21-year-old fall of Ilaz Kodra

Today, 21 years are filled by the heroic fall of Kosovo Liberation Army Commander Ilaz Kodra, who has been part of the NLA's first cells and a participant of all wars in Drenica and the district.

On this occasion today the chairman of Kadri Veseline's PDK will pay tribute in Vubovc and Steutica, the place where Ilaz Kodra fell on the liberty altar on April 30th 1999.

Ilaz Ismajl Kodra was born on May 3, 1966, in the Prekas district. He conducted his elementary school in his native country, while eight - year - olds and high schools, Gjimnaz, were conducted in Skenderaj. After performing high school, it is enrolled in the Commercial High School in Pec. The mandatory military service was conducted in Slovenia.

The homeland influence that he had exerted on the most progressive and revolutionary youth of Presca, the heroic act and resistance of Tahir, and Nebih Meha, on May 13, 1981, against Yugoslav police, had given impulses to the idea of continuing without return to armed resistance against the invaders.

Even Ilazi, like Adam and Hamez Jashar earlier, had identical thoughts about the need for the start of armed war, when it was being seen the beginning that Yugoslavia would be dissolved and when its destruction had already begun with Slovenia's division and the beginning of war in Croatia and later Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ilaz Kodra maintained illegal contacts with Commander Adem Jashari and members of Drenica's first relief core. They had also crossed the border in 1991 and illegally entered Albania in order to be trained and armed.

In the period before the start of the open war against the invading Serb forces, Ilaz Kodra took an active part in strengthening the KLA's combat units in mobilising volunteers. He also attended the famous Battle of New Rezall, which took place on November 26, 1997.

After the battle of Adem Jashar and other Jashari in Preskaz on March 5, 6, and 7th 1998, the commander's fighters continue their war operations by expanding U n CK is almost every village on this side.

Ilaz Kodra, Fehmi Ladrovci, Abednego Rexha and others had returned to Drenica along with their families. The fronts of the war were also extended to Dukagji, Anandrin, Neredime, Shala, and Llap.

Ilaz Kodra was a member of the war leader in Drenica. Along with Sami Lushtaku, Hashim Thaci, Sylejman Selimin, Muja Krasniqi, Rexhepi, Nuredin Lushtaku, Fehmi Lrudrovcin, Xheva Krasniqi-Lladrovci, Abedin Raja, Muja Jasari, Sahit Jasharin, Shaban Shala, Fadil Kodra, Zen Kodra, Ilzagu, Aslaan Fazun, Besimi Mala, Sabit Lyardovin and many others, commander Ila Karassar has participated in the restructuring of the war, as well as well as the development in the development of the mountains of Qrecacaca in the streets and Central Dres.

After Fehmi Lrudrovci and Xheva Krasniqi-Lladrovci fell on 22 September 1998, Ilaz Kodra was appointed commander of this brigade, which was named after its first commander, Fehmi Ludrovci.

Drenica's combat course of 114th Brigade, “Fehmi Laddrovci” of the Drenica Operative Zone lay in a part of Cyqavica, from the King's Chron, to Vasilevo in Drenas, Verboc, Steutica, Baks, Qirez, Morina, Dashevc, Preska, Prekac, Prelac, Skenderaj and Trnac.

In April 1999, Serbian occupational forces hard hit by NATO aircraft raged and anger were spilling against the civilian population by firing and slaughtering wherever they tried to survive, under conditions and circumstances of an iron siege.

Upon receiving news that Serbian forces were trying to storm the civilian population in the village of Verboc and Steutica, Ilaz Kodra departs to help the population.

Early in the morning, the attack by enemy forces surrounded by horseshoes. Ilaz Kodra has fought her throat against Serbian forces. It fell on the altar of freedom on April 30, 1999, in the village of Stetice”.

In 2012, the bust of the hero was discovered and his tower-muse was inaugurated.