Conflict: | Battle of Cerevajka |
Partof: | the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley |
Date: | 24-27 May 2001 |
Place: | Cerevajka, Yugoslavia |
Result: | Yugoslav victory[1] |
Combatant1: | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Combatant2: | Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac |
Commander1: | Unknown |
Commander2: | Njazi Azemi[2] |
Strength1: | Unknown |
Strength2: | Unknown |
Casualties1: | Unknown |
Casualties2: | 1 killed |
The Battle of Cerevajka was a conflict between the army and police of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Albanian militant group Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (UÇPMB), where they battled for the town of Cerevajka during the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley. The UÇPMB first attacked the town but retreated after the counteroffensive by the Yugoslav Army.