Arben Ramadani
Arben Sadik Ramadani was one of the commanders of the Albanian militant group Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac. During the insurgency in the Preševo Valley, he was one of the commanders of the 113th "Ibrahim Fejzullahu" Brigade.
Biography
Ramadani was born on 13 June 1981 in Kokaj, Gjilan. He was the second out of the six children of the Ramadani family. In 1998, Ramadani, along with his uncle's son, Ibrahim Fejzullahu, joined the Kosovo Liberation Army. In March 1999, together with Agron Fejzullahu and Besim Mustafa, they joined the group again to fight in the Kosovo War. In 2000 Ramadani joined the UÇPMB. On 19 May, Ramadani was wounded in the shoulder by a gunshot fired from Serbian Police near the Ground Safety Zone in the Preševo Valley.
Death
On 20 May, while he and the 113th "Ibrahim Fejzullahu" Brigade were crossing the border, Ramadani was shot twice in the chest by Serb snipers. He was taken to Camp Bondsteel by a military helicopter for medical treatment, where he died due to internal bleeding. He was buried in his birthplace of Kokaj.