Draft:Conflict in the Neutral Zone of Junik

The Conflict in the Neutral Zone of Junik refers to a military engagement that occurred in 1921 between the Kachaks, a group of Kosovo Albanians, and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (known as Yugoslavia after 1929). This conflict emerged in the aftermath of the Dukagjini Uprising of 1921 where Kachaks under Azem Galica invaded Drenica and Dukagjini. The Neutral Zone of Junik was established by League of Nations to quell the Situation between Yugoslavia and Albania as an aftermath of their Conflict.Neutral Zone of Junik The Kachaks used this to their advantage and used the Zone as an Base.{{citation |author=Bedri Tahiri |title=Hasan Prishtina, truri i levizjes kombetare shqiptare (1908–1933) |date=2008-08-02 |url=http://pashtriku.beepworld.de/files/Histori/histori/bedri_tahiri_hasan_prishtina_truri_i_levizjes_2.8.08.htm| accessdate=2014-02-18 |location=Prishtina |publisher=Pashtriku.de |language=Albanian |quote=Si shumica e çetave kaçake, edhe Çeta e Azemit kaloi atje. Me veti i kishte edhe dy gratë: Shotën e Zojën dhe u vendos në shtëpinë e Tafë Hoxhës. Nuk kaloi shumë kohë e në Zonën Neutrale të Junikut erdhi edhe Hasan Prishtina që u vendos te Salih Bajrami-Berisha.}}{{cite book |last1=Kofman |first1=Jan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_HGlDAAAQBAJ&dq=azem+galica&pg=PA272 |title=Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century |last2=Roszkowski |first2=Wojciech |date=2016 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9781317475941 |page=272}}

The Yugoslav military initially met with little resistance as they advanced into the Neutral Zone, intending to quell the Kachak insurgency

Under the leadership of Azem Galica, Kachak rebels regrouped and mobilized their forces. They utilized guerrilla tactics, leveraging their familiarity with the local landscape to launch surprise attacks against the invading troops.

The conflict ended with a significant victory for the Kachaks, who successfully pushed back the Yugoslav forces, maintaining control of the Neutral Zone and solidifying their resistance against Serbian authority.

Later the Neutral Zone of Junik was successfully invaded in 1923 by Yugoslavia and Albania.Neutral Zone of Junik

Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century{{Cite book |last1=Roszkowski |first1=Wojciech |last2=Kofman |first2=Jan |last3=Kofman |first3=Jan |date=2016-07-08 |title=Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315706139 |doi=10.4324/9781315706139|isbn=978-1-317-47594-1 }}

AZEM GALICA | Film Shqip | Halil Budakova {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1X9WB0ZkqA |title=AZEM GALICA {{!}} Film Shqip {{!}} Halil Budakova |date=2015-08-22 |last=Halil Budakova Official |access-date=2024-09-27 |via=YouTube}}

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