Lisec ambush
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| Lisec Ambush | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of 2001 insurgency in Macedonia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Republic of Macedonia |
 National Liberation Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Boris TrajkovskiFile:Logo of SAU Tigar Macedonia.svg Stojance Angelov |
Ali Ahmeti | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| File:Logo of SAU Tigar Macedonia.svg Special Operations Unit Tigar |
Unknown unit | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| File:Logo of SAU Tigar Macedonia.svg 16 |
Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 8 wounded[1] |
Unknown | ||||||
The Lisec Ambush was an attack carried out by the NLA on a Macedonian police patrol on May 22, 2001, it was one of the most intense infantry engagement in the war.[1]
Prelude
Weeks before the NLA ambushed a police patrol near Vejce in the Tetovo region killing 8, and a week before in the same region in Lisec a Macedonian patrol was ambushed leaving 1 injured, the attackers missed the vehicles and failed to stop the patrol[2]
Aftermath
Fighting in the region of Lisec continued throughout the war and on June 1, 8 NLA rebels were reported killed.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Fighting reported in Macedonia". CNN.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Macedonia clashes before deadline". CNN. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Macedonia rebels die in clashes". CNN. Retrieved 11 May 2022.