The following is a list of atrocity incidents reported throughout Kosovo since
late March 1999:
A-B
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E-H || I-J
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M-N || O-P
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S-T || U-V
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Place Name KFOR
Sector
Mahala E U.K.
An international organization reports 25 bodies for Mahala E resulting from
events on 15 April 1999. The incidents include shelling of civilians, rape,
looting, burning, use of human shields, and the destruction of a mosque.
Mahala Trubuhoc Italian
An alleged mass grave of unknown size and contents has been reported to KFOR for Mahala Trubuhoc on 1 July 1999.
Majaj German
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing 20 bodies has been reported for Majaj.
Makoc U.K.
An alleged mass grave of unknown size and contents has been reported to KFOR for Makoc on 28 June 1999. The exact location of the village is uncertain at this time, through it is described as being on the road from Pristina to Makovac, a distance of 7 kilometers.
Makovac U.K.
A site investigation was completed in Makovac and has confirmed finding 16 bodies at Makovac. According to a 17 July 1999 AP report, local residents said that on 21 April 1999, Serbian forces separated groups of Albanian men who were being marched to Pristina. The men have not been seen since and survivors believed that they were killed and buried in shallow graves at the local cemetery.
Makrmalj French
[Makrmal]
An alleged mass grave consisting of twenty makeshift graves has been reported to KFOR for Makrmalj on 14 July 1999.
Mala Krusa German
(Krusa-e-Vogel)
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, site investigations have been completed at four sites in this area; one at Krusa-e-Vogel and three at Mala Krusa. According to earlier ICTY reporting, 113 bodies were reported at Krusa-e-Vogel, but no bodies were found by the investigators. At Mala Krusa, three separate sites were investigated by ICTY, containing 1,2, and 11 bodies each.
Mali Alas U.K.
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding 22 bodies at Mali Alas. Earlier, on 15 June 1999, KFOR identified a mass grave reportedly containing 21 bodies, while another international source had also reported 21 bodies for this site. Several alleged mass grave reports to KFOR report 20-21 bodies in a mass grave at this site. According to one of the reports, an eyewitness alleges that the VJ rounded up the inhabitants of the village and separated out the men. The men were then lined up and shot. The bodies were then buried by the VJ and local Roma. On 2 May, VJ and Roma allegedly returned and exhumed the bodies and took them to nearby Lipljan. The Mali Alas villagers then had to collect the bodies from Lipljan by 1500 hours that day. The bodies were then buried in the Mali Alas village graveyard.
Malisevo German
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding no bodies for Malisevo. According to earlier refugee reporting, Serbian forces razed most of the town and its surrounding villages. Refugees from the town claim to have witnessed Serbian forces burning Kosovar Albanians alive. Women refugees claim that Serbian forces separated men from the groups of refugees. Serbian forces reportedly executed approximately 50 men in this town on 27 March. Part of the town was set on fire on 30 March. By 1 April the Serbians appeared to have completed their ethnic cleansing, and refugees reported that the 50,000-140,000 IDPs then in the Malisevo-Dulje area were bombed and strafed by Serbian aircraft and helicopters. It remains uncertain at this time if the ICTY examined all reported sites.
Mali Sules U.K.
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding five bodies at this site.
Malo Ribare U.K.
[Malo Ribar]
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigtion was completed and has confirmed finding 26 bodies at Malo Ribare. Earlier, an alleged mass grave had been reported to KFOR for Mal Ribare. Reports on 1, 14, 15 & 17 June report that there were 25-26 bodies at this site. A KFOR report on 9 July alleged that graves contained 26 and 50 bodies. According to one of the reports, approximately 100-150 VJ and MUP entered the village and shot 26 of the villagers on 19 April. The bodies were buried by other villagers, but on 1 June the bodies were exhumed by VJ forces and taken to a mosque. The bodies were then reburied by local Roma. These accounts appear to corroborate earlier refugee reports that Serbian forces killed 19 Kosovar Albanians in late April, and that they also raped four young girls.
Malo Rudare French
An alleged mass grave of unknown size and contents has been reported to KFOR for Malo Rudare on 24 June 1999, as well as reported by another international source.
Mamusa German
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding 11 bodies at Mamusa.
Maretc Colic U.K.
A mass grave/exposed bodies site of unknown size and contents has been reported for Maretc Colic.
Marevce U.K.
A mass grave/exposed bodies site of unknown size and contents has been reported for Marevce.
Marina French
An alleged mass grave at Marina was reported to KFOR on 22 June 1999. A cemetery at the edge of the village reportedly contains a possible mass grave where a 50 square meter patch of ground has been turned over. In addition, garments were reportedly found beside a wall containing bullet impacts. A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing nine bodies has also been reported by another international organization for Marina.
Markovc French
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing 42 bodies has been reported for Markovc.
Marsal Tito U.K.
An international organization reports 15 bodies for Marsal Tito from events on 25 April 1999.
Maticane U.K.
On 21 June 1999, KFOR identified 20 graves at this site, while another international source has also reported 20 bodies for Maticane. According to an alleged mass grave report from 17 June 1999, 20 victims of an MUP execution are buried at this site. Survivors reportedly were ordered to bury the victims.
Mazgit U.K.
According to refugee reports, 19 members of a Kosovar Albanian family are allegedly buried in a mass grave between the primary school sport stadium and the Albanian cemetery.
Mazrek German
On 25 June 1999, KFOR identified a mass grave containing 16 bodies at Mazrek, while ICTY had earlier reported 16 bodies for this site. However, according to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding no bodies for Mazrek.
Medvece German
An alleged mass grave of unknown size and contents was reported to KFOR for Medvece on 14 June 1999; while another international source has reported 70 bodies for Medvece.
Meja Italian
An alleged mass grave of unknown size and contents has been reported to KFOR for Meja on 16 June and 9 July 1999. However, two mass grave/exposed bodies sites have been reported in the Meja area; one with 20 bodies and one with 100 bodies. According to an 18 June 1999 press report, a Human Rights Watch researcher inspected the site and found the decayed remains of several men. Human Rights Watch reportedly believes that the remains are victims of a 27 April 1999 massacre by Serbian security forces that killed at least 100 men.
Meja Orize Italian
[Meja, Orize]
An alleged mass grave of unknown size and contents has been reported to KFOR on 16 June 1999, as well as reported by another international source. However, according to earlier refugee reports, Serbian forces killed over 200 Kosovar Albanian men between 10 and 12 April.
Miljaj German
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding four bodies at Miljaj. Earlier, an alleged mass grave containing the bodies of 20 women at six sites in former Serbian positions had been reported to KFOR for Miljaj on 11 July 1999.
Minol German
According to KFOR, on 15 July 1999, a mass grave containing 12 bodies was confirmed by another international source, although the source does not list this site at this time for reasons unknown. Mojstir French
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing three bodies has been reported for Mojstir.
Morina French
A site investigation has been completed and the ICTY has confirmed finding eight bodies at Morina. According to Kosovapress, Kosovar Albanians in Morina near Srbica discovered three mass graves on 27 May. The villagers reportedly discovered at least ten bodies, but could not continue their investigation because of the presence of Serbian units operating in the area.
Morina U.K.
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding eight bodies at Morina.
Mucibaba U.S.
An alleged mass grave containing between 60 and 70 burned bodies was reported to KFOR for Mucibaba on 9 July 1999, while another international source has reported 70 bodies for Mucibaba.
Muradem German
According to KFOR on 4 July 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed a mass grave containing 14 bodies for Muradem. However, according to a source in September 1999, the source reported a mass grave/exposed bodies site containing three bodies for Muradem. It remains uncertain at this time if the reports refer to the same site.
Musutiste German
According to KFOR on 4 July 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding two charred bodies and body parts in two houses at Musutiste. According to another international source in September 1999, they have only reported a mass grave/exposed bodies site containing two bodies for this site.
Nabrdje Italian
A site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding 30 bodies at Nabrdje. According to earlier KFOR alleged mass grave reporting, ten bodies were found in houses and buried by Kosovar Albanians.
Nakarad U.K.
[Nakarade, Kakarad]
Five separate mass grave/exposed bodies sites have been reported for "Nakarade," Kosovo Polje Municipality, west of Pristina. For two of the sites, an unknown body count has been reported. For the other three sites a total of 58 bodies have been reported, with 34, 22, and 2 bodies, respectively. According to earlier reporting, Serbian forces reportedly killed at least 160 Kosovar Albanian civilians near the Serbian cemetery in "Nakarad" in late April.
Naklo Italian
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing ten bodies has been reported for Naklo.
Nashec German
[Nasec]
An alleged mass grave consisting of graves in a garden, has been reported to KFOR for Nashec on 30 June 1999.
Nedakovac French
An alleged mass grave containing 32 bodies of persons executed by Serbians and buried by Roma has been reported to KFOR at this site on 8, 9 &11 July 1999, while another international source has also reported 32 bodies for Nedakovac.
Negrovce U.K.
According to refugee reports, Serbian forces executed five Kosovar Albanians on 5 April.
Neprebiste German
A mass grave/exposed bodies site containing 45 bodies has been reported for Neprebiste.
Nerodimjle U.S.
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding one body at Nerodimjle.
Nevoljane French
The ICTY has completed a site investigation and has confirmed finding 17 bodies at one site, while the ICTY has reported finding no bodies at another site that earlier was reported to contain 65 bodies. On 17 June 1999, KFOR identified four separate grave sites in this area. One site reportedly contained 65 new civilian graves; one site reportedly contained 130 bodies; one site reportedly contained 17 new graves with panels numbered 36 to 56, and inscribed "Nevoljane/5 Jun 99."
Nisor German
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding no bodies at Nisor. Earlier, an alleged mass grave containing 100 bodies had been reported to KFOR for this site on 9 July 1999, while the ICTY had earlier also reported 100 bodies for this site. This difference in number warrants further investigation.
Nogavac German
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding two bodies at Nogavac. Earlier, according to KFOR on 4 July 1999, a site investigation was completed and had confirmed finding nine graves near a mosque. The UCK had earlier reported an alleged mass grave at this site. However, according to another international source, as of September 1999, it has reported possibly two mass grave/exposed body sites in Nogovac: one with nine bodies and one with 84 bodies. It remains uncertain at this time the extent to which these are the same or different graves.
Nova Sumadija German
An alleged mass grave containing 60 bodies in individual graves in a meadow has been reported to KFOR for Nova Sumadija on 26 June and 9 July 1999; another alleged mass grave report on 9 July claims that 87 bodies are at the site, while another international source has also reported 87 bodies for Nova Sumadija.
Novi I Poklek U.K.
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding no bodies at Novi I Poklek.
Novo Cikatovo U.K.
Two alleged mass graves of unknown contents have been reported to KFOR for Novo Cikatovo on 16 June & 15 July 1999. One grave reportedly consists of a large hole filled with water and located 500 meters from a metal factory. The other reportedly consists of disturbed ground--a mound between 10 and 15 meters in size--with some three to four cow carcasses on the surface, located near a former VJ position. One mass grave/exposed bodies site of unknown size and contents has been reported for Novo Cikatovo by another international source.
Novo Rujce U.K.
An alleged mass grave containing the bodies of 21 people killed on 3-4 April 1999 and then exhumed, burned, and reburied, has been reported to KFOR for Novo Rujce on 15 June 1999. One mass grave/exposed bodies site of unknown size and contents has been reported by another source at Novo Rujce.
Novo Selo U.K.
According to ICTY information on November 10, 1999, a site investigation was completed and has confirmed finding five bodies at Novo Selo. Earlier, an alleged mass grave had been reported to KFOR for this site in Kosovo Polje Municipality on 19 June 1999. According to the report, while a tractor was cultivating an 80-meter stretch of a field, it pulled up body parts which had allegedly been dumped there.
Novo Selo Italian
An alleged mass grave of unknown size and contents has been reported to KFOR
for Novo Selo in Pec Municipality on 15 June 1999, as well as reported by
another international source.
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