Albanian–Yugoslav Border Incident

On December 14, 1998, the Yugoslav Army (VJ) ambushed a group of 140 Kosovo Liberation Army Kosovo Liberation ArmyThe Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA; Albanian: Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës, [uʃˈtɾija t͡ʃliɾimˈtaɾɛ ɛ ˈkɔsɔvəs], UÇK) was an ethnic Albanian separatist militia that sought the separation of Kosovo, the vast majority of which is inhabited by Albanians, from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and Serbia during the ...https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kosovo_Liberation_Army Kosovo Liberation Army - Wikipedia (KLA) militants attempting to smuggle weapons and supplies from their base in Albania into the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. A five-hour battle ensued, ending with the deaths of 36 militants and the capture of a further nine.