Fadil Nimani

Fadil Nimani
Fadil Nimani
Nickname(s)	"Komandant Tigri"
Born	7 April 1967; Gjakova, SFR Yugoslavia, (today Kosovo)
Died	25 May 2001 (aged 34); Vaksince, Macedonia
Allegiance	Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA); National Liberation Army (NLA);
Years of service	1996–2001
Rank	Commander
Unit	"Rrufeja" battalion (KLA, Kosovo); 114th Brigade (NLA, Macedonia);
Commands	Dukagjin Operational Zone (KLA, Kosovo); Kumanovo area (NLA, Macedonia);
Battles / wars	Kosovo War Battle of Jabllanica; ; 2001 insurgency in Macedonia Operation MH-2; Battle of Vaksince †; ;

Fadil Nimani^[a] (7 April 1967 – 25 May 2001) was a Kosovar Albanian insurgent commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the Kosovo War and the National Liberation Army (NLA) during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia, in which the Albanian population sought independence of Albanian-inhabited areas in FR Yugoslavia and Macedonia, respectively.

He was appointed commander of the 114th Brigade of the NLA, active in the Kumanovo region, and had about 150 people under his command. He was killed by Macedonian special forces in an operation during the Macedonian insurgency, on 25 May 2001. A statue has been erected by ethnic Albanian politicians and former NLA fighters at Vaksince in his honour.

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