Bashkim Suka

Bashkim Ismail Suka
Born(1979-02-02)2 February 1979
Prizren, District of Prizren, Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Died11 March 1999(1999-03-11) (aged 20)
Ješkovo, District of Prizren, Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Burial place
Pagarushë, Kosovo
Military career
Allegiance Republic of Kosova
Service years
1998-1999
Unit Special Unit of the 125th Brigade
Commands
Known forhis role in the Prizren operational zone
Conflicts
AwardsHero of Kosovo Order
Freedom Fighter “Adem Jashari” Order

Bashkim Ismail Suka (2 February 1979 – 11 March 1999) was a Kosovo Albanian militant who served as a commander of the Special Unit of the 125th Brigade of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the Kosovo War. He participated in KLA operations in the southern Prizren region throughout 1998, including the Yugoslav offensive on Prizren, where he was wounded. Suka was killed in action during the Battle of Ješkovo on 11 March 1999 while defending KLA positions against Yugoslav Army (VJ) and Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) forces. In 2015, he was posthumously awarded the order of Freedom Fighter “Adem Jashari.” 4 years later, in 2019, he was posthumously awarded the Order “Hero of Kosovo” by the President of Kosovo in recognition of his service.

References

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