by Academician Prof. Dr. Hakif Bajrami. Translated and edited by Petrit Latifi.

Executive summary

This policy report examines the historical patterns of systematic violence, persecution, and state-led campaigns targeting the Albanian population in Kosovo between 1877 and 1999. Drawing upon archival evidence, eyewitness testimonies, and secondary research, the study identifies recurring patterns of mass violence and displacement conducted under political, military, police, and religious institutions of the Serbian state.

The findings indicate that from the late nineteenth century to the Kosovo War of 1998–1999, a consistent framework of demographic engineering and cultural repression was pursued against Albanians. This policy framework included forced expulsions, destruction of villages, religious coercion, and suppression of national identity.

While international attention culminated during the 1998–1999 conflict, the roots of the violence extend over two centuries. The report argues for renewed accountability efforts, institutional transparency, and the establishment of comprehensive documentation mechanisms for crimes committed prior to and during the Kosovo War.

Abstract

Archival research and multiple human rights investigations suggest that the persecution of Albanians in Kosovo represents a continuum of state-organized violence extending from 1877 to 1999. The evidence includes systematic killings, forced displacement, and destruction of cultural heritage. This report contextualizes these actions within the framework of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

The study identifies three key patterns of genocidal policy: (1) ideological and theoretical justification of ethnic superiority; (2) institutional implementation through administrative and legal discrimination; and (3) practical execution via military and police operations. The cumulative effect of these policies led to the deaths of thousands of civilians and the displacement of nearly one million Albanians during the 1998–1999 war.

Cited from the publication

Three types of genocide against Albanians

The scientific definition of genocide includes these categories of crime:

1. Planned killing of group members;

2. Destruction and serious bodily injury to members of the group;

3. Deliberate imposition of living conditions;

4. Imposition of birth control measures;

5. Forcibly transferring children from one group to another;

6. Prohibition of education and conversion so that victims change their religion – “human tyranny”;

7. Transporting bodies from crime scenes to different locations with the aim of masking traces of genocide.

These operations, based on documents, have been applied by the Serbian government for two centuries against Albanians. In this regard, while Serbia in 1877 exterminated 714 Albanian villages and 6 cities, not stopping this ugly phenomenon, in the last war in 1998/99 Serbia destroyed 1007 Albanian villages and 

7 cities in Kosovo.

In this planned war, it was envisaged that by June 28, 1999, no Albanian would remain in Kosovo.

It was planned to depopulate 7 cities in two phases.

The first phase included:

Pristina, Mitrovica, Peja and Gjakova.

The second phase included Gjilan, Ferizaj and Prizren.

In this regard, from historical studies we can extract three types of genocide, which is always planned and documented.

Based on historical facts, we can conclude that based on the Pan-Slavic program: “The concentration of the Balkan Slavs in one empire” over two centuries, the extermination of Albanians is in question in stages from which three types of genocide can be derived.

1. Theoretical genocide

Serbian politics have created racist theories that the state then puts into practice, such as: “Albanians are nameless people who live in a nameless land, without history, without literature, without a literary language, without tradition, without poetry, without all the attributes that distinguish humans from animals.”

These Tosks and these Ghegs, these hybrids of different anthropological traits, this gang divided into fifty dialects, completely incomprehensible, shouts and calls out to each other in exhausting anarchy.

Some of them have horse tails and others have goat tails.

“Their reality goes to the point where they don’t know what salt is and what sugar is.”

This article has been translated into all the languages ​​of Europe, to create the belief that Serbia, in its war, was performing a “humane duty”.

(Taken from an article in DASIPB entitled: “How Albanians should not be treated for diplomatic purposes, 1953).

2. Ideological genocide

We find the ideas about the genocide that the state should undertake against Albanians in this planning of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1913.

“In order to exterminate Albanians, the state apparatus must use the laws to the fullest extent, in order to poison the position of Albanians in our state as much as possible.”

And the types of poisonings are: fines, arrests, police provisions condemning everyone, charging them with the crime of cutting them, letting their dogs loose, committing them to prison, not accepting their property deeds, imposing enormous taxes, robbing their pastures, demolishing their home walls, prohibiting the sale of their livestock, increasing their taxes, destroying their graves, forcing children to make the cross, arming the colonists on the other hand, authorizing the colonists to play the role of police, infiltrating family and tribal intrigues, burning the city walls at night and accusing other quarters of killing Albanians in war among themselves, as happened in 1877.

The Serbs made this description to make planning easier for officers and police officers.

3. Practical genocide

In Serbian archival documentation, the two-century-long practical genocide from 1877 to 1999 can be documented without any time break, because Serbian circles have made 37 programs for this anti-human act. In this regard, only in the last war of 1998/99 did Belgrade have three active programs for the extermination of Albanians, such as:

1. Scorched Earth

2. Collision corridors,

3, Operation Horseshoe.

To thwart these Serbian plans, the KLA war was imposed, requiring NATO to bomb Serbia for 78 days from March 24 to June 10, 1999, which essentially amounted to World War III. In the 78-day war, in addition to the KLA, which was the ground army, they bombed from the air:

1058 airplanes,

Of these, 731 were from the United States, while other countries participated:

France in 84,

Italy me 58,

Anglia me 39,

Germany with 33,

Holland me 22,

Turkey with 21,

Kanada me 18,

Belgium with 14,

Denmark me 8,

Sleeps 7,

Norway with 6,

Hungary and 4,

Portugal with 3 aircraft.

So the participation ratio is 731 aircraft from the USA or 69.9%, while all other countries with 327 aircraft, or 30.9%.

This quota should also include the quantity of 10 NATO aircraft as “common wealth”.

4. Serbian Albanophobia has a two-century history

Albanophobia, Serbian institutions expressed, has to do with an: “inferior race because Albanians are a river that has overflowed its bed”; these are the main expressions of 37 Serbian programs to exterminate them.

Here’s what oath Serbian officers took to massacre Albanians in a Kosovo monastery in 1998.

The text of the oath follows:

“I swear on the honor of my bloodline and the glorious Serbian name that I will fight against the enemy of my people until we achieve our sacred goal – the liberation of Kosovo, choosing no means or means against the Albanians.” Without any reaction, I will carry out all the tasks that I receive from the movement, even at the cost of my life, because my life from this day forward belongs to the Serbian Movement, to the War, and to the Serbian people.

I swear to this holy CHURCH before the Serbian souls and braves, and may the Serbian drum curse me if I betray or break this oath, may God and the centuries-old trail judge me. Freedom or death!”

(From the publication: H. R. Wach, p. 89).

The Albanian ethnic territories were planned to be divided, not because their history was unknown, but simply because the majority of Albanians had accepted ISLAM as their religion in the Middle Ages.

Here is the main bazaar that has left tragic traces to this day, without taking into account that two world wars have taken place.

That bargain is a secret agreement between Austria-Hungary and Russia on May 17, 1897. (…)

Point 3.b. which states: “The part included between Ioannina in the South and Lake Skadar in the North, with a sufficient extension to the East, will form an independent state with the name of the Principality of Albania, excluding any foreign rule. c).

The rest of the available territory will be DIVIDED equitably among the various small Balkan states that exist today.

In this division, Austria-Hungary and Russia retain the right to come to an agreement at the right time. “1. (1..A. F. Pribram, Les traites politiques secrete de l` Autriche-Hongaris, I. Paris 1923, p. 109; Knowing these bargains, the Montenegrin politician Vlada Dapçević, in 1989 will write: I quote in the original -“ Probably not with a single country, with the interests of any nation, has it been so recklessly traded at peace conferences after the Second World War, as is the case with the Albanian people”.

And he continues: “What is happening in Serbia is a purely fascist scenario and populist politics. Everyone is talking about the rights of those Serbs and Montenegrins, who are in the vast majority colonists, who were colonized by the former Greater Serbia government with the intention of changing the national structure of the population.

They did this by taking the land from the Albanians and giving it to the colonists.

Today (1989) trumpets counter-revolution. That is a simple fake. Because the Albanians in Kosovo are not fighting for the restoration of capitalist Kosovo, but for national equality, independence… And there is no force that would prevent the Albanian people from realizing their will. If Slobodan Milosevic continues with such a policy of pressure, it will undoubtedly cause a civil war in Yugoslavia.

Only a man, who is playing with the fate of the country, could want such a situation.

Serbs cannot come to terms with the fact that Albanians have created their own intelligence, their own national consciousness, and that it is no longer possible to return them to the level they were before the war, when any Serb could kill an Albanian and not be held accountable for it, at a time when Serbs robbed, destroyed and humiliated them in a most ruthless manner…” Vlada Dapçeviq, “Mladina”, 20 January 1989, p. 61. No translation intended.)

In the war against the Albanian people in Kosovo in 1998/99, the Serbian government had engaged complex special forces, such as regular military forces, combinations of police and special forces, paramilitary forces, local militia and a host of forces that were in the capacity of mercenaries from various countries, informed the world opinion H. R. Watch.2. (2. “War crimes in Kosovo, special report” for the year 1998.

5. Command structure in crimes

In this regard, the Federal Army of Yugoslavia (Zhablak) (Serbia, Montenegro) had a horizontal and vertical command structure.

At the top of the command pyramid was Slobodan Milosevic.

In this regard, the army was under the control of the Supreme Defense Council.

This Council included:

President of the FRY, President of Serbia Ivan Milutinović and President of Montenegro Momir Bulatović.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Army was General Dragoljub Ojdanić, the Deputy Commander of the General Staff was Colonel General Svetozar Marjanović.

In Kosovo, the combat aviation and air defense, the ground units of the Third Army for special operations commanded by Lieutenant Colonel General Spasoje Smilanić were on an aggressive offensive. 3. (3. H.R. Watch, Under Orders, N. York 2001, p. 67).

Since the Yugoslav Army (VJ) was structured into three armies, the so-called Third Army was stationed in the territory of Kosovo. This army, whose reach extended to part of Southern Serbia, was commanded by Colonel Nebojša Pavković.

Under the command of the Third Army headquarters was the so-called Pristina Corps. This corps was commanded by Major General Vladimir Lazarević.

Under the command of this senior Serbian officer were five murder brigades.

The 15th Infantry Brigade, headquartered in Pristina, was commanded by Colonel Mladen Çirković.

The 125th Motorized Brigade with a combat operational focus was commanded by Colonel Dragan Živanović. This brigade operated in the areas of Mitrovica and Peja.

Meanwhile, the 549th motorized brigade was centrally commanded in Prizren and Gjakova.

This brigade, which committed atrocities especially in Gjakova, was commanded by Colonel Bozhidar Dellic. In the regions of Gjilan and Ferizaj, the 243rd Brigade, commanded by Colonel Krsman Jelliq, operated. Assisting these murderous units was the 52nd combined artillery brigade, whose command was in Gjilan.

This brigade was commanded by Colonel Radojko Stefanović.

In cooperation with these murderous brigades was also the SPECIAL Military Police Brigade No. 52.

This brigade was commanded from Pristina by Major Zeljko Petkovic.

But not only these units, none of which have been INVESTIGATED, TRIED AND CONVICTED by any special court in Kosovo, Serbia, or in The Hague, also acted in active coordination in MONSTER CRIMES against Albanians: the 83rd Aviation Regiment; the 311th Anti-Aircraft Regiment based in Gjakova;

Infantry Battalion No. 55 with headquarters in Prizren and Battalion No. 57 with command in Ferizaj.4 (4. Source: H.R. Watch, Under Orders, N. York, 2001, p. 67).

Against the Albanian civilian population, with the aim of displacement and extermination, as evidenced by archival documents, units of the 21st Corps from Niš participated;

The 211th Armored Brigade from Niš with 1258 troops,

75 tanks, 13 cannons;

The 150th Brigade of Vranje with 1316 troops, with 31 tanks;

2nd Brigade of Niš with 1600 troops and 18 cannons;

The Pirot Motorized Brigade with 1600 troops, 31 tanks and 18 cannons.

In operations against Albanian civilians with the aim of displacing and removing them from Kosovo, the engineering unit with headquarters in Prekupe and 1,000 troops operated, while the logistics unit No. 85 with headquarters in Niš, with 1,000 troops, was in every corner of Kosovo.

But, not only these. In Kosovo, the Uzice Corps with the 37th Motorized Brigade of Raška was also involved in criminal action against the Albanian civilian population.

This unit had 1695 troops, 31 tanks, 18 cannons.

In Kosovo, tasked with expelling the Albanian population from their lands, or killing them if they did not move towards Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro, was the Pozhega Brigade with 1,600 troops and 18 cannons to bombard the villages.

The 24th Corps of Kragujevac with Brigade No. 80, where 1,600 soldiers and officers operated, were also involved in criminal activities and property theft.

This unit had 18 cannons and adequate ammunition to bombard the villages.

In this murderous terrorist armada was also the 12th Corps of Novi Sad with the brigade no. 18 with 1600 soldiers and officers, who had at their disposal light combat weapons, but also 18 cannons, for bombing from a distance.5. (5. Kosovo Archive, Serbian Crimes 1998/99, placed by UNMIK, in 21 trucks of unsystematized material;

The author of these lines did not allow that material to be thrown into the trash, as was proven by some foreign officials in September 1999.

So far, it has been proven that in Kosovo, the regular units of the First Army, commanded by Colonel General Srbolub Trajkovic, were also tasked with killing Albanian civilians.

This senior officer had brought the 252nd Armored Brigade from Kraljevo to Kosovo to commit crimes. This brigade had 1,121 soldiers under its command, who had the right to “recruit” local Serbian civilians, with special tasks, such as determining which Albanians were “suitable” to kill, who should be displaced, and which families should be massacred.

The brigade had 82 tanks and 12 cannons at its disposal.

The brigade, plus, gathered private buses and armored cars throughout Kosovo to transport soldiers from one municipality to another.

In Kosovo, the Belgrade Headquarters had sent Special Brigade No. 72 with 1,189 soldiers to carry out murderous missions against Albanian civilians.

This special brigade was assisted in the liquidation of Albanian civilians in groups by the Belgrade Corps with the First Armored Brigade with 1,184 soldiers, 112 tanks and 12 cannons and mortars of various calibers and 12 cannons, to massacre the fleeing people.

Meanwhile, the 72nd Special Brigade and the 63rd Paratrooper Brigade, with 460 troops, attacked the Albanians in columns fleeing towards Albania and Macedonia.

The 2nd Corps of Pogorica with the 1st B-4 Brigade of Mountaineers, headquartered in Kolasin, was engaged in killings on the roads.

350 troops operated within this unit.

Within this murderous force was also the 4th Military Police Brigade of Podgorica with 359 troops.

In Kosovo, the unit commanded by Ratko Mladic also acted by killing the population en masse. That unit also had monstrous murderers within it:

“Beli Orlovi”, commanded by Vojislav Seselj and Aleksandar Vučić;

the firing squad called “Tiger” commanded by Zeljko Ržanatović-Arkan.

Alongside them, the “Dobrovolci” unit from Bosnia and Herzegovina also operated, as well as mercenaries, especially: Russians and Romanians, with special tasks.

And within the framework of these actions, the local Serbs of Kosovo were also incorporated, as mobilized, who were distinguished by sending units to special operations for mass killings on the streets, in homes, and of civilians sheltering in the mountains.

Regarding this, a soldier gives a statement to the Hamburg newspaper “DIE ZEIT”.

He says, among other things, that:

“….I have not killed any children in Kosovo.

“When I go next time, I won’t make any distinctions, I won’t leave anything alive.”

6. Auxiliary units in crimes

With special tasks authorized by the Supreme State Council headed by Slobodan Milošević were also: Nikola Šainović, Milan Milutinović (President of Serbia), Mirko Marjanović (Prime Minister), Vljajko Stoilković (Minister of Internal Affairs, known by the nickname “Deda” – “Grandpa”).

This criminal, who kills himself at the door of the Parliament, had these officers as his assistants: the entire Serbian police service, led by Vlastimir Đorđević, known by the nickname “Roxha”, who was also the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia.

His place was taken after a while by the criminal Sreten Lukić. He commanded all the massacres in Kosovo in 1998/99, and he did not take any responsibility.

But in the crimes, this military establishment was assisted by Colonel General Radomir Marković (arrested on February 23, 2001).

This criminal was in command position until January 25, 2001. Nikolla Curçiq, a senior official of the State Security and Director of the Institute, was also involved in the crimes in Kosovo. This criminal had as his assistants:

Stojan Mišić, responsible for Serbia; General Petar Zekovic responsible for Vojvodina and General Obrad Stevanovic responsible for Kosovo.

Also subordinate to them was the head of state security, David Gajic.

Meanwhile, Obrad Stevanović had engaged professional anti-terrorist forces commanded by Živko Trajković. In coordination with the special units of Btajnica, Novi Sad and Pristina, Živko Trajković committed crimes in the villages of Kosovo and towards the end of May 1999 in Peja and Gjakova, crimes directed by Sreten Lukić.

In the municipalities, the crimes were led by: in Pristina, Mishko Llaković (drug dealer of several Albanian speakers); in Gjilan, the criminal gangs were led by Dušan Gavranović; in Mitrovica, the killings of Albanian civilians were organized by Lubinko Cvetinić; In Ferizaj, the killings of Albanians in homes and on the streets were organized by Bogolub Jnaičijevic, in Prizren, Gradimir Zeković commanded the cruel killings; In Peja and the surrounding area, Bora Vlahovic commanded with cruelty, in Gjakova, civilians were liquidated by order of his superior, Dragutin Adamovic, who came from Niš. This criminal also drove a special vehicle for looting Albanian property.

7. Serbian secret police in Kosovo 1998-1999

With the Serbian secret police in Kosovo in 1998-1999, he led the terrorist organization “JSO”.

Within this organization were: the “Red Berets” led by Frenki Simatović and the “LEGIA” unit.

There is evidence that the terrorist units were led by: Frenki Simatović, Vijislav Šešelj, Aleksandar Vučić, Živorad Igič, Duško Ristić, Ivica Dačić.

At the head of this gang was Zoran Anđelković.

The units were secured by the army and police.

The origin of the mercenaries was from: Russia, Romania, Austria, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Germany, France and Italy. These units were assisted in the field of logistics by the regional leaders, but in a position to contact them were:

Zoran Angjelković, Boško Drobnjak, Zejnelabedin Kurejš, Dragutin Marković from Pristina, Gjylbehar Šabović from Prizren, Vesko Perić as the murderer of children from Fushë Kosova.

In the Kosovo Region, they were responsible for all crimes: Velko Odallović, for the entire region. For the municipalities of the region, they were the following:

for Pristina Dušan Simić, for the municipality of Lipjan Lubinko Božić, for the municipality of Podujerva Milovan Tomić, for the municipality of Drenas Dobrosav Radović, for the municipality of Obiliq Zoran Milošević, for the municipality of Fushë Kosovë Dobrica Llazić-“Ciga”, Nebojša Petković for the municipality of Ferizaj, Radosav Ognjanović for the municipality of Kačanik, Slavisa Rexhić for the municipality of Štrpce and Svetislav Zekić for the municipality of Shtime.

At the district and municipal levels, these individuals, who have not been included in any law for investigation, are responsible for the massacre of 2,315 Albanian civilians, 239 of them children. In the Mitrovica District, those responsible for crimes against Albanians are:

Zdravko Trajkovic.

The following were responsible for the municipalities: Nikola Radović for Mitrovica, Dragan Jablanović for Leposavić, Sima Simić for Skenderaj, Srđan Vukotic for Zubin Potok, Desimir Petković for Zvečan, Slobodan Donkić for Vushtrri.

For the Peja Region, those responsible for crimes against Albanian civilians were:

Jovan Popović (District Head). While in his headquarters were:

Mayor of Peja Municipality Milan Ivanovic,

Mayor of Istog Municipality Miladin Perović,

Mayor of Klina Municipality Svetozar Dabišević,

Mayor of the Municipality of Deçan Milivoje Djurkovic,

Mayor of Gjakova Municipality Momcilo Stanojević (was in Meja as a leader and was not convicted for the killing of 311 civilians in one day).

In the Prizren District, Brankica Turnjaković was in charge of crimes,

Lubisha Stefabovic, Mayor of Prizren Municipality,

Nedelko Kollshinac, mayor of Rahovec/Orahovac,

Stanimir Radiq, Mayor of Theranda Municipality,

Destan Skenderi, Mayor of the Municipality of Dragash/Dragaš.

In the Morava (Gnjilane) Region, Predrag Kovačević was in command,

The group of pensioners was led by Duško Ristić, known as the main proponent of “creating a national balance between Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo, i.e. 50 to 50 percent.”

Meanwhile, in the Headquarters of Predrag Kovačević, there were these mayors:

For Gjilan Bogdan Peric, for Kamenica Branimir Simić, for Viti Vesko Perić,

for Novo Berd Petar Vasic. In this area there were also some criminals from Lika, Knin and Slavonia in Croatia.

8. Who provided security for the criminals in the genocide campaign against Albanians in Kosovo?

Kosovo in 1998/99 was the most militarized country in Europe after World War II.

Just study how many special units were concentrated in Pristina at the beginning of November 1998.

That night, it was predicted that Pristina and its streets would bleed and Albanians would understand Serbian strength, wrote Vojislav Seselj and Aleksandar Vučić, a radical duo known for: “We will occupy Albanian land through the hunters’ association”, which means that we will “kill Albanians, as if they were mountain savages”.

But the genocide against Albanians in Kosovo was not possible, nor could it be thought of, without the direct involvement of local Serbian leaders. In reality, the monstrous crimes against Albanians would not have been possible without the help of authorized persons of Slobodan Milosevic’s regime. And those people who were participants in crimes, abuses, rapes, looting and theft of Albanian property, they were the ones who opened the FILE of the genocide and in the process were participants in it.

According to the documents that were discovered, they were:

Vesko Perić, Petrit Kostari, Ratomir Jončić, Xhafer Xhuka, Milorad Samardžić, Muharrem Ibro, Mihajllo Nedić, Refik Senadović, Zoran Bratić, Adem Koci, Fuad Hoxha and others with special duties to identify the people who were to be killed or raped. (See: Government of the Republic of Serbia, Orders by Municipalities”, strictly confidential/1999.).

9. The most organized genocide that attempted the total extermination of Albanians

In relation to what was said above, the chain of INFORMATION and command connections in the regions and municipalities of Kosovo was fully covered by regions:

In the Prizren District, Zoran Angjelković’s Shatbi authorized the following for security (of Serbs) and crimes (against Albanians): Momqillo Stefanović, Refik Senadović, Adem Koci, with two unidentified assistants;

In the Gjilan District, Zoran Anđelković’s headquarters was presented with security (against Serbs) and crimes (against Albanians) that were directly linked to the military, police and church circles:

Milorad Samardzic, Vesko Peric and Fuad Hoxha, Dusko Ristic;

In the Mitrovica District, the instigators of crimes against Albanians and the complete security of Serbs, who were fully armed: Ratko Jocić, Mihajllo Nedić, Zoran Bratić and two Albanian speakers who do not reveal the names of their superiors.

All these criminals were subsidized by Novak Bjelic, who enabled them to dispose of the bodies of Albanians in the Zvecan foundry. There were 12 senior officers in the Kosovo Region, whose names were illegible in the document. But the brothels organized by some people who were members of Mira Marković’s Party were legible, and were published in newspapers, but no charges against them have been filed in any court to date, because the Kosovo Chief Prosecutor’s Office is “sleeping”.

In fact, international centers rushed to establish the Special Court to prosecute KLA commanders, entirely with the aim of ensuring that Serbian crimes were not mentioned at all.

And so it seems, those who have defended the threshold of their homes are being investigated and tried, while those who have organized genocide, not only are they free, but they are being threatened again: “We will turn Kosovo into ruins at the right moment.”

The names of those who ordered crimes throughout Kosovo remain in the municipalities. Those in the communes were:

In Peja, the order-givers were Tomoslav Llakicević;

in Klina it was Ranko Dončić, in Kamenica it was Nikita Marković, in Theranda it was Stanislav Anđelković, in Decani it was Branislav Llaban, in Ferizaj the order-giver in crimes against Albanians was Predrag Radivojević, in Mitrovica the instigator of crimes against Albanians was Sherafedin Ajeti, in Viti the crimes were commanded by Zoran Kojić and Vesko Pejić, in Novo Brdo it was commanded by Slavoljub Maksiomović, in Leposavic it was Blagoje Nedelković, in Skenderaj the crimes against Albanians were planned with a team of two policemen and two priests from Niš, Sima Simić, in Gjakova the crimes and rapes were organized by Zoran Nikić, with two Orthodox priests from Decani.

In Kaçanik, the crimes were organized by Dragan Cvejić, in Štrpce, the crimes were directed by Svetislav Drullović, and in Štimje, the crimes were organized by Pavle Živić. Meanwhile, in the Lipjan region, the crimes were organized by Slavisha Dukić with two Albanian speakers.

In Kosovo Polje, the crimes were orchestrated by Čedomir Bojković with two gypsies. In Gjilan and the surrounding area, the crimes were organized by Božidar Mitrović. He also had two Albanian udbash (yugoslv secret service) as assistants, who were restrained on some occasions.

In Dragash, the crimes were orchestrated by Dimitrije Đorđević, in Rahovec, the crimes were organized with a list by Jovan Đuričić and two local Serbs, whose names H. R. W. does not publish in “Under Orders”; For diplomatic and political-military problems, see also: Blerim Shala, Years of Kosovo 1998-1999, Prishtina 2000). The transportation of Albanian corpses should be investigated as a specific Serbian crime.

In Prizren and the surrounding area, the crimes and genocide against Albanians were planned by Dragan Stankovic with three assistants who held the rank of reserve colonels, one of whom was a “Turk”. In Besiana (Podujevo) the crimes were orchestrated by Miloš Đurić with two Montenegrin reserve officers (their parents were colonists in Peran). In Vushtrri, the crimes were directed by Slobodan Doknić, in Burim (Istog) the crimes were directed by a headquarters stationed in the locality of Vrella, Mollorad Komatović.

This criminal had an advisor from Baja and one from Peja (former UDBASH).

In Oblic, he also directed the crimes for Drenas Milorad Spasic.

In Zubinpotok, crimes were usually organized at night by Mirko Trifunović.

In relation to these criminals, in a report found in Peja with number no. 612/1, from March 30, 1999, it is noted that all state bodies in the entire region are placed under the command of the Peja Military Section.

This section was commanded by Colonel Dushko. D. Antiq. This senior army officer had assistants: Jovo Popovic, Simeon Radovic, Tomo Bjellic, Dr. Dragutin Vujošević, Slobodan Vlahović (authorized for the TRANSPORTATION OF ALBANIAN CORPSES, transporting the corpses to Batajnica near Belgrade), Slobodan Jokić, Danilo Medenica, Ndelko Knežević, Branko Lazarević, Dragan Zečević, Radomir Gojković, Nebojša Devič, Radosh Radullović, Tomislav Llakičević and three priests, who took care of their shelter in Bitola during the NATO bombing. Based on the documents, the entire Kosovo was under the jurisdiction of the Pristina Corps (a military institution) commanded by General Vladimir Lazarević.

At its disposal, this murderous Corps was led by special units of these officers:

1. The 252nd Armored Brigade was commanded by Colonel Miloš Mandić;

2. The 15th Armored Brigade was commanded by Colonel Mladen Ćirković;

3. The 125th Motorized Brigade was commanded by Colonel Dragan Živadinović;

4. The 243rd Mechanized Brigade was commanded by Colonel Krsman Jelliqin;

5. The 549th Infantry Brigade was commanded by Colonel Bozhidar Delić;

6. The air artillery brigade was commanded by Colonel Milosh Qosan;

7. The military police with special duties to rape the people and force them to migrate was led by Major Zeljko Petkovic.

This unit was known by the number no. 52. 

According to archival documents, these leaders of the MURDERER units are responsible before the state justice system of Kosovo (which apparently has been either incompetent or irresponsible for 25 years, primarily the prosecution).

The responsibility before the Albanian people in particular and before history in general, is of all the apstrophists for: Cruel murders, for mass rapes (it is said in H. R. W) that it is about 20,000 raped women. The responsibility of the officers and executioners in Kosovo is also for burning, looting and theft of Albanian property.5. 

(5. The documents collected by H. R. W researchers in “Under Orders” are categorized into 3 types:

1. The violence committed by soldiers, police, paramilitaries and officers in the home;

2. Punishments during street evictions, where they were publicly robbed and taken to special houses, and then the victims were doused with gasoline, or their bodies were decomposed with dynamite;

3. Carrying the corpses and losing their traces by disguising them in Serbia.

The Serbian government has organized the bombing of 1007 villages in Kosovo, out of 1392 in total.

Serbian state terror was specifically exercised against several families, which we are presenting here as facts, which the now defunct TRIBUNAL was aware of, but which the Special Court, which was supposedly established by the Kosovo Assembly, is also aware of, but which does not respond to or report to it for anything.

11. The Milosevic Staff’s attempt to cause civil war among Albanians

It was encouraged by killing well-known Albanians, and then propagandizing that “the Albanians were killing each other” is an old Serbian reality that was repeated through petty propaganda, which foreigners believed, because there were also Albanians who sabotaged the liberation war by all means.

In this regard, Adem Demaçi has had problems with European and American emissaries on several occasions, even showing them photographs where the Serbian officer wearing Albanian national costumes was photographed in front of Albanian and Serbian corpses, with the aim of blaming the Albanians.

And here all the diplomatic paths and tricks ended, which we have documented over time, but the bureaucrats and the ignorant seem to be experimenting with a national tragedy.

I presented the names of the criminals.

The task of the investigation and courts of the Republic of Kosovo is to act and show that we know how to create and maintain a democratic state, it seems that there is neither the knowledge nor the will to objectify the crime with adequate punishment. 

(Note; I published this sentence in September 1999).

12. Albanian families massacred in Kosovo by the Serbian troops

The massacred Albanian families are:

The Berisha family with 53 members from Theranada;

The Muçolli family with 52 members from Poklek i Drenas;

The Krasniqi family with 36 members from Postaseli in Rahovec;

The Krasniqi family with 25 members from Carralluka, Malisheva;

The Gashi family with 23 members from Zhuniqi, Bellacërka, Rahovec;

The Deliu family with 23 members from the Upper Abëria of Drenas;

The Popaj family with 22 members from Bellacerka, Rahovec;

The JASHARI family with 22 members from Prekazi, Skenderaj;

The Vejsa family with 20 members from Gjakova;

The Imeraj family with 19 members from Padalishte e Burimit;

The Zeqiraj family with 16 members from Celina, Rahovec;

The Zeqiri family with 15 members from Krusha e Madhe, Rahovec;

The Vishesella family with 14 members from Ribari, Lipjan;

The Haliti family with 14 members from Studime e Poshtëme in Vushtrri;

The Kelmendi family with 13 members from Lutoglava, Peja;

The Berisha family with 13 members from Lezi, Prizren;

The Rexhepi family with 13 members from Celina, Rahovec;

The Gërxhaliu family with 12 members. The Vushtrri study;

The Hoti family with 11 members from Krusha e Madhe, Rahovec;

The Elshani family with 11 members from Theranda;

The Spahiu family with 11 members from Opterusha, Rahovec;

The Ahmetaj family with 10 members from Likoshan, Drenas;

The Dina family with 10 members from Celina, Rahovec;

The Isufi family with 10 members from Gjakova;

The Rama family with 10 members from Shkabaj (Orllović), Pristina;

The Hamza family with 9 members from Lubeniqi, Peja;

The Kastrati family with 9 members from Zatriq, Rahovec;

Rashica family with 9 members Lower Vushtrri Study;

The Salihaj family with 9 members from Sushica e Poshtme e Burimit;

The Ujkani family with 9 members from Reznik, Vushtrri; The Bogujevci family with 8 members from Besiana;

The Gërbeshi family with 8 members from the Lipjan region;

The Salihu family with 8 members from Celina, Rahovec;

The Tafaj family with 8 members from Gjakova;

The Osmani family with 8 members from Godeni, Gjakova;

The Miftari family with 8 members from Kçiqi i Madh in Mitrovica;

The Gërguri family with 8 members from Suma e Vushtrri;

The Duriqi family with 7 members from Besiana;

The Nuraj family with 7 members from Gjakova;

The Reka family with 7 members from Upper Bërnica, Pristina;

The Spahiu family with 7 members from Prroi i Bellas, Rahovec;

The Suka family with 7 members from Korisha, Prizren;

The Sharku family with 7 members from Rahovec;

The Vejsa family with 7 members from Gjakova;

Family of 7 from the Old Village of Ferizaj;

The Bobi family with 7 members from Deva, Gjakova;

The Zeka family with 7 members from the Old Village, Ferizaj;

The Dinaj family with 6 members from Hereqi, Gjakova;

The Jakupi family with 6 members from Besiana;

The Jemini family with 6 members from Celina, Rahovec;

The Morina family with 6 members from Demjan, Gjakova;

The Nurçaj family with 6 members from Kosica e Peja;

The Pajazitaj family with 6 members from Gjakova;

The Kryeziu family with 6 members from the Rahovec region;

The Nalli family with 6 members from Krusha e Madhe, Rahovec.

(6. Ibrahim Koci, Serbian Genocide in Kosovo on the threshold of the 21st century, Prishtina 2002). (Note: The governments of Kosovo have established the INSTITUTE for crimes three times, but each one starts from the beginning and there is neither beginning nor end because the chain of organization is missing).

(Taken from: Mass Graves of Albanians by the Neo-Fascist Phalanx of Serbia 1988/1999 H. R. Watch Reports, Under the Power of Orders, Tirana 2002.

Here are the incomplete facts about Kosovo:

The escalation of the Serbian genocide in Kosovo was most brutal in these localities: Prekaz, Izbica, Rezallë, Çikatovo, Vërbofc, Baksi, Çirez, Abëri, Shevarine, Klina e Poshtme, Poklek, Raçak, Studime e Eperme, Zhabar, Lubeniq, Qyshk, Loxha, Paulan, Zahaq, Koronica, MEJË, Rogovë të Hasit, Goden, Batushë, Krushe e Madhe, Xërxë, Theranda, Bellanica, Gjakova City, Kolic, Celinë, Bellacërkë, Krushe e Vogël, Pastasele, Tusus, Korishë, Besianë, Studeçan, Sllopuzhan, Terrnje, Bukosh, Prroi in Kaçanik, Llukaj and Mramuer, Sllovi, Ribar i Vogël, Hallac, Peja City, Deçan, Mitrovica, Skenderaj, Drenas, Klina, Prishtina near Kurriz in Dardania in a concrete bunker on the left side of the Road to Kosovo Polje, near today’s “Gallaksia” ambulance.

13. Deportation is genocide

Regarding Serbian atrocities, we also note the Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the expulsion of Albanians from Kosovo and their resettlement around the world: In Albania, 507,800 people were forcibly deported;

360,000 people are deported to Macedonia;

70,000 people are deported to Montenegro;

In Bosnia and Herzegovina 21,000 people;

4,000 people are deported to Croatia;

3,450 people are deported to Slovenia;

6,300 people are deported to France;

10,000 people are deported to Italy;

14,000 people are deported to Germany;

3,300 people are deported to the UK;

7,000 people are deported to Sweden;

8,000 people are deported to Norway;

In Finland 1000 people;

In Denmark 2800 people;

In Belgium 9000 people;

In Turkey 18,000 people;

In the USA 6100 people;

In Canada 3200 people;

In Australia 3500 people;

In Switzerland 4100 people; in New Zealand 600 people; in Israel 450 people are deported.

A total of 993,588 people were deported out of Kosovo by June 10, 1999.

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H. R. Watch, Under the Power of Orders, Tirana 2002;

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Prof. Dr. Hakif Bajrami, Conspiracies and crimes of the UDB in Kosovo until 1966, Pristina 2007;

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