Battle of Slupčane
| Battle of Slupčane | |||||||
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| Part of the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| National Liberation Army | Macedonia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jakup Asipi Beqir Sadiku Sead Ramadani Nazmi Sulejmani Jetullah Qarri Lefter Koxhaj |
Boris Trajkovski Pande Petrovski Ljube Boškoski | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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113th Brigade "Ismet Jashari" Skanderbeg special unit |
Macedonian Army Macedonian Police "Tiger" Special Police Unit | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 100 militants |
Unknown Unknown 3 T-55 tanks 2 Mil Mi-24s | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 11 militants killed |
6 soldiers killed 2 POWs | ||||||
| 10 albanian civilians killed by macedonian shelling | |||||||
The Battle of Slupčane (Macedonian: Битка за Слупчане, Albanian: Beteja e Sllupçanit) was a military confrontation between the Macedonian security forces and Albanian insurgents belonging to the National Liberation Army (NLA), which at the time, was launching a campaign of guerrilla attacks against facilities of the Macedonian Government, the Macedonian Police force, and the Macedonian Armed Forces. The NLA was victorious, in part due to the withdrawal of Macedonian forces and suspension of all military operations in Kumanovo–Lipkovo region so that international officials could inspect the water supply.