Battle of Orizare
The Battle of Orizare (Macedonian: Битката кај Оризаре, Albanian: Beteja e Orizares) was a military engagement between the Macedonian security forces and Albanian insurgents belonging to the National Liberation Army (NLA).
| Battle of Orizare | |||||||
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| Part of the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| National Liberation Army | Macedonia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Xhezair Shaqiri Jakup Asipi Beqir Sadiku |
Boris Trajkovski Ljubčo Georgievski Ljube Boškoski Blagoja Markovski | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 113th Brigade |
Macedonian Army Macedonian Police Macedonian Air force | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 17 insurgents |
Unknown T-55 Tanks Mi-24 gunships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Orizare Mosque destroyed by Macedonian shelling | |||||||
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