Operation MH-2
Military operation during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia
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Operation MH-2 (Macedonian: Операција МХ-2) was a military operation[3] in the Kumanovo-Lipkovo region during the insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia.
Date8 May 2001
Result
Operation halted due to civilian presence in the conflict area
- Macedonian forces continue their counter-insurgency campaign; Operation Vaksince, and Operation Aračinovo launched
| Operation MH-2 | |||||||
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| Part of the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Macedonia |
 National Liberation Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Boris Trajkovski Pande Petrovski Ljube Boškoski Risto Galevski |
Fadil Nimani Xhezair Shaqiri Jakup Asipi Nazmi Sulejmani Jetullah Qarri | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Macedonian Army Macedonian Police |
114th Brigade 113th Brigade | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Unknown number of soldiers 3 tanks 460 police officers |
Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 soldiers killed 1 captured[1] (later released)[2] | |||||||
Execution of the Operation MH-2
Macedonian forces started to demine the fields at 8 a.m. and attacked with one mechanized battalion with support of artillery[4] villages: Slupčane, Ljubodrag, Lopate and Orizare.
At around 2 p.m., the operation was stopped by orders of Boris Trajkovski over the phone call to general Pande Petrovski.[5]
The Macedonian army claimed that 30 militants were killed.[6][7][8]