Battle of Matejče
2001 battle in North Macedonia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Matejče (Macedonian: Битката кај Матејче Albanian: Beteja e Mateçit) was a military confrontation between the National Liberation Army (NLA) and the Macedonian Army in the village of Matejče during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia. The NLA succeeded in capturing the village on 5 June 2001[3][4] and the Macedonian Army was forced to withdraw from Matejče.[1][20][5][21] The Macedonian Army continued to shell Matejče until 11 June 2001.[22]
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8 Macedonian Serbs abused by NLA[16] Around 20 people kidnapped by NLA[17] Matejče Monastery destroyed by NLA[18] Matejče Mosque destroyed by Macedonian shelling[19] |
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