Battle of Tetovo
Battle of the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Tetovo (Macedonian: Битка за Тетово, romanized: Bitka za Tetovo, Albanian: Beteja e Tetovës), was the largest engagement during the 2001 insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia, in which Macedonian security forces battled the National Liberation Army (NLA) for control of the city.
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Battle of Tetovo | ||||||||
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Part of the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia | ||||||||
Clockwise from top: NLA insurgents getting disarmed during Operation Essential Harvest in the end of the battle; NLA insurgents in the hills above Tetovo; Macedonian soldiers patrol cars Infront of the city stadium; Macedonian soldiers during the battle; Macedonian T-55 tank during the battle. | ||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||
Macedonia | National Liberation Army | NATO | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
Boris Trajkovski Ljubčo Georgievski Pande Petrovski Ljube Boškoski |
Gëzim Ostreni Rahim Beqiri † Hamdi Nëdrecaj Samidin Xhezairi |
George Robertson Guido Venturoni | ||||||
Units involved | ||||||||
| 112th Brigade "Mujdin Aliu" |
2 armored companies 1 logistic unit | ||||||
Strength | ||||||||
10,000+[4] 20-30 tanks[5] 8+ APCs 1+ Mi-17 helicopter 2 Mi-24 helicopters (operated by Ukrainian mercenary pilots) | 2,500–3,000[6] |
4,800+[4] 2+ tanks | ||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||
34 killed[7][8] 24 wounded 1 armoured vehicle destroyed 1 BTR captured 1 truck destroyed 1 Mi-17 helicopter crashed |
1 killed[9] 7 wounded[9] | 1 wounded | ||||||
25+ civilians killed 20+ civilians kidnapped |
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