Back قصف الناتو للاجئين ألبان بالقرب من جاكوفا Arabic Bombardeo de la OTAN contra un convoy de refugiados albaneses cerca de Gjakova Spanish Гибель албанских беженцев близ Джяковицы Russian Bombardimi i shqiptarëve nga NATO Albanian Напад на албанске избеглице код Ђаковице Serbian Бомбардування албанських біженців поблизу Джяковіца Ukrainian
| NATO bombing of Albanian refugees near Gjakova | |
|---|---|
| Part of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia and the Kosovo War | |
| Location | Gjakova, Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Date | April 14, 1999 13:30 (UTC+1:00) |
| Target | Disputed |
Attack type | Aerial bombing |
| Deaths | 73 |
| Injured | 36 |
| Perpetrators |  NATO |
The NATO bombing of Albanian refugees near Gjakova occurred on 14 April 1999 during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, when NATO planes bombed refugees on a twelve-mile stretch of road between the towns of Gjakova and Deçan in western Kosovo. 73 Kosovo Albanian civilians were killed.[1][2] Among the victims were 16 children.
- ^ Bacevich & Cohen (2001), p. 15
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