There was serious combat in the areas of Suva Reka and Drenica.[1] At least 14 policemen had been killed by the KLA earlier that month.[2] On 25 September, a Serbian police vehicle was blown up by a detonation on the road between Likovac and Gornje Obrinje, with five dead.[3] The KLA sometimes retreated through villages after their frequent attacks on Serbian police, moving in proximity to civilians.[4] According to HRW, the Serbian special police retaliated by killing 21 civilians,[2] belonging to the family of Deliaj from Donje Obrinje, on 26 September.[5] Among these were 9 women and 5 children.[6] They had been executed in a nearby forest.[5] Later that same day, 14 men were randomly selected some kilometres from Gornje Obrinje, abused for several hours, then eventually 13 were executed[2] in Golubovac.[1] On 27 September HRW researchers and journalists arrived at the village and documented the massacre, garnering major Western media coverage.[1]