| Battle of Tetovo | ||||||||
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| Part of the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia | ||||||||
 Clockwise from top: NLA insurgents getting disarmed during Operation Essential Harvest in the end of the battle; NLA insurgents in the hills above Tetovo; Macedonian soldiers patrol cars Infront of the city stadium; Macedonian soldiers during the battle; Macedonian T-55 tank during the battle. | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
 Macedonia |
 National Liberation Army |
 NATO | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Boris Trajkovski Ljubčo Georgievski Pande Petrovski Ljube Boškoski |
Gëzim Ostreni Rahim Beqiri † Hamdi Nëdrecaj Samidin Xhezairi |
 George Robertson Guido Venturoni | ||||||
| Units involved | ||||||||
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 2 armored companies 1 logistic unit | |||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
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10,000+[4] 20-30 tanks[5] 8+ APCs 1+ Mi-17 helicopter 2 Mi-24 helicopters (operated by Ukrainian mercenary pilots) |
2,500–3,000[6] |
4,800+[4] 2+ tanks | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
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34 killed[7][8] 24 wounded 1 armoured vehicle destroyed 1 BTR captured 1 truck destroyed 1 Mi-17 helicopter crashed |
1 killed[9] 7 wounded[9] |
1 wounded | ||||||
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25+ civilians killed 20+ civilians kidnapped | ||||||||
The Battle of Tetovo (Macedonian: Битка за Тетово, romanized: Bitka za Tetovo, Albanian: Beteja e Tetovës), was the largest engagement during the 2001 insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia, in which Macedonian security forces battled the National Liberation Army (NLA) for control of the city.
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'Two Mi-24 helicopters flown by Ukrainian pilots ... blasted the hillside [above Tetovo] with rockets' The helicopters [were] a gift from Ukraine'
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