Lisec ambush
| Lisec ambush | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of 2001 insurgency in Macedonia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Macedonian police |
 National Liberation Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Stojanče Angelov |
Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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"Tigar" Special Police Unit |
112 Brigade | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Unknown |
Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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8 wounded[1] 1 destroyed jeep |
Unknown | ||||||
The Lisec ambush was an attack carried out by the National Liberation Army (NLA) on a Macedonian police patrol on May 22, 2001.[1]
Prelude
[edit]Weeks before the NLA ambushed a police patrol near Vejce in the Tetovo region killing eight, and a week before in the same region in Lisec a Macedonian patrol was ambushed leaving one injured, the attackers missed the vehicles and failed to stop the patrol.[2]
Aftermath
[edit]Fighting in the region of Lisec continued throughout the war and on June 1, 2001, 8 NLA militants were reported killed.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.