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The Lučane Counteroffensive (Serbian: Lučane kontraofanziva) was the result of a series of synchronized attacks by the Albanian militant group Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac, UÇPMB, between 21–27 November 2000. The counteroffensive lasted for 2 days and was a failure. While part of Lučane was taken back by Serbs, the UÇPMB later attacked the Serbs and forced them to retreat back to their original positions.

Background
On 12 June 1999, one day after signing of the Kumanovo agreement, which ended the Kosovo War, ethnic Albanian separatists  and former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veterans created the Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac, UÇPMB.

An insurgency later broke out the same day between the UÇPMB and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which was able to do nothing due to the restrictions prohibiting the use of planes, tanks or any other heavier weapons, so the area became a haven for drug smuggling and operations against Yugoslav forces.

During 1999 rebels did not enter an open conflict with the police. Instead, they battled them with the mortars from the distance, so Serbs were unable to respond.

Between 21–27 November 2000, the Albanian militant group UÇPMB launched a series of synchronized attacks on the Dobrosin security checkpoint, and on the positions of the police on the corners of Devojačka Čuka and Osoje during the 1999–2001 Insurgency in the Preševo Valley.

Serb counterattack
On the 27 November 2000, the Serbs launched their counterattack against the UÇPMB. Parts of Lučane were liberated from the UÇPMB, but they couldn't continue any further than half of the city.

First attack
After the Serb counterattack, the UÇPMB fought heavily with the Serbs. Due to the Heavy fighting, members of the MUP from Gornji Milanovac were forced to withdraw to Konculj, Lučane and Bujanovac. The attack resulted in 3 killed and 5 wounded.

Second attack
Serb police retreated from the Ground Safety Zone (GSZ) after four policemen were killed and another two wounded, after which the UÇPMB took control over Dobrosin, Lučane, Končulj, Mali Trnovac and Breznica, as well as 4 police stations.