On July 12th, 1998, Gashi was manning a checkpoint in central Kosovo, set up by the Kosovo Liberation Army -- then a guerilla group waging an armed campaign against the Serbian authorities.
Gaši je 12. jula 1998. čuvao kontrolni punkt u centralnom Kosovu koji je postavila Oslobodilačka vojska Kosova -- tadašnja gerilska grupa koja je vodila oružanu kampanju protiv srpskih vlasti.