Petrit Latifi

In 1913, the Serbian troops massacred many Albanians in the regions of Pishaj (Shipshaj), Gjylekar and Krasniqi. An article in the “Der Tiroler / Der Landsmann” writes:

Cited:

Serbs burned Albanians alive in the kulla (fortified tower)

“Cruelties of the Serbs. The “Albanian Correspondent” report from the area of ​​the Malesori tribe Krasniqi: The uprising of the Malisors was preceded by the most terrible cruelties perpetrated by Serbian troops against the Albanian population. The Serbs attacked the village of Gjylekar, burned it down completely, and killed many inhabitants. A fellow Albanian named Abdi Zeqe was captured with his family. The prisoners were burned alive in a kulla along with four other families.”

Names of Albanians murdered by the Serbs

“Serbian troops invaded the village of Shpishaj and committed all kinds of grievances against the population. Six Albanians, Mauffa Derwisch, Jussuf Selman, Sul Muslin, Redjeb Zümbi, Ismail Derwisch and Abdi Salizi, were captured, although they were unarmed, and put in front of machine guns, and shot with them. The men of the tribe took up arms, attacked the Serbian troops in their positions, and drove them out”¹

References

https://digital.tessmann.it/tessmannDigital/digitisedJournalsArchive/page/journal/5/1/02.10.1913/1164/2/filterId-5%011164%0111812-query-albanischen-filterIssueDate-%5B01.01.1912+TO+24.05.1939%5D-filterF_type-.html

1. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/InnviertlerVolkszeitung_1913-2b/&ved=2ahUKEwjR8-jJgM6NAxVlU1UIHQBTNyUQFnoECCgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1rqSR7SUy1x62OAOuvEqc9 ↩︎