Surkish

{{Short description|Village in Podujevo, Kosovo}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Surkish | native_name = Суркиш | native_name_lang = sr | settlement_type = Village | pushpin_map = Kosovo | pushpin_label_position = left | coordinates = {{Coord|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Kosovo}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Kosovo|District]] | subdivision_name1 = [[District of Pristina|Prishtinë]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Municipalities of Kosovo|Municipality]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Podujevo|Podujevë]] | unit_pref = Metric | elevation_m = |population_as_of = 2024 |population_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{Cite web |title=Popullsia sipas gjinisë, etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit |trans-title=Population by gender, ethnicity, and place of residence |url=https://askapi.rks-gov.net/Custom/823d15fb-6fe5-4563-bed0-05dbc3d45f38.pdf |url-status=live |publisher=[[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]] |language=sq |publication-place=Prishtinë |publication-date=July 2025}}</ref> |population_total = 1178 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset_DST = +2 | website =  | footnotes = }} {{Historical populations |title = Historical populations |align = right |width = |state = |shading = |percentages = |footnote = <ref name="census">{{Cite web |title=Kosovo |url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-census.htm |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=pop-stat.mashke.org}}</ref> |1948|304 |1953|352 |1961|385 |1971|445 |1981|657 |1991|757 |2011|1091 |2024|1178 }} '''Surkish''' ({{langx|sr|{{lang|sr-Cyrl|Суркиш}}}}) is a village in the municipality of [[Podujevo]], [[Kosovo]].

== Surkish ambush == On 25 October 1996, [[Kosovo Liberation Army]] insurgents armed with [[Assault rifles|automatic weapons]] ambushed 2 Yugoslav police officers in Surkish, near [[Podujevo]]. The ambush resulted in the instant death of 2 officers, Miloš Nikolić (34), a police inspector of the Pristina Precinct and Dragan Rakić from [[Velika Reka]], a reserve police officer and a manager of a company in [[Podujevo]]. Nikolić was killed in front of his house.<ref name=":1996">{{Cite web |title=1996 |url=http://opinionleaders.htmlplanet.com/teror96-97.html |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=opinionleaders.htmlplanet.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shiptars terrorists should pay: IMPROVING SECURITY IN KOSOVO |url=https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.albanian/c/1JG3nSXU7R0 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=groups.google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://balkania.tripod.com/resources/terrorism/kla_chronology_96-98.html|title=Chronology of the KLA's Terrorism:April 1996-February 1998|first=Pavlović|last=Milan|date= 4 March 1998|website=balkania.tripod.com}}</ref>

According to Avni Ajeti, one of the KLA soldiers that took part in the ambush, the operation was commanded by [[Zahir Pajaziti]] and Ilir Konushevci. The KLA had been tracking Nikolić who was known for being anti-Albanian, following him through his daily activities before killing him infront of his house.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.llapi.info/zahir-pajaziti-dha-urdher-keshtu-e-vrane-se-bashku-me-ilir-konushevcin-millosh-nikoliqin-ne-surkish/|title=Zahir Pajaziti dha urdhër, kështu e vranë së bashku me Ilir Konushevcin, Millosh Nikoliqin në Surkish|date=15 October 2022|website=llapi.info}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Podujevo]]

== References == {{Reflist}}{{Kosovo-geo-stub}} [[Category:Villages in Podujevë]] [[Category:Villages in Kosovo]]