Hamëz Jashari
Hamëz Jashari | |
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FR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) | |
Allegiance | Kosovo Liberation Army (UÇK) |
Years of service | 1991–1998 |
Rank | Commander |
Commands held | Drenica region, Kosovo |
Battles/wars | Kosovo War |
Awards | Hero of Kosovo (2010)[1] |
Spouse(s) | Feride Jashari |
Children | Bekim Jashari (Son), Besarta Jashari (Daughter) |
Relations | Adem Jashari (Brother), Kushtrim Jashari (nephew) |
Hamëz Jashari
On 30 December 1991, when the brothers were at home in Prekaz, the Serbian police surrounded them in an attempt to arrest them, they managed to escape unharmed.[2] Later, Adem and Hamëz started attacks against the Yugoslav Police.[2]
Finally, on 5 March 1998, Prekaz was attacked by Yugoslav police forces.[2] Adem and Hamëz Jashari and approximately 58 members of their family were killed, after the refusal of Adem Jashari and his brothers to surrender. The sole survivor of the attack was Hamëz's then 11-year-old daughter, Besarta.[3]
In 2010 he received the order
Notes
- ^ Albanian: Hamëz Jashari; Serbo-Croatian Latin: Hamaz Jašari
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