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Attack on Prekaz
The Attack on Prekaz, also known as the Prekaz massacre, was an operation led by the Special Anti-Terrorism Unit of Serbia on 5 March 1998, to capture Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) fighters deemed terrorists by Serbia. During the operation, KLA leader Adem Jashari and his brother Hamëz were killed, along with nearly 60 other family members. The attack was criticized by Amnesty International, which wrote in its report that: "all evidence suggests that the attack was not intended to apprehend armed Albanians
Bekim Jashari
Bekim Hamëz Jashari (born 28 January 1975) is a Kosovo Albanian, who is the mayor of the Skenderaj municipality in Kosovo. He was the son and nephew of Kosovo Liberation Army commanders Hamëz Jashari and Adem Jashari who were killed in the Attack on Prekaz as well as 56 other members of his family. Jasharis sister Besarta was the only survivor of the attack. Jashari was with his uncle Rifat in Germany at the time.
Mayor of Skenderaj.
Jashari announced he was standing for Mayor of Skenderaj