Jackals (paramilitary) explained
The Jackals (Albanian: Cakali, Serbian: Šakali|italics=yes, Serbian: Шакали) were a Serbian paramilitary group that operated during the Kosovo War in 1999.[1]
Ćuška massacre
On 14 May 1999, 41 Kosovo Albanian male civilians, aged 19 to 69, were killed by the group and other Serbian forces.[2] Serb forces entered the village, during which they began looting houses and expelling woman and children to neighboring villages.[3] The men into three groups and were taken into three separate houses, where they were gunned down with automatic weapons. The houses were then set on fire.
Nine members of the group were arrested on 13 March 2010 on suspicion of having committed war crimes in Ćuška.[4] A trial in Belgrade started on 20 December 2010.[5] [6] The trial included:
- Srećko Popović[7] [8] [9]
- Slaviša Kastratović
- Boban Bogićević
- Radoslav Brnović
- Vidoje Korićanin
- Veljko Korićanin
- Abdulah Sokić
They are accused of committing murders, rapes and robberies in an "extremely brutal" way, with "the main goal to spread fear among Albanian civilians in order to force them to leave their homes and flee to Albania." Hasan Çeku, father of former Kosovo prime minister and wartime commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army, Agim Çeku, as well as several members of his family were among the murdered people.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
The leader, Nebojša Minić, nicknamed Commander of Death, was arrested in Argentina in 2005 under a warrant of the Hague Tribunal, but died shortly of AIDS after the arrest.[15] Zoran Obradović was arrested in Germany on 25 December 2010.[16] [17] Milojko Nikolić, nickname Šumadija, was arrested on 28 December 2010 in Montenegro.[18] [19] [20]
See also
Notes and References
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- Web site: 13 April 2010 . Massacre at Cuska . PBS.
- Web site: 2016-03-04 . Сербия обвинила группировку "Шакалы" в убийстве 43 человек - Последние мировые новости - Прокуратура Сербии предъявила девяти гражданам страны обвинения в убийстве 43 жителей Косова в мае 1999 года. СЕГОДНЯ . 2024-03-11 . web.archive.org.
- News: 16 March 2010 . Serbia: 9 Arrested for Kosovo War Crimes . Human Rights Watch .
- Web site: Nine indicted over Kosovo massacre - Europe . Al Jazeera English . 2010-09-11 . 2011-04-14.
- Web site: Serb war crimes suspect arrested . gulftoday.ae . 2010-12-25 . 2011-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320224529/http://gulftoday.ae/portal/323f2c07-c48b-45c5-88da-90bf374339e7.aspx . 2012-03-20 . dead .
- Web site: American Council for Kosovo . American Council for Kosovo - A Village Destroyed: War Crimes in Kosova . Savekosova.org . 2011-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070314133736/http://www.savekosova.org/serbian=terror=12.htm . 2007-03-14 . dead .
- Web site: Human Rights Center . Hrc.berkeley.edu . 2011-03-18 . 2011-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100613003557/http://hrc.berkeley.edu/specialprojects/avillagedestroyed/thecase/thecase_perpetrators.html . 2010-06-13 . dead .
- Web site: UNDER ORDERS: War Crimes in Kosovo . Hrw.org . 2011-04-14.
- Web site: Accused Serb Paramilitaries Go on Trial in Belgrade . Balkan Insight . 21 December 2010. 2011-04-14.
- Web site: Serb paramilitary held in Germany . Expatica.com . 2011-04-14 . 2012-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003051553/http://www.expatica.com/de/news/german-news/serb-paramilitary-held-in-germany_119599.html . dead .
- Web site: Serbia Charges Nine Ex-Jackals With War Crimes In Kosovo . Allvoices.com . 2011-04-14 .
- Web site: Podignuta optužnica za ratni zločin u selu Ćuška - Blic . Naslovi.net . 2011-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320060504/http://www.naslovi.net/2010-09-11/blic/podignuta-optuznica-za-ratni-zlocin-u-selu-cuska/1972943 . 2012-03-20 . dead .
- Web site: 13 April 2010 . Massacre at Cuska . PBS.
- Web site: Education News | Improve Our Nation, Focus on Education . www.eip-news.com . 13 January 2022 .
- Web site: Vukcevic: Sakali member Zoran Obradovic arrested :: EMG :: Business news from Serbia 2010 . Emg.rs . 2011-04-14.
- http://ca.news.yahoo.com/serbia-prosecutor-says-man-sought-war-crimes-kosovo-20101224-054130-015.html{{dead link|date=August 2019|fix-attempted=yes}}
- Web site: Serbian War Crimes Suspect Arrested in Montenegro | International War Crimes Report . Internationalwarcrimesreport.wordpress.com . 2010-12-28 . 2011-04-14.
- Web site: Uhapšen još jedan šakal u Crnoj Gori - Crna hronika | Kurir . Kurir-info.rs . 2011-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101229174318/http://www.kurir-info.rs/crna-hronika/uhapsen-jos-jedan-sakal-u-crnoj-gori-67065.php . 2010-12-29 . dead .
- Web site: Crna Gora vijesti - UhapĹĄen "Ĺ akal" . MonteNews.me . 2010-12-29 . 2011-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722174905/http://www.montenews.me/vijesti/drustvo/99628.html . 2011-07-22 . dead .