 32
2. Pettifer, p. 144
3. ^ Judah, p. Template:Page needed
4. BBC News: Kosovo killings: Belgrade's official version of events
5. The Kosovo conflict and international law: an analytical documentation 1974-1999 By Heike Krieger, pg. 96
6. ^ Heike Krieger, The Kosovo Conflict and International Law: An Analytical Documentation 1974-1999, p. 96.
7. Peter Beaumont, Joy and defiance on Kosovo's greatest day, The Guardian, February 17, 2008. URL consultato il March 9, 2010.

• Tim Judah, Kosovo, War and Revenge.
• James Pettifer, Kosova express: a journey in wartime, p. 144.

External links

• Article about Adem Jashari - Gazeta Wyborcza (PL)

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