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100 Albanian civilians killed by the Serbs in Rahovec, Kosovė

Rahovec, 16 May (Kosovapress)

During the last offensive in the southwestern part of Kosova, over 100 civillians have been killed, and many others have dissaprared. A massive execution took place a the place called "Dheu i Kuq" in the village of Krushe e Madhe. The civilians were gathered in that area after they were excpelled from their houses by the Serbs. The Roma (gypsie) population was in the area and since they refused to separate from the Albanians, they were executed as well.

Until now, the following people have been identified: Nazif Vesel Hoti (80), father of Ukshin Hoti, Fahredin Shemsedin Hoti, doctor, Kreshnik Fahredin Hoti, Adem Mursel Hoti, Zejnullah Adem Hoti, Emrullah Adem Hoti, Kujtim Emrullah Hoti, Florim Emrullah Hoti, Baki Emrullah Hoti, Beqir Ymer Hoti, Agim Sejfullah Hoti, Valon Beqir Hoti, Shaban Qamil Hoti, Ramadan Sahit Hoti, Asllan Nezir Hoti, Abdullah Idriz Hoti, Fahri hajrullah Hoti, Ymer Haxhi Hoti, Xhavit Isuf Hoti, Xhemali Xhavit Hoti, Shukri Xhavit Hoti, Fehmi Sejfullah Hoti, Asaf Nexhat Hoti, old man Haxhi Hoti, Petrit Durak Hoti, Salih Durak Hoti, Bashkim Imer Hoti, Hydaj Avdullah Hoti, Arben Hoti, Sami Hoti, Hazėr Bajrush Shala, Mentor Hasan Shala, Arif Danė Shala, Sami Sadik Nalli, Salih Sadik Nalli, Agim Abdyl Nalli, Rexhep Jakup Rexhepi, Hajriz Begush Veliu, Habib Latif Duraku, Jeton Abdyl Duraku, Ibrahim Latif Duraku, Eqrem Jemin Duraku, Muharrem Emin Duraku, Agim Muharrem Duraku, Ismet Emin, Duraku, Osman Hasan Sefullahu, Beselet Jakup Krasniqi, Rrustem Sadri Reshiti, Selman Krasniqi, Selim Bajram Taha, Dahim Bajram Taha, Qamil bajram Taha, Selajdin Islam Dina, Fahredin Selajdin Dina, Florim Selajdin Dina, Vera Duraku, Bashkim, Ramadani, gipsy, Petrit Skėnderi, gipsy, Bali Skėnderi, gipsy, Xhavit Mahmuti, gipsy, Fatmir Mahmuti, gipsy.

All of them are of Krusha e madhe. Zenel Bajrami, from Carraleva, Astrit Bajrami, from Gjakova, Agron Halil Krasniqi, from Opterusha, Fahredin Shemsedin Hoti, from Mitrovica, three women of family Behra, the wife of Shyqyri Halitit and three women of family Krasniqi. The disappeared people are the following people:Isuf Ahmet Gashi, Maxhun Zenun Gashi, Nehat Zenun Gashi, Nexhmedin Sylė Gashi, Agim Sylė Gashi, Selman Ramadan Gashi, Hilmi Sefer Gashi, Rrustem Ibrahim Ibrahimi. Seven dead bodies have been fund in yard of Haxhi Sinan Halitit,but we do not have any information about their identity. they have been buried by KLA soldiers.Meanwhile 17 dead bodies have been found in the yard of Haxhi Qerimit and of Nallaj, but they could not be buried because serb were present. Police has burned them in a massive grave.All these people have been killed by a grenade which has been thrown inside the house. There is suspected that there are more killed people. Meanwhile there are 4 killed KLA soldiers: Fitim Islam Duraku, Enver Eqrem Duraku, Bekim Ismet Gashi and Dalip Isuf Behra.

Document compiled by Dr S D Stein
Last update 19/05/99
Stuart.Stein@uwe.ac.uk
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