On March 4, 2001, Albanian militants of the NLA, performed an ambush near the village of

Tanuševci Tanuševci (, ) is a village in the Municipalities of North Macedonia, municipality of Čučer-Sandevo Municipality, Čučer-Sandevo, Republic of North Macedonia. Name Tanuševci, in local Albanian Tanushë comes from the name Tanush. Tanush is ...

during the Insurgency in Macedonia.

Background

On February 17, 2001, fighting broke out in the village. By March 1, 100 Albanian militants had occupied Tanuševci.

Ambush

Albanian militants planted landmines on a road leading to Tanuševci. At 7:30 AM, an

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vehicle hit the landmines, killing two soldiers. At 8 AM, the rebels opened fire on military forces, killing one soldier.

Aftermath

The European Union condemned the attack. Due to the ambush, Macedonia closed its border with

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. 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.

References

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