was albania part of the ottoman empire
Serbian troops and Montenegrin troops laid siege to Scutari (ShkodÃ«r) in northern Albania beginning on October 8, 1912. Albanian nationalists led by Ismail Kemal Bey (Ismail Qemal Bej) proclaimed the independence of Albania from the Ottoman Empire in the port of Valona (VlorÃ«) on November 28, 1912. Serbian troops occupied DurrÃ«s on November 30, 1912.