List of conflicts involving Albanian rebel groups in the post–Cold War era

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The following is a list of wars involving Albanian rebels in the post–Cold War era.

The list gives the name, the date, combatants, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:

  Rebel victory
  Rebel defeat
  Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive)
  Ongoing conflict

List[]

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Location Result Casualties
Insurgency in Kosovo

(1995-1998)

UCK KLA.svg UÇK  FR Yugoslavia Kosovo Start of Kosovo War Unknown
Kosovo War

(1998-1999)

UCK KLA.svg UÇK

 NATO

 FR Yugoslavia Kosovo Kumanovo agreement:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
  • UÇK takes over large parts of Kosovo[14]
  • Yugoslavia loses control over Kosovo
  • Kosovo declares Independence
  • Start of armed insurgency in Preševo valley
 1,500
Insurgency in the Preševo Valley

(1999-2001)

UCPMB logo.svg UÇPMB  FR Yugoslavia Ground Safety Zone Defeat[15][16]
  • Končulj Agreement (peace)
  • Rebels surrendered
  • Yugoslavia occupies Ground

Safety Zone

27
Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia

(2001)

Uck Nla logo.svg NLA  Macedonia Polog and Kumanovo regions Ohrid agreement[17]
  • NLA takes parts of Macedonia
  • Peace is offered to the NLA by Macedonia
  • NLA agrees to disarm
  • Albanian is recognized as an official language besides Macedonian
  • Albanians get higher rights
 64
Skirmishes in the Preševo Valley

(2002–present)

Different armed groups

Former UÇPMB members

 FR Yugoslavia(2002-2006)

 Serbia(2006-)

Preševo Valley Ongoing 1[22]
Kondovo Crisis

(2004) (2005)

AKSh logo.svg AKSH  Macedonia Kondovo, Skopje Attack successful
  • Rebels attack Police and capture the town of Kondovo
  • Rebels beat up police hostages
  • Rebels leave the scene
 0
Operation Mountain Storm

(2007)

AKSh logo.svg AKSH  Macedonia Tetovo region Defeat[23]
  • 6 Rebels killed
  • 1 Macedonian Soldier wounded
  • 1 Macedonian helicopter shot down (KFOR claim)
 6
Kosovo-Macedonian border attack

(2010)

AKSh logo.svg AKSH  Macedonia Kosovo-Macedonian border Attack successful
  • Rebels attack macedonian policemen
  • Rebels kill 1 macedonian policeman after a skirmish[24]
  • Rebels leave the scene
 0
Macedonian government building attack

(2014)

AKSh logo.svg AKSH  Macedonia Skopje Attack successful
  • Rebels attack Government building in Skopje
  • Building is heavily damaged
  • Multiple people are injured although no casualties were reported
  • Rebels leave the scene
 0
Gošince Attack

(2015)

AKSh logo.svg AKSH  Macedonia Gošince Hostages released
  • Rebels attack Police Station and take 4 Macedonian policemen Hostage
  • Hostages are released and situation is solved peacefully
 0
Kumanovo clashes

(2015)

AKSh logo.svg AKSH  Macedonia Kumanovo Defeat[25]
  • Firefight erupts in Kumanovo
  • Rebels capitulate after 10 Rebels and 8 Macedonian policemen are killed
 10

See also[]

References[]

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    • Stigler, Andrew L. "A clear victory for air power: NATO's empty threat to invade Kosovo." International Security 27.3 (2003): 124-157.
  4. ^ "Milosevic Claims Victory, Lauds Army". Washington Post. 11 June 1999.
  5. ^ "Milosevic proclaims victory with end to Kosovo conflict". CNN. 10 June 1999.
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  9. ^ "Nato Campaign in Kosovo". www.nato.int. Retrieved 2021-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  12. ^ Haave, Christopher E.; Haun, Phil M. (2003-12-01). "A-10s over Kosovo. The Victory of Airpower over a Fielded Army as Told by the Airmen Who Fought in Operation Allied Force". Fort Belvoir, VA. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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  14. ^ Koktsidis, Pavlos Ioannis (2012-01-30). Strategic Rebellion. Peter Lang UK. ISBN 978-3-0353-0260-8.
  15. ^ David Holley (25 May 2001). "Yugoslavia Occupies Last of Kosovo Buffer". LA Times. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  16. ^ Schonauer, Scott (26 May 2001). "Yugoslav troops advance in buffer zone, brace for backlash from top rebel's death". pstripes.osd.mil. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007.
  17. ^ Brunnbauer, Ulf (2002). "The implementation of the Ohrid Agreement: Ethnic Macedonian resentments" (PDF). Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (1/2002). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  18. ^ "Preševo: Povređen pripadnik Žandarmerije, ubijen vehabija". Večernje Novosti. 25 January 2014.
  19. ^ ""Komandant Naci" napada Žandarmeriju". RTS. 23 July 2009.
  20. ^ "Napad na Žandarmeriju u okolini Bujanovca". RTS. 9 July 2009.
  21. ^ "Preševo: Uklonjen spomenik albanskim borcima". Aljazeera. 20 January 2013.
  22. ^ "Preševo: Povređen pripadnik Žandarmerije, ubijen vehabija". Večernje Novosti. 25 January 2014.
  23. ^ "Macedonian Special Police Eliminate Armed Albanian Group with Paramilitary, Wahhabi Ties, Seizing Massive Arsenal". Balkan Analysis. November 11, 2007.
  24. ^ "ONA odgovorna za pucnjavu u Makedoniji". Mondo Portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  25. ^ "Macedonia charges 30 alleged ethnic Albanian militants over weekend battle that killed 22". Associated Press. Fox News. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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