Prekaz massacre
E388916
The Prekaz massacre was a 1998 attack by Serbian security forces on the Jashari family compound in Kosovo, widely seen as a pivotal event that galvanized support for the Kosovo Liberation Army and escalated the Kosovo conflict.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prekaz massacre canonical | 2 |
| Attack on Prekaz | 1 |
| Jashari family massacre | 1 |
| Likoshan massacre | 1 |
| Čikatovo massacre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3763284 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prekaz massacre Context triple: [Račak massacre, relatedEvent, Prekaz massacre]
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A.
Hungerford massacre
The Hungerford massacre was a 1987 mass shooting in Hungerford, England, in which gunman Michael Ryan killed 16 people and led to significant changes in UK firearms legislation.
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B.
Račak massacre
The Račak massacre was a 1999 killing of ethnic Albanian civilians in the village of Račak in Kosovo by Serbian security forces, widely seen as a pivotal atrocity that galvanized international support for NATO intervention.
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C.
Ležáky massacre
The Ležáky massacre was a World War II Nazi reprisal in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, where the village of Ležáky was destroyed and its inhabitants were executed or deported following the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
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D.
Peskeompscut massacre
The Peskeompscut massacre was a brutal 1676 attack during King Philip’s War in which English colonial forces killed a large number of Native American civilians near present-day Turners Falls, Massachusetts.
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E.
Foča massacres
The Foča massacres were a series of mass killings and atrocities committed against Bosniak civilians in and around the town of Foča during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prekaz massacre Target entity description: The Prekaz massacre was a 1998 attack by Serbian security forces on the Jashari family compound in Kosovo, widely seen as a pivotal event that galvanized support for the Kosovo Liberation Army and escalated the Kosovo conflict.
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A.
Hungerford massacre
The Hungerford massacre was a 1987 mass shooting in Hungerford, England, in which gunman Michael Ryan killed 16 people and led to significant changes in UK firearms legislation.
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B.
Račak massacre
The Račak massacre was a 1999 killing of ethnic Albanian civilians in the village of Račak in Kosovo by Serbian security forces, widely seen as a pivotal atrocity that galvanized international support for NATO intervention.
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C.
Ležáky massacre
The Ležáky massacre was a World War II Nazi reprisal in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, where the village of Ležáky was destroyed and its inhabitants were executed or deported following the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
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D.
Peskeompscut massacre
The Peskeompscut massacre was a brutal 1676 attack during King Philip’s War in which English colonial forces killed a large number of Native American civilians near present-day Turners Falls, Massachusetts.
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E.
Foča massacres
The Foča massacres were a series of mass killings and atrocities committed against Bosniak civilians in and around the town of Foča during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Kosovo War
ⓘ
massacre ⓘ war crime allegation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Prekaz massacre
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Prekaz
Attack on the Jashari family compound ⓘ |
| civilianDeaths | dozens of civilians ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Adem Jashari Memorial Complex
ⓘ
annual memorial ceremonies in Prekaz ⓘ |
| conflict | Kosovo War ⓘ |
| country |
Yugoslavia
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
|
| date |
1998-03-05
ⓘ
1998-03-06 ⓘ 1998-03-07 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1998-03-07 ⓘ |
| ethnicContext |
Kosovo Albanian victims
ⓘ
Serb-dominated Yugoslav security forces ⓘ |
| followedBy |
greater international attention to Kosovo crisis
ⓘ
intensified KLA insurgency ⓘ |
| hasCause | Serbian security operation against suspected KLA stronghold ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
international condemnation of Serbian actions
ⓘ
radicalization of Kosovo Albanian population ⓘ strengthening of KLA legitimacy among Kosovo Albanians ⓘ |
| legalCharacterization |
alleged disproportionate use of force
ⓘ
alleged extrajudicial killings ⓘ |
| location |
Drenica region
ⓘ
Kosovo ⓘ Prekaz ⓘ Skenderaj municipality ⓘ |
| militantDeaths | multiple KLA fighters ⓘ |
| notableFatality |
Adem Jashari
ⓘ
Hamëz Jashari ⓘ members of the extended Jashari family ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kosovo War
ⓘ
surface form:
Kosovo conflict
|
| perpetrator |
Serbian police forces
ⓘ
Specijalna antiteroristička jedinica ⓘ
surface form:
Special Anti-Terrorist Unit of Serbia
Armed Forces of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form:
Yugoslav security forces
|
| precededBy | increasing tensions between Serbian authorities and Kosovo Albanians ⓘ |
| result |
death of most members of the Jashari family
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destruction of the Jashari family compound ⓘ escalation of armed conflict in Kosovo ⓘ increased support for the Kosovo Liberation Army ⓘ |
| significance |
pivotal event galvanizing support for the KLA
ⓘ
symbol of Kosovo Albanian resistance ⓘ turning point in the Kosovo War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1998-03-05 ⓘ |
| target |
Adem Jashari Memorial Complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Jashari family compound
Kosovo Liberation Army members ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prekaz massacre Description of subject: The Prekaz massacre was a 1998 attack by Serbian security forces on the Jashari family compound in Kosovo, widely seen as a pivotal event that galvanized support for the Kosovo Liberation Army and escalated the Kosovo conflict.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Likoshan massacre
this entity surface form:
Čikatovo massacre
this entity surface form:
Jashari family massacre
this entity surface form:
Attack on Prekaz