Kosovo War - Villages were captured
Time: Friday Jul 17, 1998
Place: Kosovo
Details: The tide turned in mid-July when the KLA captured Orahovac. On 17 July 1998, two nearby villages, Retimlije and Opteruša, were also captured, while less systematic events took place in the larger Serb-populated village of Velika Hoča.
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