Bilall Dreshaj (1910–1987), better known as Biko, was an ethnic Albanian military leader in Kosovo and Novi Pazar in Yugoslavia.

He was born in the village of Dreshaj, in the Gllogoc region in Kosovo, the part of the Ottoman Empire. During World War II he fought in the Battle for Novi Pazar against the communists and the Chetniks.

Bilall Dreshaj

World War II

Bilall Dreshaj and his men were called by Aćif Hadžiahmetović, mayor of Novi Pazar, on October 2 to defend the city against the ongoing attacks by Serbian Chetniks. On October 5 Dreshaj and his men entered the city with noise and gunfire and put themselves under command of local authorities. During Battle of Novi Pazar, Dreshaj's men successfully defended left wing of the main column against the Chetnik attacks. He was one of the main organisers of protests against arrival of Milan Nedić's troops in Novi Pazar during November 1942.

Bilall Dreshaj

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1910 births

1987 deaths

Albanian mass murderers

Albanian collaborators with Fascist Italy

Albanian collaborators with Nazi Germany

Yugoslav collaborators with Fascist Italy

Yugoslav collaborators with Nazi Germany

War criminals

Bilall Dreshaj