Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia
Police officer wounded in village of Gorazdevac in Kosovo
A member of the Kosovo police was shot and wounded at around 04:00 hours CET on Tuesday in the village of Gorazdevac in Kosovo.
According to media reports, unknown persons opened fire on a police patrol that included the wounded policeman and another colleague.
Ethnic Albanians Demand Macedonia PM's Resignation, 'Redefinition of State'
About 2,000 ethnic Albanians marched in Macedonia's capital, Skopje, on Saturday, demanding redefinition of their status and the resignation of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, newswires reported.
The marchers also called for the resignation of Gruevsi's junior government coalition partner, the ethnic Albanian DUI led by Ali Ahmeti, to open the way for early elections.
People in KLA uniforms seen in Kosovo town
One of the leaders of a group that carried out a terrorist attack in Kumanovo, Macedonia, Beg Rizaj, has been buried in the town of Decani in Kosovo.
The funeral was attended by persons wearing uniforms of the disbanded KLA.
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Kosovo, Macedonia Exchange Information on Kumanovo
Macedonia and Kosovo have established exchanges of information on verifying the identities of the victims and those who were arrested in Kumanovo last weekend during the Macedonian police action.
The Macedonian Interior Ministry has established that a number of those involved in the fighting were citizens of Kosovo.
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Ahmeti Tried to Negotiate End to Macedonian Carnage
Ahmeti, head of the junior party in the coalition government, said he found out about the police action as soon as it started, at 5am last Saturday - and that one of the gunmen who were by then surrounded by police called him, urging him to help negotiate a retreat from Kumanovo.
Members of Kumanovo Armed Group Admit to Involvement in Gosince Attack
Members of the armed group that surrendered after clashes with Macedonian police in Kumanovo over the weekend have admitted they had been involved in an earlier attack on a police station in the village of Gosince, Macedonian news agency MIA reported on Tuesday.
Skopje in turmoil – Fears of more violence
Skopje is in turmoil after the Kumanovo clashes which cost the lives of 22 people. Political analysts express fears of a resurgence of violence in view of the 17th of May march which the opposition party has organized.
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Macedonian police release video of anti-terrorist operation
Macedonian police release video of anti-terrorist operation
SKOPJE -- The Macedonian police have published video footage of the operation they carried out in Kumanovo over the weekend when they "neutralized" a terrorist group.
Bulgaria's PM Convenes Security Council over Tensions in Macedonia
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will convene the Security Council at the Council of Ministers over tensions in Macedonia after Saturday's deadly clashes between police and an armed group in Kumanovo.
Borisov noted Tuesday that security services kept informing about risks for Bulgaria, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Radio.
NATO, EU urge 'restraint' as Macedonia clashes leave 22 dead
NATO and the EU called for a return to calm in Macedonia May 10 after clashes between police and an armed group left at least 22 people dead, raising concerns about presumed ethnic-Albanian unrest in the Balkan region.