Petrit Latifi

In 1914, the Serbian government of Belgrad stated that Albanians had started an uprising at the Serbian-Albanian border. These were however refuted by the Luma government who stated that revolts had occurred against the Serbs due to their continued massacres, atrocities and war crimes against the Albanian population.

“Durazzo, April 11. In reports received by the government from Luma, the Serbian accounts of incursions by Albanian bands near Banja are described as completely unfounded. Unrest, they say, has only occurred on Serbian territory and was provoked by the Serbian side itself, as a formal extermination system has been in operation in the Serbian region for some time.

There are reports of inhuman cruelties perpetrated by Serbian forces against the Albanians there. The Albanian population fled across the border to escape the massacres. The border authorities are proceeding in the most forward manner by deporting the population that has fled across the border into the interior of the country in order to avoid friction”.

Reference

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