Ljuboten Incident
| Ljuboten Incident | |||||||
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| Part of 2001 insurgency in Macedonia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 National Liberation Army (alleged) (denied by Ali Ahmeti) |
 Republic of Macedonia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ali Ahmeti Xhavit Asani |
 Boris Trajkovski | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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113th Brigade "Ismet Jashari" |
 Army Reservists | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Unknown |
Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Unknown |
8 wounded | ||||||
| 10 Albanian civilians killed in later police action | |||||||
The Ljuboten Incident, also referred to by Macedonians as the Ljubotenski Bacila massacre, happened on 10 August, 2001, when an Macedonian Army truck convoy composed of reservists ran over a landmine near the village of Ljuboten killing 8 men.[1][2] Right after the attack fighting between Albanian rebels and Macedonian forces erupted.[3][4] The Macedonian government officially blamed the NLA for the Attack,[5] although the leader of the NLA, Ali Ahmeti, denied NLA involvement in the incident and suggested the mine might have been placed by government forces to prevent rebel crossings, and expressed regret at the incident.[6]
Aftermath
2 days after the attack, Macedonian forces surrounded Ljuboten and massacred 10 Albanian civilians.[5]
References
- ^ "Macedonia marks 19 years since the killing of eight soldiers by the Albanian UCK/NLA". Republika. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Soldiers killed in Macedonia blast". CNN world. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ "CNN.com - Soldiers killed in Macedonia blast - August 10, 2001". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ KRZAK, Andrzej (2014). "ASYMMETRY OF THE ALBANIAN-MACEDONIAN MILITARY CONFLICT IN 2001: MILITARY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIGHT IN THE REGIONS OF TETOVO, KUMANOVO, ARAČINOVO AND VAKSINCE". Politeja (30): 295–316. ISSN 1733-6716.
the area of Luboten (Ljuboten) village on the way to Lubca (Ljubca) there was a terrorist attack on a military convoy, when eight Macedonian soldiers were killed
- ^ a b Fisher, Ian (2001-09-05). "Report Says Macedonians Killed Civilians in Revenge". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ "Ali Ahmeti: "NLA Supports the Peace Agreement" Posted August 11, 2001". Alb net. National Albanian American Council. Archived from the original on 2016-10-17. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
The NLA has signed an agreement with NATO, where both parties have no right of movement, that is why today I am expressing my regret that the Government troops have entered the mountain road and have stepped on mines which we have not confirmed whether they have been planted by our soldiers or by government forces themselves, so that they could prevent the movement of the NLA in those areas. So again, I express regret for this accident.
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