Lybeniq, Peja, 1 April 2026
On the 27th anniversary of the massacre in the village of Lybeniq in the municipality of Peja, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, paid homage at the graves of those killed by Serbian armed forces.
In the early morning of 1 April 1999, members of the “Jackals” and “Territorial Defence” units of the Serbian army attacked the village, forcing residents out of their homes and gathering them in the center of the village, near the mosque.
They separated and expelled children, women, and the elderly, sending them towards Albania, while executing 59 men from the families of Alimehaj, Ukshinaj, Huskaj, Hamzaj, Bobi, Shoshi, Morina, Jahmurataj, Avdullahaj, Bushati, Sylaj, Haradinaj, Rrustemaj, Lokaj, Rexhaj, Tahiraj, and Berisha with continuous bursts of automatic gunfire.
Despite being documented as early as 1999 by Human Rights Watch, as well as the existence of testimonies and witnesses, Serbia has delayed and obscured judicial proceedings initiated there. The genocidal state of Serbia continues to refuse to confront its dark past, while it has become a land of mass graves and a refuge for war criminals.
