The Reçak Massacre: The Truth Under Attack by Serbian Narratives

Photo:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re%C3%A7ak#/media/File:Kosovo_adm_location_map.svg On January 15, 1999, Serbian police and military forces launched an attack on the village of Reçak in the Shtime municipality of Kosovo. Within hours, 45 unarmed Albanian civilians...

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Photo:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re%C3%A7ak#/media/File:Kosovo_adm_location_map.svg On January 15, 1999, Serbian police and military forces launched an attack on the village of Reçak in the Shtime municipality of Kosovo. Within...

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