Lisec ambush explained

Conflict:Lisec ambush
Partof:2001 insurgency in Macedonia
Date:May 22, 2001, at about 7:45 p.m
Place:Lisec, Macedonia
Combatant1: Macedonian police
Combatant2: National Liberation Army
Commander1: Stojanče Angelov
Commander2: Unknown
Strength1: Unknown
Strength2: Unknown
Units1: "Tigar" Special Police Unit
Units2: 112 Brigade
Casualties1: 8 wounded[1]
1 destroyed jeep
Casualties2: Unknown
Result:NLA failure

The Lisec ambush was an attack carried out by the National Liberation Army (NLA) on a Macedonian police patrol on May 22, 2001.

Prelude

Weeks before the NLA ambushed a police patrol near Vejce in the Tetovo region killing eight, and a week before in the same region in Lisec a Macedonian patrol was ambushed leaving one injured, the attackers missed the vehicles and failed to stop the patrol.[2]

Aftermath

Fighting in the region of Lisec continued throughout the war and on June 1, 2001, 8 NLA militants were reported killed.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fighting reported in Macedonia . CNN.com . 11 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Macedonia clashes before deadline . CNN . 11 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Macedonia rebels die in clashes . CNN . 11 May 2022.