Petrit Latifi

In 1913, Serbian soldiers, after having massacred, burned, raped, tortured and killed as many Albanian civilians since October 1912, continued their atrocities and war crimes in Tirana and Durrës. The Serbian invaders then imposed a ban from leaving their homes, thus forcing starving Albanians to remain starving, as the Serbs had stolen all the food and cattle.

“Durazzo, April 25. The oppression of the population by the Serbs is becoming more and more unbearable; the entire surrounding countryside has been plundered. The Serbs have taken all the food from the inhabitants, and the population is suffering terribly from hardship and hunger. In Durazzo, people are dying of hunger in the streets.

In the area around Durazzo, the Serbs have committed acts of violence unheard of. In Tirana, Serbian soldiers have attacked and completely plundered the Mazhar Bey Toptanis estate. All the food, the entire corn supply, and all valuables have been carried away; the soldiers even took away the furniture. The population is in a state of the most terrible despair. Many people would gladly leave their homes to escape the unbearable misery. But the Serbian authorities have strictly forbidden leaving the villages, and the troops are watching to ensure that this ban is not violated.

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