| Operation MH | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Macedonia |
 National Liberation Army | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Boris Trajkovski Ljubčo Georgievski Pande Petrovski Ljuben Paunovski |
Gëzim Ostreni Samidin Xhezairi Rahim Beqiri Hamdi Nëdrecaj | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
 Macedonian Army Macedonian police |
112th Brigade | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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200+ soldiers[5] |
Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Unknown |
Unknown | ||||||||
Operation MH (Macedonian: Операција МХ) was the first major offensive by the combined forces of the Macedonian Army and police forces in the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia.[needs context] The goal of the operation was to dislodge the NLA forces which were entrenched in Tetovo and the hills and villages in its vicinity.[6]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
finnwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Boudreaux, Richard. "Both Sides in Macedonia Hold Out Hope for Peaceful End". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Boudreaux, Richard. "Rebels Lose Strongholds in Army Assault". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Gall, Carlotta. "Village That Rebels Held Is Suddenly Almost Empty". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ a b De Breadun, Deaglan. "Skopje assault results in fiercest fighting to date". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Kirka, Danica (2001-03-26). "Macedonia troops launch offensive against ethnic Albanian rebels". Seacoastonline. Retrieved 22 May 2022.