Ćuška
Qyshk
Ćuška | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Qyshk Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 42°39′26″N 20°20′20″E / 42.657222°N 20.338889°E | |
| Country |  Kosovo[a] |
| District | Peja |
| Municipality | Peja |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,481 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Ćuška (Serbian Cyrillic: Ћушка) or Qyshk (in Albanian) is a village near Peja, in western Kosovo.[a] It is inhabited predominantly by ethnic Albanians.
History[]
In May 1999, during the Kosovo War, the Jackals paramilitary unit massacred civilians in the village. Members of this unit are now facing sentences.[2]
Notable people[]
- Agim Çeku, Former Minister of Kosovo Security Force
Annotations[]
- ^ a b Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as a part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognised as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which 15 states later withdrew their recognition.
References[]
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ ""Šakali" committed crimes in the village of Ćuška". RTV. 21 February 2011. (in Serbian)
External links[]
- Life in Kosovo: War Crimes (interview with former paramilitary involved in the massacre)
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- Villages in Peja
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