2015 Kumanovo clashes | |||||||
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A house that was heavily damaged in the fighting | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Macedonia | NLA veterans[1][2] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gjorge Ivanov Nikola Gruevski Gordana Jankuloska |
Mirsad Ndrecaj †[5][1] Muhamed Krasniqi [1][2] Sami Ukshini [1][2] Beg Rizaj †[5][1] Demë Shehu [1][2] Nusret Kaloshi † | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Unknown | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 50-70 militants[6][7] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8 killed[B] 37 wounded[8] 2 captured |
10 killed[8][9][10][11] 30 arrested[11][12] | ||||||
20 civilians injured[13] | |||||||
The 2015 Kumanovo clashes, also known as Operation Divo naselje (Macedonian: Операција „Диво насеље“),[14] were series of shootouts which erupted during a raid between the Macedonian police and an armed group identifying itself as the National Liberation Army (NLA). They began on 9 May 2015 in the northern Macedonian town of Kumanovo.[15][16] During the shootings, eight Macedonian policemen and 14 of the militants were killed, while 37 officers were wounded and hospitalized.[17] The shooting ended on 10 May 2015, in an operation by the Macedonian police and armed forces, in which 30 militants were arrested and charged with terrorism-related charges by the Macedonian authorities.[18]
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