- Date of the event
- Place
- Qyshk
- Evidence status
- Evidence status: Judicially established. Established in a final court judgment. It covers only what the court found, not every later interpretation.
On 14 May 1999 an armed Serbian force surrounded Qyshk, burned houses, robbed villagers and separated the men from the women and children; groups of men were shot inside three houses, which were then set on fire. Pavlan and Zahaq were attacked the same day.
Historical context
1999
From the Reçak massacre to the entry of KFOR: six months that saw failed negotiations, NATO's intervention, the mass expulsion of Albanians and crimes documented by international courts.
Read the chapter “1999: Reçak, expulsions and the end of the war”Sources
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