Operation MH-2 (Macedonian: Операција МХ-2) was a military operation[3] in the Kumanovo-Lipkovo region during the insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia.
| Operation MH-2 | |||||||
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| Part of the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Macedonia |
 NLA | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Boris Trajkovski Ljubčo Georgievski Pande Petrovski Ljube Boškoski Risto Galevski |
Fadil Nimani Xhezair Shaqiri Jakup Asipi Nazmi Sulejmani Jetullah Qarri | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Macedonian Army Macedonian Police |
114th Brigade | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Unknown number of soldiers 3 tanks 460 police officers |
Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 soldiers killed 1 captured[1] (later released)[2] | |||||||
Execution of the Operation MH-2
editMacedonian forces started to demine the fields at 8 a.m. and attacked with one mechanized battalion with support of artillery[4] villages: Slupčane, Ljubodrag, Lopate and Orizare.
At around 2 p.m., the operation was stopped by orders of Boris Trajkovski over the phone call to general Pande Petrovski.[5]
The Macedonian army claimed that 30 militants were killed.[6][7][8]
See also
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- ^ "Важно Горан жив и здрав ни се врати дома". Вест. 2001-05-24. Archived from the original on 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ "Лабава офанзива или затишје пред бура?". Вест. 2001-05-07. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ "Shelling resumes in Macedonia". CNN. 2001-05-06. Archived from the original on 2002-03-07. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ^ "Macedonia attacks rebel forces". CNN. 2001-05-03.
- ^ "Macedonian army 'kills 30 rebels'". BBC. 2001-05-12.
- ^ "Macedonia kills 30 rebels". CNN. 2001-05-12.
- ^ "Macedonia Claims 30 Rebels Die in Clashes". LA Times. 2001-05-13.