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Llapusha-South Drenica Front
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</noinclude> On 23 August 1998, Yugoslav forces marched towards Kleçka, where the General Staff of the KLA was also located, but were met by Ismet Jashari's forces in Luzhnica, who held off the Yugoslav army from penetrating towards Kleçka for an entire day, while being heavily outnumbered.<ref name="radiokosovaelire" /> On 24 August 1998, the Yugoslav army had increased their offensive by attacking Ismet Jashari's forces with large-caliber artillery and surface-to-surface missiles, ultimately succeeding in driving the KLA out of Luzhnica and capturing Kleçka.<ref name"radiokosovaelire" /> One day later on 25 August, Ismet Jashari had launched a surprise counterattack in an attempt to retrieve the bodies of the fallen soldiers. After several hours of close combat in Luzhnica, Ismet Jashari fell in battle.<ref name"radiokosovaelire" /> |
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