Abedin Rexha was a fighter of the first ranks of the Kosovo Liberation Army, brave and fearless until death, which is why his comrades called him "Sandokan". He was born on July 8, 1969 in Vajnik, municipality of Skenderaj.
He attended primary school in Turiçec, secondary school in Skenderaj, and continued his studies at the Faculty of Mining and Metallurgy in Mitrovica. During his secondary education in Skenderaj, he came into contact with illegal activists. At that time, he was associated with Jakup Nura and Nuhi Geci, with whom he was already organized and often distributed tracts and posters, calling for resistance against the Serbo-Slavic invaders.
Two months later, in July 1997, Abedin Rexha together with Adrian Krasniq, Ilaz Kodra, Ilir Konushevci and other freedom fighters managed to infiltrate Kosovo and worked tirelessly to expand and consolidate the ranks of the KLA.
On November 25, 1997, the Serbian police went to Vajnik to arrest Abedi Rexha-Sandokanin. Abedini with his two brothers, Brahim and Afrim, and other fighters had faced the Serbian gangs and attacked them. In this attack, two Serbian policemen were liquidated, while during this fight, the Serbian forces injured Baki Krasniqi, 11 years old.The enemy's plan was beginning to be put into action. However, in the early hours of the day, the Serbian forces found themselves surrounded. During the withdrawal, the Serbs had beaten to death the teacher Halit Geci, in the yard of the Llausha school. And, on November 28, 1997, on the occasion of the burial of the teacher Halit Geci in Llaushë, Mujë Krasniqi with his friends Rexhep Selim and Daut Haradinaj, being armed, publicly announced the beginning of the liberation war in Kosovo, appearing before the gathered mass with the uniform of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
During 1998, the Liberation War continued to expand rapidly, and Abedin Rexha could not contain his anger against the occupier, who mercilessly massacred children, women, men and the elderly and burned the houses of Albanians.
Abedin Rexha left behind his wife and two children: Sokol and Lete. His heroism has been immortalized in many articles in our press, in songs and poems, while the school of Turiçec proudly bears his name.