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28 March 1999 · 1999

The killings in Podujevë

On 28 March 1999 members of the “Scorpions” unit, deployed with the SAJ in Podujevë, shot 19 Albanian women and children in the courtyard of Halim Gashi's house; 14 were killed and five children survived with serious wounds. Two elderly men were killed nearby the same morning.
Evidence status: Judicially established. Established in a final court judgment. It covers only what the court found, not every later interpretation.The 1998–1999 warCrimes

Editorial status: Awaiting verificationDrafted from the cited sources; not yet fully reviewed by the editors.

Key facts

Date
28 March 1999
Place
Podujevë
Coordinates
Municipality level (approximate)
Sources
3
Evidence status
Evidence status: Judicially established. Established in a final court judgment. It covers only what the court found, not every later interpretation.

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Sources

  1. [1]Humanitarian Law Center. We Should Know the Facts: Podujevo, March 28, 1999. 2011-03-25. https://www.hlc-rdc.org/en/public-information/press-releases-informisanje/we-should-know-the-facts-podujevo-march-28-1999/. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  2. [2]Tribunali Penal Ndërkombëtar për ish-Jugosllavinë (ICTY). Prosecutor v. Vlastimir Đorđević, Public Judgement with Confidential Annex. 2011-02-23. IT-05-87/1-T. https://www.icty.org/x/cases/djordjevic/tjug/en/110223_djordjevic_judgt_en.pdf. Accessed 2026-09-16. — paras 1236–1259
  3. [3]Paramilitaries Get 15–20 Years for Kosovo Crimes. Balkan Insight (BIRN), 2009-06-19. https://balkaninsight.com/2009/06/19/paramilitaries-get-15-20-years-for-kosovo-crimes/bi/all-balkan-countries/. Accessed 2026-09-16.

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