Qyshk
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| native_name = Ćuška
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| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_name1 = Peja
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Peja
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| population_total = 1481
| population_footnotes = [http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm 2011 Kosovo Census results]
| population_as_of = 2011
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Qyshk (in Albanian) or Ćuška ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Ћушка}}) is a village near Peja, in western Kosovo. 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.rtv.rs/sr_ci/hronika/svedok:-sakali-izvrsili-zlocine-u-selu-cuska_240076.html|title="Šakali" committed crimes in the village of Ćuška|date=21 February 2011|work=RTV}} {{in lang|sr}}
Notable people
- Agim Çeku, Former Minister of Kosovo Security Force
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z0fo-Y_QS4 Life in Kosovo: War Crimes] (interview with former paramilitary involved in the massacre)
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