 From 1991 to 1992 , Jashari and about 100 other ethnic Albanians wishing to fight for the independence of Kosovo underwent military training in the municipality of Labinot @-@ Mal in Albania . Afterwards , Jashari and other ethnic Albanians committed several acts of sabotage aimed at the Serbian administrative apparatus in Kosovo . Attempting to capture or kill him , Serbian police surrounded Jashari and his older brother , Hamëz , at their home in Prekaz on 30 December 1991 . In the ensuing siege , large numbers of Kosovo Albanians flocked to Prekaz , pressuring the police to withdraw from the village . 
