Gajre ambush
2001 ambush near Gajre / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ethnic Albanian rebels of the National Liberation Army killed five soldiers of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia on 5 June 2001 near Gajre, a village in the Šar Mountains, North Macedonia. It represents one of the heaviest death tolls for the government forces in a single incident during the Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia.[1][2]
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Gajre ambush | |||||||
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Part of the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
National Liberation Army | Macedonia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Isak Rufati † | |||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Unknown | Macedonian army | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 11 soldiers[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
5 killed 6 wounded |
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