The Battle of Lođa (Serbian: Boj na Lođi, Serbian Cyrillic: Бој на лођи, Albanian: Beteja e Loxhës) was fought during the Kosovo War in the village of Lođa first on 6-12 July 1998[5] and again later on 10-17 August 1998.[6][7] between the Yugoslav Army against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosova (FARK).[8] The first battle was an operation launched to counterattack the Albanian rebels after two Yugoslav policemen patrolling the area had been killed.[7] The first battle ended in an KLA victory,[5] while the second operation ended in a Yugoslav victory.[7][4] All of village's 284 houses and mosque were destroyed by Serbian Police with bulldozers.[9]
| Battle of Lođa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Kosovo War | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 KLA FARK |
 FR Yugoslavia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Shaban Shala [1] |
Nebojša Pavković | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
|
2 killed[2] |
12 killed[3] (KLA claim) | ||||||
| 2 civilians killed, 25 wounded[4] | |||||||
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