And then he was appointed to the commander of a detachment that was formed to liberate İpek (present day: Peć) and Yakova (present day: Đakovica) from insurgents.
After Đakovica, the Erenik flows next to the villages of Rača and Bistražin, emptying soon into the White Drin near the village and hill of Gradište.
Born in Đakovica (known in Albanian as Gjakova), back then part of Kingdom of Serbia, Kryeziu was a particularly quick right wing able to run 100 m in 11 seconds.
The town was strategically located on the old road from Shkodër to Gjakova and served as a resting point along the trade route.