Battle of Vaksince

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Operation Vaksince
Part of Macedonia war
Battle of Vaksince is located in North Macedonia
Kumanovo Municipality
Kumanovo Municipality
Battle of Vaksince (North Macedonia)
Date25 May 2001
Location
Kumanovo, Lipkovo Macedonia
Result

Macedonian victory

  • Macedonian forces regain control over Vaksince territory.[1]
Belligerents
North Macedonia Macedonia NLA
Commanders and leaders
North Macedonia Boris Trajkovski
North Macedonia Ljubčo Georgievski
North Macedonia Pande Petrovski
North Macedonia Ljube Boškoski		 Ali Ahmeti
Fadil Nimani †[2]
Units involved
Army of the Republic of Macedonia Macedonian Army
Law enforcement in the Republic of Macedonia Macedonian Police		 114 Brigade
Strength
unknown unknown
Casualties and losses
none unknown
12,000 civilians displaced
9,500 fled to Kosovo
2,500 fled to Serbia

Operation Vaksince was a military operation[3] launched by the Macedonian security forces against Albanian insurgents belonging to the NLA, which was at the time launching a campaign of guerrilla attacks against facilities of the Macedonian Government, the Macedonian Police force, and the Macedonian Armed Forces.

On the 25th May 2001 troops belonging to the Macedonian Army and Macedonian Police force began Operation Vaksince against insurgent forces in the region of Kumanovo Karadak, in northeast of Macedonia. The operation only lasted a single day and ended with a Macedonian victory against the Albanian insurgents.[4]

During the course of the operation the Macedonian troops were able to recapture the village of Matejce from the insurgents. Additionally the villages of Vaksince and Slupcane, were severely damaged by artillery bombardments and helicopter attacks. These villages were also recaptured by members of the security forces.


References

  1. ^ Сведоштва 2001, Панде Петровски стр.80, Киро Дандаро 2006.
  2. ^ "Убиен Фадил Лимани, командант на терористите за Куманово". Вест. 2001-05-28. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Solana breaks Macedonia deadlock". BBC. 2001-05-29.
  4. ^ Сведоштва 2001, Панде Петровски стр.80, Киро Дандаро 2006.

External links

See also

Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia

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