Ambush near Tanuševci | |||||||
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Part of the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
National Liberation Army | Macedonia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Kirčo Dimitrov † [1] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Unknown | Macedonian army | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown [2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
3 killed 1 vehicle destroyed |
On March 4, 2001, Albanian rebels of the NLA, performed an ambush near the village of Tanuševci during the Insurgency in Macedonia. [3] [4] [5] [6]
On February 17, 2001, fighting broke out in the village. By March 1, 100 Albanian rebels had occupied Tanuševci. [7] [8]
Albanian insurgents planted landmines on a road leading to Tanuševci. At 7:30 AM, an ARM vehicle hit the landmines, killing two soldiers. At 8 AM, the rebels opened fire on military forces, killing one soldier. [2]
The European Union condemned the attack. [6] Due to the ambush, Macedonia closed its border with Kosovo. [7] [9] Macedonian authorities sent around 3,000 to 4,000 men to tackle the rebels, but within days the rebellion spread around nearby villages. Around 500 residents of Tanuševci, mainly women and children, fled into Kosovo. [10]
Ambush near Tanuševci | |||||||
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Part of the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
National Liberation Army | Macedonia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Kirčo Dimitrov † [1] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Unknown | Macedonian army | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown [2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
3 killed 1 vehicle destroyed |
On March 4, 2001, Albanian rebels of the NLA, performed an ambush near the village of Tanuševci during the Insurgency in Macedonia. [3] [4] [5] [6]
On February 17, 2001, fighting broke out in the village. By March 1, 100 Albanian rebels had occupied Tanuševci. [7] [8]
Albanian insurgents planted landmines on a road leading to Tanuševci. At 7:30 AM, an ARM vehicle hit the landmines, killing two soldiers. At 8 AM, the rebels opened fire on military forces, killing one soldier. [2]
The European Union condemned the attack. [6] Due to the ambush, Macedonia closed its border with Kosovo. [7] [9] Macedonian authorities sent around 3,000 to 4,000 men to tackle the rebels, but within days the rebellion spread around nearby villages. Around 500 residents of Tanuševci, mainly women and children, fled into Kosovo. [10]