2015 Kumanovo clashes

2015 Kumanovo clashes
	; A house that was heavily damaged in the fighting
Date	9–10 May 2015; (2 days)
Location	Kumanovo, Macedonia42.1358°N 21.7181°E
Result	Macedonian government victory Armed group neutralised; Suppression of the armed group by the Macedonian police and armed forces;
Belligerents
Macedonia	NLA veterans
Commanders and leaders
Gjorge Ivanov; Nikola Gruevski; Gordana Jankuloska	Mirsad Ndrecaj †; Muhamed Krasniqi ; Sami Ukshini ; Beg Rizaj †; Demë Shehu
Units involved
Macedonian police Special Police Unit "Tigar"; Rapid Deployment Unit; Special Support Unit;	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	50-70 militants
Casualties and losses
8 killed ; 37 wounded; 2 captured	10 killed ; 30 arrested
	20 civilians injured
	Location within North Macedonia

The 2015 Kumanovo clashes, also known as Operation Divo naselje (Macedonian: Операција „Диво насеље“), were series of shootouts which erupted during a raid between the Macedonian police and an armed group identifying itself as the National Liberation Army (NLA). They began on 9 May 2015 in the northern Macedonian town of Kumanovo. During the shootings, eight Macedonian policemen and 14 of the militants were killed, while 37 officers were wounded and hospitalized. The shooting ended on 10 May 2015, in an operation by the Macedonian police and armed forces, in which 30 militants were arrested and charged with terrorism-related charges by the Macedonian authorities.

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