During the unrests in March 2004 that occurred throughout Kosovo, 12000 Kosovo Albanian rioters tried to storm the Serb-populated areas of Čaglavica. Norwegian and Swedish peacekeepers from KFOR created a blockade by using tear gas, rubber bullets, and stun grenades, in order to keep the two groups apart. A truck was driven by a Kosovo Albanian at full speed towards the barricade in an attempt to penetrate the line. After firing warning shots at the truck, the Norwegians had to use deadly force to avoid friendly casualties, and shot the driver. 16 Norwegian peacekeepers were injured, and 13 of them had to be evacuated.[2] Another KFOR unit consisting of mostly Swedish soldiers also participated in defending Čaglavica that day, supported by people from the barracks who normally worked with non-military tasks. Lieutenant Colonel Hans Håkansson, who commanded 700 people during the unrest, reported that the fighting went on for 11 hours, and that many collapsed due to dehydration and broken limbs while struggling to fend off waves of rioters.[3] In total, 35 people were injured while defending the town.[3] Hans Håkansson was awarded with a medal for his actions by the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences in 2005.[4]
^Kjell-Olav Myhre (2014). Kosovo 2004: 12000 kosovoalbanerne angriper den kosovoserbiske landsbyen Caglavica [Kosovo 2004: 12000 Kosovo Albanians assault the Kosovo Serb village of Caglavica] (in Norwegian). Forsvaret (Norwegian Armed Forces). Retrieved 9 May 2014.
^ abZaremba, Maciej (15 June 2007). "Mandom, mod och landstingstossor". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
^"Gotländsk militär får belöningsmedalj". P4 Gotland. Sveriges Radio. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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Čaglavica, albanian, çagllavicë, serbian, cyrillic, Чаглавица, village, near, pristina, kosovo, çagllavicëvillagecoordinates, 62000, 14694, 62000, 14694location, kosovodistrictpristinamunicipalitygračanicatime, zoneutc, history, edit2004, unrest, kosovo, edit,. Caglavica Albanian Cagllavice Serbian Cyrillic Chaglavica is a village near Pristina Kosovo Caglavica CagllaviceVillageCaglavicaCaglavicaCoordinates 42 37 12 N 21 8 49 E 42 62000 N 21 14694 E 42 62000 21 14694Location KosovoDistrictPristinaMunicipalityGracanicaTime zoneUTC 1 CET History Edit2004 unrest in Kosovo Edit Main article 2004 unrest in Kosovo During the unrests in March 2004 that occurred throughout Kosovo 12000 Kosovo Albanian rioters tried to storm the Serb populated areas of Caglavica Norwegian and Swedish peacekeepers from KFOR created a blockade by using tear gas rubber bullets and stun grenades in order to keep the two groups apart A truck was driven by a Kosovo Albanian at full speed towards the barricade in an attempt to penetrate the line After firing warning shots at the truck the Norwegians had to use deadly force to avoid friendly casualties and shot the driver 16 Norwegian peacekeepers were injured and 13 of them had to be evacuated 2 Another KFOR unit consisting of mostly Swedish soldiers also participated in defending Caglavica that day supported by people from the barracks who normally worked with non military tasks Lieutenant Colonel Hans Hakansson who commanded 700 people during the unrest reported that the fighting went on for 11 hours and that many collapsed due to dehydration and broken limbs while struggling to fend off waves of rioters 3 In total 35 people were injured while defending the town 3 Hans Hakansson was awarded with a medal for his actions by the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences in 2005 4 References Edit 2011 Kosovo Census results Kjell Olav Myhre 2014 Kosovo 2004 12000 kosovoalbanerne angriper den kosovoserbiske landsbyen Caglavica Kosovo 2004 12000 Kosovo Albanians assault the Kosovo Serb village of Caglavica in Norwegian Forsvaret Norwegian Armed Forces Retrieved 9 May 2014 a b Zaremba Maciej 15 June 2007 Mandom mod och landstingstossor Dagens Nyheter Retrieved 9 May 2014 Gotlandsk militar far beloningsmedalj P4 Gotland Sveriges Radio 8 November 2005 Retrieved 11 January 2015 This Kosovo location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Caglavica amp oldid 1160778475, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
