| Conflict: | Battle of Lođa |
| Partof: | the Kosovo War |
| Date: | First Battle: 6–17 July 1998 Second Battle: 10–17 August 1998 |
| Place: | Lođa, near Peć, FR Yugoslavia |
| Result: | First Battle: KLA victory Second Battle: Yugoslav victory |
| Combatant1: | KLA FARK |
| Combatant2: | FR Yugoslavia |
| Commander1: | Tahir Zemaj Sali Çekaj |
| Commander2: | Nebojša Pavković |
| Casualties3: | 2 civilians killed, 25 wounded |
| Casualties1: | 2 killed[1] |
| Casualties2: | 12 killed[2] (KLA claim) |
The Battle of Lođa (Serbian: Boj na Lođi|italics=yes, Serbian: Бој на лођи, Beteja e Loxhës) was fought during the Kosovo War in the village of Lođa first on 6-12 July 1998[3] and again later on 10-17 August 1998.[4] between the Yugoslav Army against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosova (FARK).[5] The first battle was an operation launched to counterattack the Albanian rebels after two Yugoslav policemen patrolling the area had been killed.[6] The first battle ended in an KLA victory, while the second operation ended in a Yugoslav victory.[6] [7] All of village's 284 houses and mosque were destroyed by Serbian Police with bulldozers.[8]