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Insurgency in Karadak–Gollak (1941–1951)
Series of Albanian riots in the Karadak and Gollak regions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The insurgency in Karadak–Gollak, also known as the War in Eastern Kosovo (Albanian: Lufta e Kosovës Lindore),[2] was a series of Albanian riots in the Karadak and Gollak regions with spillover into the Anamorava regions. Initially directed against Bulgarian, German, and Italian occupation following the Invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941, it later targeted the Yugoslav Partisans who were attempting to gain control of the area.
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Insurgency in Karadak-Gollak | |||||||
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Part of World War II in Yugoslavia and the post-war era | |||||||
![]() In 1941, Kosovo is occupied by the Bulgarian forces, with the Karadak region under Bulgarian control, and the area of Gollak occupied by the German military administration. | |||||||
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1941–1944![]() Balli Kombëtar ![]() |
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1944–1945![]() Balli Kombëtar ![]() ![]() |
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1946–1951 Ballist dissidents ![]() |
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In early October 1951, amidst the post-war era, the state security service of Yugoslavia (UDBA) sought to eliminate Hasan Remniku and Mustafa Kokaj, the last of the Ballist and Kachak rebel leaders. UDBA agents, disguised as individuals offering assistance to smuggle Kokaj and Remniku across the border into Albania, lured them into an ambush set up by Yugoslav forces on October 6, 1951. The ensuing three-day confrontation between Yugoslav and Ballist forces resulted in the deaths of Kokaj, Remniku, and the majority of their soldiers.[3]