| Bojane attack | |||||||||
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| Part of Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Macedonia |
 National Liberation Army | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Pande Petrovski Risto Galevski |
Rafiz Aliti Emrush Suma | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Macedonian army Macedonian police |
115th Brigade | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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Unknown |
Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Unknown |
Unknown | ||||||||
The Bojane attack was a 2001 attack carried out by the National Liberation Army (NLA). The attack occurred on Macedonian security forces in the village of Bojane, when the NLA tried to capture the village. The attack ended in failure.
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References
- ↑ Krzak, Andrej (2014). "Asymmetry of the Albanian-Macedonian Military Conflict in 2001: Military Characteristics of the Fight in the Regions of Tetovo, Kumnaovo, Aračinovo and Vaksince". Politeja (30): 295–316. doi:10.12797/Politeja.11.2014.30.23. JSTOR 24919730. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
Within a few more days, on the 12th and 13th of August the Army and special forces joined the fight backed by aircraft and attack helicopters (Sukhoi Su-25 and Mil MI-24). Despite the lack of coordination between the police and the ARM troops, the government forces managed to eliminate the blockade of a border police station in Radusha (Raduša), and then to discard the rebel forces. Some Albanians crossed the border with Kosovo, while others occupied the bunkers and fortifications around the border villages. It was one of the biggest success of the government forces since the beginning of the conflict in Macedonia. KLA NMET suffered heavy losses in men and equipment. The breakdown of the rebel group brought a big propaganda and psychological success.
- ↑ "Fighting close to Skopje". news24. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
There were exchanges of gunfire in Bojance, 20 kilometres west of Skojpe, the sources said, adding that Macedonian troops had pushed back the rebels.
- ↑ Finn, Peter. "New Fighting Imperils Pact In Macedonia". The Washington Post.
On the eve of the scheduled signing of a comprehensive peace settlement, Macedonian Slav forces and ethnic Albanian rebels clashed today in numerous locations, including a village just three miles from the capital that was pounded by government mortars. After government officials met with NATO representatives and then suspended military operations at 7:30 p.m., there were no reports of serious fighting....The fighting around Ljuboten followed clashes in the past 24 hours in the largely ethnic Albanian city of Tetovo and the northern village of Radusa, which is vital to retaining control of a reservoir that supplies Skopje.
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