Hamëz Jashari
Hamëz Jashari[lower-alpha 1] (1950 – March 1998) was a Kosovar Albanian combatant and brother of Adem Jashari. He was also a commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). He accompanied his brother Adem during the Kosovo War, in 1998.
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 Hamëz Jashari monument in Hamëz Jashari High School in Skënderaj | |
| Born | 1950 Prekaz, SAP Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Died | March 1998 (age 47–48) Prekaz, Kosovo, FR Yugoslavia |
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| Years of service | 1991–98 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Commands held | Kosovo Liberation Army |
| Battles/wars | Kosovo War |
| Awards | Hero of Kosovo (2010)[1] |
On 30 December 1991, when the brothers were at home in Prekaz, the Serbian police surrounded them in an attempt to arrest them, they managed to escape unharmed. Later, Adem and Hamëz started attacks against the Yugoslav Police.
Finally, on 5 March 1998, Prekaz was attacked by Yugoslav police forces. Adem and Hamëz Jashari and approximately sixty members of their family were killed, after the refusal of Adem Jashari and his brothers to surrender. The sole survivor being Hamëz's then 11-year-old daughter, Besarta.
In 2010 he received the order Hero of Kosovo by the president of Kosovo, Jakup Krasniqi.[2]
Notes
- Albanian: Hamëz Jashari; Serbo-Croatian Latin: Hamaz Jašari
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