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Battle Of Raduša
The battle of Raduša was part of the wider inter-ethnic conflict known as the insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia between the Albanian National Liberation Army (Macedonia), NLA and Macedonian security forces concentrated near the border with Kosovo. The brunt of the fighting happened near the village of Raduša, Saraj, Raduša and Bojane villages that guard the roads to the Rašče water supply which supplies water to the capital city of Skopje. Battle Opening skirmishes The first clash took place on 20 June 2001, when four policemen from the Raduša police station discovered an NLA camp of forty insurgents on the steps of Žeden mountain, during a patrol of the terrain on the border, after which they had opened fire on the militants. The patrol called on air support which came immediately and pushed the insurgents towards Kosovo. On 23 June, one of the most dramatic single events in the conflict occurred when another police border patrol was attacked in an NLA ambush n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Insurgency In Macedonia
The 2001 insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia was an armed conflict which began when the ethnic Albanians in North Macedonia, Albanian National Liberation Army (North Macedonia), National Liberation Army (NLA) insurgent group, formed from veterans of the Kosovo War and insurgency in the Preševo Valley, attacked North Macedonia, Macedonian Army of the Republic of North Macedonia, security forces at the end of January 2001, and ended with the Ohrid Agreement, signed on 13 August of that same year. There were also claims that the NLA ultimately wished to see Albanian-majority areas secede from the country, though high-ranking members of the group have denied this. The conflict lasted throughout most of the year, although overall casualties remained limited to several dozen individuals on either side, according to sources from both sides of the conflict. With it, the Yugoslav Wars had reached the Republic of Macedonia which had achieved peaceful 1991 Macedonian independence referend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Su-25
The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' ( ('' rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Ground Forces. The first prototype made its maiden flight on 22 February 1975. After testing, the aircraft went into series production in 1978 in Tbilisi in the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. Early variants included the Su-25UB two-seat trainer, the Su-25BM for target-towing, and the Su-25K for export customers. Some aircraft were upgraded to the Su-25SM standard in 2012. The Su-25T and the Su-25TM (also known as the Su-39) were further developments, not produced in significant numbers. The Su-25, and the Su-34, were the only armoured, fixed-wing aircraft in production in 2007.Gordon and Dawes 2004. Su-25s are in service with Russia, other CIS members, and export customers. Production of the Su-25 ended in 2010 in Georgia. Attempts continue to be ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation MH
Operation MH () was the first major offensive by the combined forces of the Macedonian Army and police forces in the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia. The goal of the operation was to dislodge the NLA forces which were entrenched in Tetovo and the hills and villages in its vicinity. Prelude Weeks prior Albanian rebels had taken control of the Tetovo fortress and several villages in the Tetovo municipality where sporadic fighting occurred between Macedonian security forces and Albanian rebels. The government conducted so called "search and sweep operations" that lead to several arrests. Execution of the Operation MH The operation started at 7am on 25 March with an hour long artillery barrage followed by Macedonian Army units moving in to encircle the villages held by the rebels. Helicopters covered the retreat and reinforcement routes that lead to Kosovo, during the first phase of the battle stiff resistance was encountered in the village of Gajre and Šipkovica which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation MH-2
Operation MH-2 () was a military operation in the Kumanovo-Lipkovo region during the insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia. Execution of the Operation MH-2 Macedonian forces started to demine the fields at 8 a.m. and attacked with one mechanized battalion with support of artillery villages: Slupčane, Ljubodrag, Lopate and Orizare. At around 2 p.m., the operation was stopped by orders of Boris Trajkovski over the phone call to general Pande Petrovski. The Macedonian army claimed that 30 militants were killed. See also * Operation Vaksince A military engagement between the Macedonian security forces and Albanian insurgents belonging to the National Liberation Army (Albanians of Macedonia), NLA occurred in the village of Vaksince, which was at the time launching a campaign of guer ... * Testimonies 2001 References {{Kumanovo , state=collapsed 2001 insurgency in Macedonia Kumanovo Municipality Lipkovo Municipality 2001 in the Republic of Macedonia Battles in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Vaksince
A military engagement between the Macedonian security forces and Albanian insurgents belonging to the National Liberation Army (Albanians of Macedonia), NLA occurred in the village of Vaksince, which was at the time launching a campaign of guerrilla attacks against facilities of the Macedonian Government, the Law enforcement in the Republic of Macedonia, Macedonian Police force, and the Macedonian Armed Forces. Timeline NLA attack and Macedonian counter-offensive On 3 May, the NLA launched an attack on Macedonian security forces in Vaksince, near Kumanovo, killing two Macedonian soldiers and kidnapping a third. The NLA then went on to occupy the village and declared the area in and around Vaksince as a "liberated zone". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohrid Agreement (2001)
The Ohrid Framework Agreement (, ) was the peace deal signed by the government of the Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) and representatives of the Albanian minority on 13 August 2001. The agreement was signed by the country's four political parties after international mediators demanded their commitment to its ratification and implementation within a four-year period. Provisions The Ohrid Agreement created a framework for North Macedonia as a civic state, ending the armed conflict between the National Liberation Army and the security forces of Macedonia. It established basic principles of the state such as cessation of hostilities, voluntary disarmament of ethnic Albanian armed groups, government devolution, and the reform of minority political and cultural rights. The deal also included provisions for altering the official languages of the country, with any language spoken by more than 20% of the population becoming co-official with the Macedonian language at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Essential Harvest
Operation Essential Harvest (or Task Force Harvest) was a deployment mission in the Republic of Macedonia by NATO, officially launched on August 22, 2001, and effectively started on August 27. Because national contributions were larger than expected, the force ultimately grew to approximately 4,800 troops. Troops from 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 9 Parachute Squadron RE and members of the SAS working in the A.O.R. The operation was headquartered in a fruit processing plant called Tri Kruši in Dracevo. Background "Although France was not a member of the NATO integrated command structure, then President Chirac had begun to reintegrate into the military structure of the Alliance in order to allow for French participation in combined operations in Bosnia under NATO command. . . . At the summit in Freiburg on 12 June, Chirac's suggestion for military cooperation with German units within NATO was confirmed by Schröder and put in place by the foreign and defence ministers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosovo Protection Corps
The Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC; , TMK) was a civilian emergency services organization in Kosovo active from 1999 until 2009. The KPC was created on 1999, through the promulgation of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Regulation 1999/8 and the agreement of a "Statement of Principles" on the KPC's permitted role in Kosovo. In effect, it was a compromise between the disarmament of the Kosovo Liberation Army, which was stipulated by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, and rejected by the Kosovo Albanians. History Immediately after the end of the Kosovo War in June 1999 and the dislocation of NATO forces in Kosovo, emerged the need for the definition of the KLA role in accordance with the new situation. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, UNSC 1244, approved in June 1999, included KLA demilitarization. Therefore, the same month, Kosovo Force, KFOR Commander, General Mike Jackson (British Army officer), Mike Jackson and H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administration For Security And Counterintelligence
The Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (, Albanian language, Albanian: ''Administrata për siguri dhe kundërzbulim''), commonly referred to by the acronym UBK, was the domestic counterintelligence and security agency of North Macedonia. Its headquarters were located in Skopje, and the agency was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (North Macedonia), Ministry of Internal Affairs. The agency was founded in the People's Republic of Macedonia under the name Department for People's Protection OZNA, as the official security agency in the Macedonian socialist republic. Officially, the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence, was founded in 1995 under the name Directorate for Security and Counterintelligence. This agency was succeeded by the National Security Agency. Directors See also *North Macedonia *Intelligence Agency of North Macedonia, Intelligence Agency (Civilian Agency) * Military Service for Security and Intelligence-G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hani I Elezit
Hani i Elezit or Elez Han ( sq-definite, Hani i Elezit; , ''Đeneral Janković''; officially Елез Хан, ''Elez Han'') is a town and municipality located in the Ferizaj District of Kosovo. History The town has been inhabited since the 1500s. Its name in Ottoman times was ''İlyas-Han'', which it got because of the Han of Elez Dimca. The town was renamed after Serbian general Božidar Janković in 1914 by a decision of the Serbian Council of Ministers. It is one of the new formed municipalities formed in September 2005. It was previously part of the Kaçanik municipality. In 2012, the Kosovo Assembly approved the renaming of the town to Elez Han for its publications in Serbian and English; the name remains ''Hani i Elezit'' in Albanian. Geography The town is located in the south-eastern part of Kosovo, near the border with North Macedonia. The municipality covers an area of . It borders Kaçanik municipality to the north and with North Macedonia, the municipalities of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultural center of the country. As of the 2021 North Macedonia census, 2021 census, the city had a population of 526,502. Skopje covers 571.46 km² and includes both urban and rural areas, bordered by several Municipalities of North Macedonia, municipalities and close to the borders of Kosovo and Serbia. The area of Skopje has been continuously inhabited since at least the Chalcolithic period. The city — known as ''Scupi'' at the time — was founded in the late 1st century during the rule of Domitian, and abandoned in 518 after an earthquake destroyed the city. It was rebuilt under Justinian I. It became a significant settlement under the First Bulgarian Empire, the Serbian Empire (when it served briefly as a capital), and later under the Otto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
