Agim Krasniqi | |
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Born | 1951 Kondovo, SR Macedonia |
Allegiance |
National Liberation Army Albanian National Army |
Rank | Commander |
Battles/wars |
Agim Rrahman Krasniqi ( Macedonian: Агим Красниќи, romanized: Agim Krasnići) is an ethnic Albanian and former insurgent leader based in the village of Kondovo near Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. [1]
Krasniqi was born in Kondovo near Skopje in 1951. In 1984, while he was part of the Fronti Nacional Çlirimtar, he was arrested along with other members. [2] He was one of the commanders of the Albanian National Army, which participated in the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia. [3] [4] He remained active as the leader of the armed group after the signing of the 2001 Ohrid Agreement.
Krasniqi and his group of 80 militants [5] controlled the region of the village of Kondovo twice, first in July and December 2004 and later between February and August 2005, [5] that accompanied the governmental vote of the time. [6] Through the media, Krasniqi threatened to shell Skopje and his men kidnapped and beat four police officers. After this the ANA withdrew into Kosovo. [7] [8]
In the early hours of 12 July 2005, Krasniqi's group was involved in the attack on the police station in the village of Vratnica. [9] [10] Three shells were fired from a missile launcher at the station, [11] mortars, and automatic firearms. [12] [13] These attacks resulted in the area being declared off-limits by the Macedonian Police. [14]
Starting in September 2004, arrest warrants were issued against him for illegal possession of weapons, kidnapping and theft. He was later arrested and send to court. [3] [15] In February 2007 Agim Krasniqi and his group were pleaded not guilty on charges of acts of terror. [6]
"ANA" CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR KILLING OF TEN MACEDONIAN SOLDIERS Skopje, August 10 - A new armed group of ethnic Albanians on Thursday claimed responsibility for the killing of ten Macedonian army reservists in a highway ambush a day earlier. The "Albanian National Army" (AKSH) e-mailed a statement to several media in the region, on Albanian-language, saying a combined unit of its fighters and of the so-called National Liberation Army (NLA) carried the attack out "in revenge" for the killing of five NLA members by Macedonian security forces.
Агим Красниќи и Лирим Какупи - Нацист не се во Кондово, ниту пак во Македонија. Тие пристигнаа во Косово. Беше прифатено нивното барање да не се гонат, во замена за нивно заминување од селото Agim Krasniqi and Lirim Kakupi - Nazis are not in Kondovo, nor in Macedonia. They arrived in Kosovo. Their request not to be prosecuted was accepted, in exchange for their departure from the village
Agim Krasniqi | |
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Born | 1951 Kondovo, SR Macedonia |
Allegiance |
National Liberation Army Albanian National Army |
Rank | Commander |
Battles/wars |
Agim Rrahman Krasniqi ( Macedonian: Агим Красниќи, romanized: Agim Krasnići) is an ethnic Albanian and former insurgent leader based in the village of Kondovo near Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. [1]
Krasniqi was born in Kondovo near Skopje in 1951. In 1984, while he was part of the Fronti Nacional Çlirimtar, he was arrested along with other members. [2] He was one of the commanders of the Albanian National Army, which participated in the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia. [3] [4] He remained active as the leader of the armed group after the signing of the 2001 Ohrid Agreement.
Krasniqi and his group of 80 militants [5] controlled the region of the village of Kondovo twice, first in July and December 2004 and later between February and August 2005, [5] that accompanied the governmental vote of the time. [6] Through the media, Krasniqi threatened to shell Skopje and his men kidnapped and beat four police officers. After this the ANA withdrew into Kosovo. [7] [8]
In the early hours of 12 July 2005, Krasniqi's group was involved in the attack on the police station in the village of Vratnica. [9] [10] Three shells were fired from a missile launcher at the station, [11] mortars, and automatic firearms. [12] [13] These attacks resulted in the area being declared off-limits by the Macedonian Police. [14]
Starting in September 2004, arrest warrants were issued against him for illegal possession of weapons, kidnapping and theft. He was later arrested and send to court. [3] [15] In February 2007 Agim Krasniqi and his group were pleaded not guilty on charges of acts of terror. [6]
"ANA" CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR KILLING OF TEN MACEDONIAN SOLDIERS Skopje, August 10 - A new armed group of ethnic Albanians on Thursday claimed responsibility for the killing of ten Macedonian army reservists in a highway ambush a day earlier. The "Albanian National Army" (AKSH) e-mailed a statement to several media in the region, on Albanian-language, saying a combined unit of its fighters and of the so-called National Liberation Army (NLA) carried the attack out "in revenge" for the killing of five NLA members by Macedonian security forces.
Агим Красниќи и Лирим Какупи - Нацист не се во Кондово, ниту пак во Македонија. Тие пристигнаа во Косово. Беше прифатено нивното барање да не се гонат, во замена за нивно заминување од селото Agim Krasniqi and Lirim Kakupi - Nazis are not in Kondovo, nor in Macedonia. They arrived in Kosovo. Their request not to be prosecuted was accepted, in exchange for their departure from the village