Kondovo Crisis

The Kondovo Crisis (Macedonian: Кондовската криза, Albanian: Kriza e Kondovës) took place in the village of Kondovo, Republic of Macedonia, when an armed group of young ethnic Albanians, allegedly former National Liberation Army (NLA) guerrilla members, seal off the village of Kondovo, Republic of Macedonia, a suburb of the capital Skopje, citing poor conditions and repression by state authorities. The fledgling multi-ethnic governing coalition played down the incident stating it was a local problem stemming from the slow implementation of the peace agreement after the 2001 civil war, while some opposition parties called for "strong action".

Kondovo Crisis
DateFirst Crisis: 1 July – December 2004
Second Crisis: 2 February – August 2005
Location
Kondovo, Macedonia
Result

Conflicts resolved diplomatically

  • ANA captured the police station and beat up police hostages
  • ANA withdraws from Kondovo to Kosovo
  • Larger inter-ethnic violence prevented
Belligerents
 Macedonia Albanian National Army
Commanders and leaders
Siljan Avramovski
Ljubomir Mihajlovski		 Agim Krasniqi (POW)
Lirim Jakupi
Units involved
Macedonian Police Krasniqi group
Strength
Unknown 80 militants
Casualties and losses
4 captured (later released) Several captured
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