The following is a list of atrocity incidents reported throughout Kosovo since
late March 1999:
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Place Name KFOR Sector
Cabra French
An alleged mass grave of unknown size and contents has been reported to KFOR
for Cabra on 5 July 1999, as well as reported by another international source.
Caevoe U.K.
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing six bodies has been reported for Caevoe.
Caka Mahala U.S.
On 27 June 1999, KFOR identified a mass grave of 51 persons reportedly killed by one Serbian while ten others watched on 17 April 1999 in Caka Mahala. However, an international organization reported a mass grave/exposed bodies site containing three bodies for Caka Mahala. It remains uncertain at this time whether these are the same or different sites.
Calak Mali Italian
An alleged mass grave containing four bodies has been reported to KFOR for Calak Mali on 11 July 1999.
Caraluke German
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding 16 bodies at Caraluke. Earlier, a mass grave/exposed bodies site containing 26 bodies had been reported for Caraluke.
Cardak Mahala U.S.
An alleged mass grave of unknown size and contents has been reported to KFOR for Cardak Mahala on 15 July 1999.
Carevce U.K.
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing six bodies has been reported for Carevce.
Carraluk German
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding 12 bodies at Carraluk, Malisevo Municipality.
Celevic U.K.
An alleged grave site consisting of one body that "has been collected already by locals," has been reported to KFOR for Celevic on 24 June 1999.
Celina German
[Celine]
On 12 & 31 July 1999, the ICTY completed two site investigations at Celina and confirmed finding two mass graves, one with 67 bodies and the other with 2 bodies. Earlier, on 26 & 30 June 1999, KFOR identified 12 grave sites in and around this village to include buildings and gardens that were believed to contain up to 130 bodies.
Ceranja French
On 28 June and 6 July, two mass graves were reported to KFOR. One consisted of an unknown number of corpses in a house, the other consisted of 15 bodies in the village cemetery, allegedly the result of Serbians burning the village. In addition, another international source reported a mass grave/exposed bodies site containing 15 bodies for Ceranja.
Cerce French
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing 14 bodies has been reported for Cerce.
Cerovik Italian
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding four bodies at Cerovik.
Cikatovo 1, 2, 3 U.K.
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding 121 bodies at Cikatovo. Earlier, a mass grave/exposed bodies site containing 128 bodies had been reported for Cikatovo.
Cirez French
The ICTY has completed a site investigation and has confirmed finding eight bodies at Cirez. On 9 July 1999 KFOR reported that at least one mass grave containing an unknown number of bodies, likely the grave containing the eight bodies that was confirmed by ICTY for this site.
According to reporting prior to KFOR's entry into Kosovo, Serbian forces used 20,000 Albanian Kosovars as human shields against NATO bombings and killed 21 school teachers in late March. According to refugee reports, Serbian forces killed over 150 Kosovar Albanian men and women near Cirez. The Serbians reportedly forced the remaining villagers to bury the corpses. Refugees also claim that as many as 200 Kosovar Albanians were detained there by Serbian security forces until 5 April 1999.
According to alleged mass grave reporting after KFOR's entry into Kosovo, the bodies of about 20 women and children were thrown into four separate water wells after being kidnapped, held by police, and then raped and shot. It remains uncertain at this time if the "reported" sites are the same or different sites as the ICTY investigated site
Cmi Lug Italian
On 10 July 1999, KFOR reported an alleged mass grave of 26 bodies that were killed and burned in the basement of a house.
Crkolez Italian
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding no bodies at Crkolez. However, the ICTY indicates that this grave site has been tampered with. Earlier, a mass grave/exposed bodies site containing seven bodies had been reported for this site.
Crkvena Vodica U.K.
Two mass grave/exposed bodies sites have been reported for Crkvena Vodica; one containing four bodies and the other containing seven bodies.
Crnce Italian
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding nine bodies at Crnce.
Crnoljevo U.K.
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing six bodies has been reported for Crnoljevo.
Cupovo Italian
An alleged mass grave containing two bodies has been reported to KFOR for this site on 1 July 1999, while an international source has also reported two bodies at Cupovo.
Cuska Italian
The ICTY has completed a site investigation at Cuska and has confirmed finding 35 bodies at one location and two bodies at another location at Cuska.
Dabisevac U.K.
An alleged mass grave with dimensions of 10 x 10 feet containing ten bodies, was reported to KFOR on 23 June 1999, while another international source has also reported ten bodies at Dabisevac.
Damjane Italian
On 15 July 1999, KFOR identified a mass grave site consisting of five bodies: three bodies in a well and two bodies at a house.
Damnjane German
[Demjan]
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing five bodies has been reported for Damnjane.
Dashinoc I Italian
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing two bodies has been reported for Dashinoc I.
Dashinoc II Italian
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing five bodies has been reported for Dashinoc II.
Decani Italian
A mass grave/exposed bodies site of unknown size and contents has been reported for Decani. According to an 18 July 1999 New York Times report, Serbian forces threw 39 dead bodies into wells, poisoning the water supply. It remains uncertain if these are the same or different reports.
Dedaj German
An alleged mass grave consisting of two bodies in a well has been reported to KFOR for Dedaj on 14 July 1999. According to a 10 August 1999 press report, returning villagers found their wells contaminated with dead bodies.
Deic Italian
An alleged mass grave consisting of 20 corpses in a factory, has been reported to KFOR for Deic on 1 July 1999.
Deneral Jankovic U.S.
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding two bodies at Deneral Jankovic. Earlier, the UCK claimed that from an observation post in the mountains, they watched Serbians burying bodies.
Djakovica U.S.
[Dajkovce]
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding 26 bodies at two sites; 20 bodies at one site and 6 bodies at another site.
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Overview
of Cemetery, Djakovica, 6 June 1999.
According to a report by an international source, 141 bodies killed by Serbian forces in the Djakovica area, were at one time buried in this cemetery in Djakovica.
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Djakovica Italian
[Dajkovica, Dakovica]
Six separate mass grave/exposed bodies sites have been reported that, in
total, contain 235 bodies in the Djakovica area of Djakovica Municipality.
The Djakovica cemetery reportedly contained 141 bodies, while three other
sites reportedly contained respectively two, five, and 87 bodies each, and
two other sites contained unknown numbers of bodies. According to a June 23,
1999 New York Times report, workers buried about 100 people in the municipal
cemetery on May 14. On May 22 the bodies were exhumed and a large brown patch
[of earth] remained.
KFOR has reports of two separate mass graves that may be located in the Djakovica area. It remains uncertain at this time if these are among the six sites listed above. KFOR identified a mass grave containing 120 bodies of Kosovar Albanian men between the ages of 16 and 65 years old, who were reportedly shot on April 27, 1999 because they were believed to be members of the UCK. At a separate site, southwest of Djakovica, an alleged mass grave containing 87 carbonized bodies was found according to the UCK and reported to KFOR on June 20 and July 9, 1999.
According to earlier refugee reports, armed Serbian civilians were active in the town and burned a building where a group of Kosovar Albanians was taking cover during a NATO airstrike. In addition, over 300 military-aged Kosovar Albanian men reportedly were executed by Serbian units in this city. Seventy bodies were reportedly found in two houses and 33 were found in a nearby river after Serbian forces separated the men from the women and children. All Albanian Kosovars remaining in the town were warned to leave by March 29, and Serbian forces burned Kosovar Albanian homes, shops, and markets. Nearly 14,000 refugees from Djakovica fled to the Albanian border crossing point at Prushit on April 5. According to a June 20 1999 Washington Post report, widespread accounts of murder, looting, and burning took the lives of 200 Kosovar Albanians. Faton Polloshka, a Kosovar Albanian and the city's director of public works, was ordered to dispose of the dead and kept a complete list of all murdered in Djakovica. Polloshka also reported that a special police photography unit documented atrocities and execution sites and filmed burials.
Djonaj German
On 23 June and 9 July 1999, KFOR identified a mass grave at Djonaj that reportedly contains 16 bodies.
Doberov Italian
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing five bodies has been reported for Doberov.
Dobracan Location Uncertain
According to press reports, retreating Serbian forces on 14 June stopped in this village to loot everything they could carry, killed a Kosovar Albanian Muslim religious leader and set fire to the mosque. French KFOR troops arrived and intervened.
Dobredov U.K.
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding two bodies at Dobredov. Earlier, 27 bodies had been reported for Dobredov. This difference in number warrants further investigation.
Dobreva E Madhe Location Uncertain
A mass grave/exposed bodies site of unknown size and contents has been reported for Dobreva E Madhe.
Dobri Dub U.K.
An alleged mass grave containing nine bodies has been reported to KFOR for Dobri Dub on 9 July 1999, while an international source has also reported nine bodies for Dobri Dub.
Dobrodeljane German
An alleged mass grave consisting of an unknown number of bodies thrown into a well has been reported to KFOR for Dobrodeljane on 8 July 1999.
Dobrojev U.S.
An alleged mass grave of unknown size and contents has been reported to KFOR for Dobrojev on 27 June 1999.
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Grave
Tampering at Cemetery, Djakovica, 6 June 1999.
The disturbed earth in this photograph appears to depict tampering of a
mass grave containing the bodies of 141 persons allegedly killed by Serbians
and buried in this cemetery in Djakovica according to a report by an international
source. According to a 23 June 1999 New York Times report, workers buried
about 100 people in the municipal cemetery on 14 May, and then on 22 May
the bodies were exhumed and a large brown patch [of earth] remained.
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Dobrosevac U.K.
On 18 June 1999, KFOR identified a mass grave where 69 people were reportedly
murdered, their bodies buried and then their bodies where exhumed, and reburied.
An international source has also reported 69 bodies at this site. Earlier
refugee reports claim that on 2 May, Serbian forces gathered over 150 ethnic
Albanians in a mosque, where they separated at least 40 young men, drove them
to Dobrosevac, and executed them. Serbian forces reportedly buried the bodies
in a mass grave north of Glogovac near Dobrosevac. It remains uncertain if
these two graves are the same site.
Dobrotin U.K.
An international organization recorded reports of 30 bodies for Dobrotin for events on March 27, 1999
Dogonaj U.S.
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding one body at Dogonaj.
Dolac Italian
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding three bodies at Dolac.
Domanek German
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding one body at Domanek..
Donaj German
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing 16 bodies has been reported for Donaj.
Donja Bus Mala U.S.
An alleged mass grave containing 20 bodies was reported by the UCK as well as reported by an international source for Donja Bus Mala.
Donja Dobrava U.K.
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing seven bodies has been reported for Donja Dobrava
Donja Groa U.S.
A grave site containing multiple bodies has been reported for Donja Groa.
Donja Klina French
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing 52 bodies has been reported for Donja Klina.
Donja Obrinje French
[Donje Obrinje]
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding 16 bodies at Donja Obrinje. An alleged mass grave containing 20 bodies executed by Serbians had earlier been reported to KFOR for this site on 11 July 1999, while ICTY had earlier reported 23 bodies for Donja Obrinje. It remains uncertain at this time if these are the same or different sites.
Donja Prekaze French
[Donje Prekaze]
An alleged mass grave containing 60 bodies has been reported to KFOR for Donja Prekaze on June 26, 1999, while an international source has also reported 60 bodies for Donja Prekaze.
These bodies may be the same as those described in a March 1999 press report. According to the Pristina Kosova Daily Report on March 9, 1999, the bodies of an estimated 62 Albanians killed by Serbian forces on March 5-7, were transported by Serbian police from the hospital morgue in Pristina to the Skenderaj [Srbica] health center. From there, Serbian police allegedly asked family members of some of the victims to collect the bodies and bury them immediately. The report alleged that Serbian forces apparently hoped to cover up all evidence of this atrocity by having the bodies buried in family cemetery plots. Some families refused to identify and bury the bodies, hoping that the bodies would first be examined by international forensic experts.
Donja Sudimlja French
On 3 September 1999, an ICTY site investigation confirmed finding 12 bodies at Donja Sudimlja. According to four alleged mass grave reports--two on 16 June, and on 1 & 11 July 1999--received by KFOR for this site, mass graves here contained from 30 to 156 bodies. According to one of the reports, 156 persons were executed by uniformed troops on 2-3 May and were subsequently buried by villagers.
Donje Naklo Italian
According to refugee reports, Serbian troops on 1 May entered the village and began forcing all Kosovar Albanians from their homes. Four brothers from one family were allegedly executed in their home and set on fire, as the rest of the family was forced to watch from outside. Serbian troops marched through the streets allegedly killing another 14 Kosovar Albanians as they forced the approximately 20,000 Kosovar Albanians who had come to Donje Naklo from Pec, Istok, and other surrounding villages, to begin moving toward Pec. At the same time, the Serbian forces removed 100 young men and a few young women from the group and took them to an unknown location.
Donje Nerodinjce Location Uncertain
A grave site containing one body has been reported by an international source for Donje Nerodinjce on 7 July 1999 based on information provided by KFOR. According to the report, a man was shot by Serbians and his body thrown into a local well. A Canadian forensic team visited the site but did not have adequate equipment to recover the body.
Donje Ramnjane U.S.
[Donji Ramnjane, Ramjane]
According to an alleged mass grave report provided to KFOR on July 1999, a mass grave for Donje Ramnjane consists of an unknown number of bodies in a well, while another international source has reported a mass grave/exposed bodies site of unknown size and contents for Ramjane.
Donje Stanovce French
According to refugee reports, Serbian forces went door-to-door on 19 April, robbed Kosovar Albanians of their money, and told them they had 24 hours to leave. All of the Kosovar Albanians had been forcibly expelled from this village by 23 April.
Donji Ratis Italian
A mass grave/exposed bodies site of unknown size and contents has been reported for Donji Ratis.
Donji Streoc Italian
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing three bodies has been reported for Donji Streoc.
Donji Suvi Do French
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding seven bodies at Donji Suvi Do.
Donji Zabelj U.K.
A mass grave/exposed bodies site of unknown size and contents has been reported for Donji Zabelj.
Donji Zegovac U.S.
[Donje Zegovce]
A grave site containing four bodies has been reported by an international source for Donji Zegovac on 7 August 1999 based on information provided by the UCK. According to the report, four local Albanians were killed as their car approached a Serbian roadblock on 15 April 1999. Two of the dead were members of the UCK.
Dragacina German
According to earlier refugee reports Serbian forces executed three Kosovar Albanian men on 13 April. However, on 9 July 1999, ICTY completed a site investigation and confirmed finding 12 bodies at Dragacina
Dragas German
[Dragus]
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing 500 bodies has been reported for Dragas. According to earlier refugee reports, Serbian forces reportedly surrounded this village on 29 March and ordered the ethnic Albanian residents to leave immediately. One refugee claimed to have seen Serbian forces execute and mutilate eight Kosovar Albanian men.
Dragodan Location Uncertain
An international organization reported seven bodies for Dragodan, in addition to forced displacements, looting, burnings and robberies, for events on 3 April 1999.
Drenovac German
An alleged grave site has been reported to KFOR for this village in the Orahovac Municipality on 17 June 1999. KFOR forces located an alleged mass grave that reportedly contained 117 corpses northwest of Orahovac. Some of the corpses were reportedly exhumed by the Kosovar Albanian population and reburied in Zociste and Landovica. Eighteen Albanians were buried near Dubrava. The villagers reported that the men were killed by Serbian forces. Further reporting suggests that there may also be a grave containing 22 bodies nearby and another with ten bodies beside the road at Orahovac, Drenovac. Another international source has also reported 117 bodies for Drenovac.
Drenovac U.K.
An alleged mass grave consisting of fresh graves with wooden stakes on the south side of a road has been reported to KFOR for this village in the Pristina Municipality on 22 June 1999.
Dubove E Vogel Italian
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing five bodies has been reported for Dobove E Vogel.
Dubovnik Italian
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing two bodies in a well has been reported for Dubovnik.
Dubrava German
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding nine bodies at Dubrava. According to the UCK, on 25 May 1999, eight men and one woman from Dubrava, Suva Reka Municipality, all Kosovar Albanians, were killed during a Serbian offensive.
Dubrava U.S.
The ICTY has completed site investigation and confirmed a mass grave containing 11 bodies at Dubrava. Earlier, ICTY had identified eleven victims; all eleven victims were identified as local Kosovar Albanians (though one was a member of the UCK). They were reportedly killed during a Serbian offensive on 14 April 1999. According to a press report, on 22 May, Serbian paramilitary massacred Albanian men in revenge for a heavy night of NATO bombing at Cappa Dom prison. According to the report, the number of bloody beds in the prison indicate that 100 prisoners may have been murdered and the victims' personal effects dumped outside the prison gate.
Dubrava
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding 9 bodies at Dubrava II.
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Displaced
Persons Returning to Village, Donja Klina, 6 June 1999.
This photograph captured people returning to their devastated homes in
the village of Donja Klina, where a mass grave/exposed bodies site has
been reported to contain 52 bodies.
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Duce German
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was
completed and has confirmed finding one body at Duce.
Dumnica U.K.
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing five bodies has been reported for Dumnica.
Dusanovo German
The ICTY has completed a site investigation and confirmed finding ten bodies at Dusanovo.
Duz U.K.
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding 17 bodies at Duz. However, at another nearby site in Duz, a mass grave and exposed body site containing 28 bodies had been reported, while an alleged mass grave consisting of 28 bodies buried in a line of individual graves has been reported to KFOR. In addition, according to witness accounts provided to an international organization and the U.K., also in April 1999, up to 31 bodies are located in a mass grave in Duz, and one of the witnesses claims that a total of 138-139 people were killed in Duz. It remains uncertain at this time if this includes the other sites in Duz or is separate.
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