On April 28, 1971 , Ilir Soba, fighter of the Kosova Liberation Army, martyr, was born in Gjakova. He completed primary and secondary school in his hometown. After high school, he enrolled at the University of Prishtina, at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, in the branch of automation. But in the third year, he was forced to interrupt his studies and on May 25, 1998, he joined the ranks of the Kosova Liberation Army, at the Gllogjani Headquarters. He took part in the front line in the battles that took place in Prejlep, Prekolluk, Lumbardh, Broliq, Jabllanicë of Gjakova, etc. On October 17-18, 1998, when Serbian forces stationed in the village of Kralan in Gjakova, an area that until that day was controlled by observers of the Kosova Liberation Army, there was an open confrontation with Serbian forces. Ilir Soba also took part in the fighting. During the fierce fighting, he was killed in 1998. (In the photo: Ilir Soba)
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