About: July 18, 1998 Albanian–Yugoslav border clashes

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On July 18, 1998 a Yugoslav Army (VJ) border patrol ambushed a column of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) insurgents and foreign mujahideen just west of Dečani, on the frontier between Albania and Yugoslavia. The ambush resulted in the deaths of four KLA fighters and 18 mujahideen, most of whom were citizens of Saudi Arabia. Twelve militants were wounded, and a further six were arrested by the Yugoslav authorities and charged with illegal entry and gunrunning. The VJ reported seizing a significant amount of arms and ammunition that the militants had been smuggling. One Yugoslav border guard was seriously wounded in the clash.

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  • On July 18, 1998 a Yugoslav Army (VJ) border patrol ambushed a column of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) insurgents and foreign mujahideen just west of Dečani, on the frontier between Albania and Yugoslavia. The ambush resulted in the deaths of four KLA fighters and 18 mujahideen, most of whom were citizens of Saudi Arabia. Twelve militants were wounded, and a further six were arrested by the Yugoslav authorities and charged with illegal entry and gunrunning. The VJ reported seizing a significant amount of arms and ammunition that the militants had been smuggling. One Yugoslav border guard was seriously wounded in the clash. According to the Israeli historian Shaul Shay, the ambush represented the first clash of the Kosovo War between the VJ and foreign mujahideen. The Human Rights Watch advisor Fred C. Abrahams conjectures that the mujahideen may have deliberately been led into a trap by the KLA as part of a plan to reduce the influence of Islamic extremists within the organization's ranks. Later in the day, 19 KLA fighters were wounded when the VJ shelled an arms smuggling route near the site of the ambush. They were evacuated by Albanian border guards and airlifted to receive treatment in the country's capital, Tirana. Albanian officials later alleged that two of the mortar rounds fired by Yugoslav troops had landed inside Albania, sparking further tension between the two countries. That afternoon, KLA militants attacked a Yugoslav border patrol, wounding another soldier. (en)
  • 1998年7月18日，在阿尔巴尼亚和南斯拉夫的边界代查尼以西，南斯拉夫陆军边防巡逻队伏击了科索沃解放军叛乱分子和外国圣战者组成的纵队。伏击造成4名科索沃解放军战士和18名圣战者死亡，其中大多数是沙特阿拉伯公民。十二名武装分子受伤，另有六人被南斯拉夫当局逮捕，并被控非法入境和走私枪支。南斯拉夫陆军报道称缴获了武装分子走私的大量武器和弹药。一名南斯拉夫边防警卫在冲突中受了重伤。 根据以色列历史学家肖尔·谢伊的说法，这次伏击是南斯拉夫陆军和外国圣战者在科索沃战争中的首次冲突。人权观察顾问弗雷德·C·亚伯拉罕猜测，圣战者可能是被科索沃解放军故意引入陷阱的，这是减少伊斯兰极端分子在该组织内部影响力计划的一部分。 当天晚些时候，南斯拉夫陆军炮击了伏击地点附近的一条武器走私路线，造成19名科索沃解放军战士受伤。他们被阿尔巴尼亚边境警卫疏散，然后空运到该国首都地拉那接受治疗。阿尔巴尼亚官员后来声称，南斯拉夫部队发射的两枚迫击炮弹落在阿尔巴尼亚境内，进一步加剧了两国之间的紧张关系。当天下午，科索沃解放军武装分子袭击了南斯拉夫边境巡逻队，打伤了另一名士兵。 (zh)
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  • 1998年7月18日，在阿尔巴尼亚和南斯拉夫的边界代查尼以西，南斯拉夫陆军边防巡逻队伏击了科索沃解放军叛乱分子和外国圣战者组成的纵队。伏击造成4名科索沃解放军战士和18名圣战者死亡，其中大多数是沙特阿拉伯公民。十二名武装分子受伤，另有六人被南斯拉夫当局逮捕，并被控非法入境和走私枪支。南斯拉夫陆军报道称缴获了武装分子走私的大量武器和弹药。一名南斯拉夫边防警卫在冲突中受了重伤。 根据以色列历史学家肖尔·谢伊的说法，这次伏击是南斯拉夫陆军和外国圣战者在科索沃战争中的首次冲突。人权观察顾问弗雷德·C·亚伯拉罕猜测，圣战者可能是被科索沃解放军故意引入陷阱的，这是减少伊斯兰极端分子在该组织内部影响力计划的一部分。 当天晚些时候，南斯拉夫陆军炮击了伏击地点附近的一条武器走私路线，造成19名科索沃解放军战士受伤。他们被阿尔巴尼亚边境警卫疏散，然后空运到该国首都地拉那接受治疗。阿尔巴尼亚官员后来声称，南斯拉夫部队发射的两枚迫击炮弹落在阿尔巴尼亚境内，进一步加剧了两国之间的紧张关系。当天下午，科索沃解放军武装分子袭击了南斯拉夫边境巡逻队，打伤了另一名士兵。 (zh)
  • On July 18, 1998 a Yugoslav Army (VJ) border patrol ambushed a column of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) insurgents and foreign mujahideen just west of Dečani, on the frontier between Albania and Yugoslavia. The ambush resulted in the deaths of four KLA fighters and 18 mujahideen, most of whom were citizens of Saudi Arabia. Twelve militants were wounded, and a further six were arrested by the Yugoslav authorities and charged with illegal entry and gunrunning. The VJ reported seizing a significant amount of arms and ammunition that the militants had been smuggling. One Yugoslav border guard was seriously wounded in the clash. (en)
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  • July 18, 1998 Albanian–Yugoslav border clashes (en)
  • 1998年7月18日阿尔巴尼亚－南斯拉夫边境冲突 (zh)
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