:Draft:Battle of Oplaza

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{{Short description|battle of the Kosovo war}}

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{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Battle of Opljaz

| partof = the Kosovo War

| caption = Village attacked by KLA

| date = 9 August 1998

| result = KLA victory{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiokosovaelire.com/agim-hysni-ramadani-3-5-1963-11-4-1999/|title=Agim Hysni Ramadani (3.5.1963 – 11.4.1999)|first=Zamir|last=Qeriqi|date=11 April 2024}}

| place = Opljaz, AP Kosovo, FR Yugoslavia
{{small|(present-day Kosovo)}}

| combatant1 = 19px Kosovo Liberation Army

| combatant2 = {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} FR Yugoslavia

| commander1 = 19px Agim Ramadani

| commander2 = {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Unknown

| casualties1 = 19px Minor

| casualties2 = {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} 17–20 killed{{Cite web|url=http://www.zlocininadsrbima.com/EN/NewsPiece.aspx?Naslov=Agim-Ramadani|title=The Albanian criminal Agim Ramadani (1963-1999) - www.zlocininadsrbima.com|website=www.zlocininadsrbima.com}}

| units1 = 19px 138th Brigade

| units2 = {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Unknown

}}

The Battle of Opljaz (Albanian: Beteja e Oplazës; Serbian: Битка на Опљажу, Bitka na Opljazu) was fought on August 9, 1998, on the outskirts of the village of Opljaz near Gjakova. The engagement took place between the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and Yugoslav security forces.