Avdil Jakupi
Avdil Jakupi, also spelled Avdyl Jakubi, also known by his nom de guerre "Commander Jackal" (Albanian: Komandant Çakalli), is an Albanian commander of the Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (UÇPMB), National Liberation Army (NLA) and Albanian National Army (ANA). His most known engagements were in Lipkovo and Aračinovo during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia.
Avdil Jakupi | |
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| Born | Tanuševci, SR Macedonia |
| Allegiance | Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac National Liberation Army Albanian National Army |
| Rank | Commander |
| Unit | 113th Brigade "Ismet Jashari" |
| Battles/wars | 2001 insurgency in Macedonia
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In 2003, Jakupi and fifteen other members of the ANA kidnapped a policemen and bombed front of government buildings. An operation to capture the members was carried out by the Macedonian Army. In 2004, Jakupi surrendered to authorities in Kosovo, were he was sentenced to fourteen years in prison for kidnapping two policemen and attempting to bomb railway lines.
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