
This is song for Adem Jashari* The Jasharis, the Story of a Resistance PREKAZ, Kosova -- A memorial is being constructed here to honor the memory of Adem Jashari and his family, who ignited all-out war for Kosovo's independence by sacrificing their lives. From the perspective of ethnic Albanians who backed the armed struggle against Serbian rule, the ruined home where 20 Jasharis--including women and children--died is drenched not only in blood but also in honor. Glossy brochures for visitors tell the story of events here in that spirit. The pamphlet distributed at the battle site focuses on Adem Jashari--a founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army--and the 19 members of his family who died with him. It does little more than mention the 36 distant relatives and neighbors also killed in the three-day siege. But the brochure presents a picture of a family fiercely devoted to the fight for independence and ready to give their lives for that cause. Titled "The Jasharis, the Story of a Resistance," the pamphlet traces Adem Jashari's eight-year armed struggle and declares that family members were "loyal co-fighters" who were "ready for sublime sacrifice." Jashari's wife, Adile, was the first person killed in the 1998 siege, "while taking ammunition to Adem," the brochure says. The last to die was their son Kushtrim, 13, who fell "holding the automatic gun in his hands," it says. Most of the family members--including Jashari's mother, a 7-year-old niece and 11 others--were killed <b>...</b>
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