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26 March 1999 · 1999

The killing of the Berisha family in Suharekë

On 26 March 1999, during a police action in Suharekë, members of the extended Berisha family were shot near their homes and inside a pizzeria where they had sheltered, including with grenades. Many of the bodies were later moved to the Batajnica mass grave.
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
Paved sidewalk with trees and shopfronts of a small shopping centre.
The sidewalk outside the location of the 1999 Suhareka (Suva Reka) massacre, according to the photographer's description. Photograph taken in 2017.Photo: Mattimeith · 2017-06-10 · CC BY-SA 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

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  1. [1]Tribunali Penal Ndërkombëtar për ish-Jugosllavinë (ICTY). Prosecutor v. Milutinović et al., Judgement, Vol. 2 of 4. 2009-02-26. IT-05-87-T. https://www.icty.org/x/cases/milutinovic/tjug/en/jud090226-e2of4.pdf. Accessed 2026-09-16. — paras 534–544
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  3. [3]Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN). War Crimes Verdicts Map: Radojko Repanović, Slađan Čukarić, Miroslav Petković, Milorad Nišavić, Radoslav Mitrović, Nenad Jovanović, Ramiz Papić and Zoran Petković. Balkan Insight. https://warcrimesmap.balkaninsight.com/verdicts/radojko-repanovic-sladjan-cukaric-miroslav-petkovic-milorad-nisavic-radoslav-mitrovic-nenad-jovanovic-ramiz-papic-and-zoran-petkovic/. Accessed 2026-09-16.

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