The Municipality of Gjakova announces that, as informed by the Institute of Forensic Medicine, the mortal remains of Myrteza Dylhas from Gjakova, who was taken during the war by Serbian forces and whose fate was unknown, have been found and identified.
Dylhas will be reburied tomorrow at the Memorial Complex in Çabrat.
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Letter to the Reader — Why We're Asking for Your Support ContributeAs the Municipality of Gjakova wrote on Facebook, Myrteza Dylhasi, along with his father, six members of the Qerkezi family, two relatives of the Jetishi family and a member of the Ymeraga family, were taken by Serbian forces on March 27, 1999.
"The reburial ceremony of the martyr Myrteza (Skënder) Dylhasi will be held on Friday, March 6. Tributes will be held from 12:00 to 13:00 at the "Asim Vokshi" Palace of Culture in Gjakova. The burial will take place at 13:30 at the Memorial Complex in Çabrat. On March 27, 1999, the now deceased Myrteza, together with his father Skënder Dylhasi, six members of the Qerkezi family, two neighbors of the Jetishi family and a member of the Ymeraga family, were taken by Serbian forces from Halim Qerkezi's house in Gjakova," the Gjakova Municipality announced.