The Border Police (
Macedonian
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Macedonian(s) may refer to:
People Modern
* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Macedonia
* Mac ...
: Гранична полиција'', Granična policija'') is a legal police unit that monitors and protects the borders of
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
. It faced off against 40 armed men on 21 April 2015 with
NLA patches. 4 policemen were captured, but were later released.
Vehicles
* 1 Bus ''
Mercedes''
* 2 Minibuses ''
Mercedes Sprinter
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* 23 Cross-motorcycles ''Husqvarna''
* 17 ''
Ford Focus
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* 8 ''
Ford Transit
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* 62 Jeeps ''
Land Rover Defender
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* 2 Jeeps ''
Land Rover Freelander
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Attacks
40 armed men on 21 April 2015 showed up with
National Liberation Army (NLA) patches and attacked a border police station located at
Gošince
Gošince (, ) is a village in the Municipalities of North Macedonia, municipality of Lipkovo Municipality, Lipkovo, North Macedonia.
History
Descendants of the Krasniqi ''fis'' were recorded in the villages of Gošince, Slupčane, Alaševce and Ru ...
, near the
Kosovo
Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...
border. Before they left for Kosovo, they issued this message through an interpreter: "We are from the
National Liberation Army. Tell them that neither
Ali Ahmeti
Ali Ahmeti (; born 4 January 1959), also known by the nom de guerre as Abaz Gjuka () is a Macedonian politician of Albanian descent, leader of the Democratic Union for Integration, and a junior coalition partner in the Macedonian government from ...
nor
Nikola Gruevski
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can save you. We do not want any
framework agreement
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and if we see you here again, we will kill you. We want our own state."
See also
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Ministry of Internal Affairs
An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement.
In some states, the i ...
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Police of North Macedonia
Law enforcement in North Macedonia is the responsibility of the Police of the Republic of North Macedonia ().
The police headquarters are located in Skopje at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and also maintain an air base in nearby Idrizovo. ...
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Lake Patrol
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Army of North Macedonia
The Army of the Republic of North Macedonia (, ARSM) is the military of North Macedonia. The army is organized, prepared and trained to conduct armed struggle and combat and other actions to achieve its constitutional function of defending the ...
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Lions
The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large cat of the genus ''Panthera'', native to Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the tip of its tail. It is se ...
former
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Special Operations Unit - Tigers
The Special Anti-terrorist Unit is a police unit from North Macedonia.
History
On March 13, 1981, the unit was established in SR Macedonia (now North Macedonia). The unit was involved in the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia. On March 29, Tigers al ...
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Alpha (Police Unit)
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Special Support Unit
References
Specialist law enforcement agencies of North Macedonia
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