Ćuška

Ćuška (in Serbian; Ћушка) or Qyshk (in Albanian) is a village near Peć, in western Kosovo.[lower-alpha 1] It is predominantly inhabited by Muslim ethnic Albanians.

History

The word ćuška (ћушка) means "slap" in Serbo-Croatian.[1] During the Kosovo War, on May 14, 1999, the Šakali paramilitary unit massacred civilians in the village, and they are now facing sentences for these war crimes.[2]

Notable people

Annotations

  1. ↑ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References

  1. ↑ Nusret Mulasmajic (9 May 2011). Bosnian-English Dictionary: Turcisms, Colloquialisms, Islamic Words and Expressions. AuthorHouse. pp. 57–. ISBN 978-1-4634-0179-5.
  2. ↑ http://www.rtv.rs/sr_ci/hronika/svedok:-sakali-izvrsili-zlocine-u-selu-cuska_240076.html

Coordinates: 42°39′26″N 20°20′20″E / 42.657222°N 20.338889°E / 42.657222; 20.338889 (Ćuška)

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