21 years from breaking Kosovo border- Albania

The Battle of Kostare on April 9, 1999, within operation “Arrow” is one of the bloodiest and most heroics of the Kosovo Liberation Army war.

Breaking the border between Kosovo and Albania marked not only a moral victory for The KLA, but it opened the way for weapons supply and logistical support for many war zones in the interior of Kosovo.

Efforts to reach an agreement for Serbian forces to withdraw from Kosovo territory had resulted without success. Meanwhile, after Rambouille was formed the Kosovo Interim Government and the Serbian military and paramilitary limits had been attacked by forces of the north-Atlantic NATO alliance.

The strategically speaking of Kostare's battle was of particular importance not only to obtain and clean the border but also to create a stable background for support and operacio in logistics, medical assistance, etc.

Breaking the border in Kostunica not only marked a major moral victory, but it virtually enabled the supply of arms and ammunition.

The removal of the border between Kosovo and Albania also had legal importance on international law. It could not help contain the control of Serbian forces over territory dividing between a single nation, eroded the violent state influence and alleged territorial integrity.

Kostare's battle remains one of the successful KLA forces' confrontations not only for the balance of those killed by the enemy's side, but also with the effect this success had on strengthening the area's population's confidence in The NLA and its allies. This battle became the motive for adding the ranks of volunteers joining the KLA on the front.

The triumph of fighters from all over Kosovo, united in Brigade 138, whose top was Commander Agim Ramadani, prompted the nearly centenarian wall placed between Kosovo and Albania to collapse.

Kostare's battle was one of the most powerful linkes in the inconsistent chain of national history, and as such will always be remembered among Albanians.