Operation Mountain Storm

Operation Mountain Storm

Location of "Operation Mountain Storm"
Date7 November 2007
Location
Result Macedonian government victory[1]
Territorial
changes
Macedonian forces regain control of the village of Brodec[2][3][1]
Belligerents
 Macedonia Albanian National Army
Commanders and leaders
Branko Crvenkovski
North Macedonia Nikola Gruevski
North Macedonia Gordana Jankuloska
Lirim Jakupi (WIA)
Ramadan Shiti 
Habit Ahmeti (POW)
Fisnik Meti 
Fatos Aliu
Bekim Mehmeti 
Units involved

Macedonian Police

Jakupi Group
Strength
Unknown number of policemen
Unknown number of armoured vehicles[2]
Unknown
Casualties and losses
None 6 killed
11 wounded[2]
13 arrested[4]

Operation Mountain Storm (Macedonian: Операција Планинска бура) was carried out on 7 November 2007 by special police forces of the Republic of Macedonia against an armed ethnic Albanian group in the Šar Mountains of Brodec above Tetovo region with ties to Albanian paramilitary of the conflicts in Kosovo (1998–1999), Preševo Valley (2000–2001) and Macedonia (2001).

  1. ^ a b "B92 - News - Region - Albanian group claims responsibility for Tetovo clashes". Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Eight Albanians dead in clash with Macedonian police". www.b92.net. 7 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Вечер was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Caucaso, Osservatorio Balcani e. "Macedonia: Six Killed in Police Raid in around Tetovo". OBC Transeuropa (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-11-21.