Kondovo Crisis Explained

Conflict:Kondovo Crisis
Date:First Crisis: 1 July – December 2004
Second Crisis: 2 February – August 2005
Place:Kondovo, Macedonia
Casus:none
Result:Conflicts resolved diplomatically
  • ANA captured the police station and beat up police hostages
  • ANA withdraws from Kondovo to Kosovo[1]
  • Larger inter-ethnic violence prevented
Combatant2: Albanian National Army
Commander1: Siljan Avramovski
Ljubomir Mihajlovski
Commander2: Agim Krasniqi
Lirim Jakupi
Strength1: Unknown
Strength2: 80 militants[2]
Units1: Macedonian Police
Units2: Krasniqi group
Casualties1: 4 captured (later released)
Casualties2: Several captured

The Kondovo Crisis (Macedonian: Кондовската криза, Albanian: Kriza e Kondovës) took place in the village of Kondovo, Republic of Macedonia, when an armed group of young ethnic Albanians, allegedly former National Liberation Army (NLA) guerrilla members, seal off the village of Kondovo, Republic of Macedonia, a suburb of the capital Skopje, citing poor conditions and repression by state authorities. The fledgling multi-ethnic governing coalition played down the incident stating it was a local problem stemming from the slow implementation of the peace agreement after the 2001 civil war, while some opposition parties called for "strong action".[3] [4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Красниќи ќе се врати во Кондово . Time.mk . 17 October 2022 . Агим Красниќи и Лирим Какупи - Нацист не се во Кондово, ниту пак во Македонија. Тие пристигнаа во Косово. Беше прифатено нивното барање да не се гонат, во замена за нивно заминување од селото Agim Krasniqi and Lirim Kakupi - Nazis are not in Kondovo, nor in Macedonia. They arrived in Kosovo. Their request not to be prosecuted was accepted, in exchange for their departure from the village.
  2. Web site: Macedonian Opposition Parties Cry Foul Over Government's Handling of Armed Standoff . SETimes.com . 2005-09-29 . 2011-04-17.
  3. Web site: Ex-Guerrilla Arrested in Macedonia Vote Violence - Europe - Around the globe - World . Dalje.com . 2008-06-01 . 2015-05-22.
  4. Web site: Macedonian News: Attempt at Agim Krasniqi's life reported . Vmacedonianews.com . 2007-07-17 . 2015-05-22.
  5. News: Nationalism Still a Threat in Macedonia. The New York Times. 2015-05-22.