albaner
Spitzen-Poster
Francesco was originally from Biella in Italy. Although in his late fifties, in 1999 he volunteered to help the Albanians of Kosova who were being subjected to a program of genocide at the hands of the Serbian Army. Although organisation within the Kosova Liberation Army was often inconsistent during this period Francesco joined 138. Agim Ramada Brigade and successfully crossed the mountains from Albania into occupied Kosova. He was often seen with a Dragunov sniper rifle, a rarity in the UCK at that time. On the morning of the 7th May he was in action on the Rock of Kocara near Junik when he was shot and killed by a Serb sniper. He remains there still, buried in a marked grave.
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