Lisec ambush
| Lisec ambush | |||||||
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| Part of 2001 insurgency in Macedonia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Macedonia |
 National Liberation Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Stojanče Angelov |
Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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112 Brigade | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Unknown |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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8 wounded[1] 1 destroyed jeep |
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The Lisec ambush was an attack carried out by the National Liberation Army (NLA) on a Macedonian police patrol on May 22, 2001.[1]
Prelude[edit]
Weeks before the NLA ambushed a police patrol near Vejce in the Tetovo region killing eight, and a week before in the same region in Lisec a Macedonian patrol was ambushed leaving one injured, the attackers missed the vehicles and failed to stop the patrol.[2]
Aftermath[edit]
Fighting in the region of Lisec continued throughout the war and on June 1, 2001, 8 NLA militants were reported killed.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fighting reported in Macedonia". CNN.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Macedonia clashes before deadline". CNN. Archived from the original on 4 May 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ↑ "Macedonia rebels die in clashes". CNN. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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