Albanian National Army

Not to be confused with Military of Albania.

Albanian National Army
Armata Kombëtare Shqiptare
LeadersAlban Parishi[1]
Wigan Gradica[2]
Avdil Jakupi[3]
Agim Krasniqi[4][5]
Active regionsKosovo
Polog, North Macedonia
Preševo Valley
IdeologyAlbanian nationalism
Greater Albania
Allies National Liberation Army
OpponentsNorth Macedonia Macedonia
Serbia Serbia
KFOR
United Nations UNMIK
Tsar Lazar Guard
Battles and wars

The Albanian National Army (ANA; Albanian: Armata Kombëtare Shqiptare, AKSh)[8] is an Albanian paramilitary organization which operates in North Macedonia, Serbia and Kosovo. The group opposes the Ohrid Framework Agreement which ended the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia between members of the National Liberation Army and Macedonian security forces.[9]

  1. ^ "Ответственность за убийство полицейских и захват заложников в Македонии взяла на себя "Албанская национальная армия"". В Мире (in Russian). NEWSru.com. November 12, 2001. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Албанские экстремисты угрожают миротворцам". Хроника событий (in Russian). ТерроруНЕТ. October 5, 2003. Retrieved February 29, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Экстремистские силы албанцев на севере Македонии мобилизуют свои силы". September 2, 2003. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ex-Guerrilla Arrested in Macedonia Vote Violence - Europe - Around the globe - World". Dalje.com. June 1, 2008. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Macedonian News: Attempt at Agim Krasniqi's life reported". Vmacedonianews.com. July 17, 2007. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Macedonia - defense: Buckovski: "Let tragedy be the beginning of the end of the war"". Relief.web. August 10, 2001. Retrieved June 26, 2022. "ANA" CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR KILLING OF TEN MACEDONIAN SOLDIERS Skopje, August 10 - A new armed group of ethnic Albanians on Thursday claimed responsibility for the killing of ten Macedonian army reservists in a highway ambush a day earlier. The "Albanian National Army" (AKSH) e-mailed a statement to several media in the region, on Albanian-language, saying a combined unit of its fighters and of the so-called National Liberation Army (NLA) carried the attack out "in revenge" for the killing of five NLA members by Macedonian security forces.
  7. ^ ""Albanische Nationalarmee" bekennt sich zu Anschlag im südserbischen Presevo-Tal – DW – 13.08.2003".
  8. ^ "Новая албанская банда ответит за 10 убитых македонцев" [The new Albanian gang will be responsible for the 10 killed Macedonians]. RBK Group. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  9. ^ "Albanian National Army (ANA)(AKSh)". Terrorism Research. Retrieved June 9, 2021.