Operation MH-2

Operation MH-2
	Part of the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia
Date	8 May 2001
Location	Kumanovo, Lipkovo, Macedonia
Result	Operation halted due to civilian presence in the conflict area Macedonian forces continue their counter-insurgency campaign; Operation Vaksince, and Operation Aračinovo launched;
Belligerents
Macedonia	NLA
Commanders and leaders
Boris Trajkovski; Ljubčo Georgievski; Pande Petrovski; Ljube Boškoski; Risto Galevski	Fadil Nimani; Xhezair Shaqiri; Jakup Asipi; Nazmi Sulejmani; Jetullah Qarri
Units involved
Macedonian Army; Macedonian Police	114th Brigade
Strength
Unknown number of soldiers; 3 tanks; 460 police officers	Unknown
Casualties and losses
2 soldiers killed; 1 captured (later released)	30 Killed

Operation MH-2 (Macedonian: Операција МХ-2) was a military operation^[3] in the Kumanovo-Lipkovo region during the insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia.

Execution of the Operation MH-2

Macedonian forces started to demine the fields at 8 a.m. and attacked with one mechanized battalion with support of artillery^[4] villages: Slupčane, Ljubodrag, Lopate and Orizare.

At around 2 p.m., the operation was stopped by orders of Boris Trajkovski over the phone call to general Pande Petrovski.^[5]

The Macedonian army claimed that 30 militants were killed.^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Уште двајца убиени војници, еден киднапиран, АРМ удри по терористите кои прогласија слободна територија". Вест. 2001-05-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
^ "Важно Горан жив и здрав ни се врати дома". Вест. 2001-05-24. Archived from the original on 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
^ "Лабава офанзива или затишје пред бура?". Вест. 2001-05-07. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
^ "Shelling resumes in Macedonia". CNN. 2001-05-06. Archived from the original on 2002-03-07. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
^ "Macedonia attacks rebel forces". CNN. 2001-05-03.
^ "Macedonian army 'kills 30 rebels'". BBC. 2001-05-12.
^ "Macedonia kills 30 rebels". CNN. 2001-05-12.
^ "Macedonia Claims 30 Rebels Die in Clashes". LA Times. 2001-05-13.

[1] "Уште двајца убиени војници, еден киднапиран, АРМ удри по терористите кои прогласија слободна територија". Вест. 2001-05-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-08-08.

[2] "Важно Горан жив и здрав ни се врати дома". Вест. 2001-05-24. Archived from the original on 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2014-08-08.

[3] "Лабава офанзива или затишје пред бура?". Вест. 2001-05-07. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2014-08-08.

[4] "Shelling resumes in Macedonia". CNN. 2001-05-06. Archived from the original on 2002-03-07. Retrieved 2014-08-09.

[5] "Macedonia attacks rebel forces". CNN. 2001-05-03.

[6] "Macedonian army 'kills 30 rebels'". BBC. 2001-05-12.

[7] "Macedonia kills 30 rebels". CNN. 2001-05-12.

[8] "Macedonia Claims 30 Rebels Die in Clashes". LA Times. 2001-05-13.

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Execution of the Operation MH-2

See also

References