Incidents
Blace, Tetovo, cleansed of Slavs, 31 7 01. AFP 1 8 01
Brezno, Tetovo, cleansed of Macedonians 15 7 01. IWPR (BCR NO. 263,
18-Jul-01)
Brezno, Tetovo, church reported damaged, while area is under UCK control, 22
8 01. MIA
Brest-Gosince road. police convoy with Minister of Interior Boskovski and
other notables is attacked , under siege for 20 hours, one policeman is
killed, about 10 3 01.
Drenovec, Tetovo, Macedonian populationis expelled, 8 8 01. WB
Gostivar, Pozarane, Macedonians are beaten in weapon collection drive, 10 8
01. WB
Jedoarce, Tetovo, cleansed of Macedonians 15 7 01. IWPR (BCR NO. 263,
18-Jul-01)
Jelosnik, Tetovo, cleansed of Macedonians 15 7 01. IWPR (BCR NO. 263,
18-Jul-01)
Jelosnik, Tetovo, church reported damaged, while area is under UCK control,
22 8 01. MIA
Kumanovo, including its schools and hospital, deprived of water as UCK
prevents maintenance at water plant, from 6 6 01 to 6 14 01. WB
Lavce, Tetovo, church reported damaged, while area is under UCK control, 22
8 01. MIA
Lesok-Neprosten-Slatine firefight, each side accuses other of opening fire,
5 5 01. IWPR (BCR NO. 263, 18-Jul-01)
Lesok tuberculosis hospital and clinic, 6 7 2001, at h21.45, masked
policemen enter hospital grounds, kick doors in, terrorize patients and
doctors at gunpoint for hours, Upon visit to hospital and chat with
personnel, this editor feels there is reason to doubt entire report of
masked policemen terrorizing patients, especially since the few Albanians
living in the village did not report being terrorized. Albanian hospital
director confirms that original written and signed report was exaggeration
or phantasy and that there was no terrorizing of doctors or patients. The
original report had not been signed by Albanian doctors. In the opinion of
this editor it was the result of overzealous Albanian hospital personnel
wishing to be heroes. They saw embellishing a story as doing their patriotic
duty, not as lying. IWPR (BCR NO. 263, 18-Jul-01), Ed.
Lesok: " The Mission specialist confirmed reports from the OSCE's
Tetovo-area Monitors that, even during the ceasefire, the ethnic Macedonian
civilian population north of Tetovo is under heavy pressure from the EAAG
(Extreme Albanian Armed Groups) to leave. This pressure takes the form of
kidnappings, temporary detentions, and serious, persistent forms of
intimidation and restrictions on the movement of civilians attempting to
engage in ordinary activities such as agriculture, shopping, and going to
work. The conduct of the EAAG is consistent with an attempt to ethnically
cleanse that area. The Mission has received numerous allegations of
kidnappings, beatings, robberies, and intimidation of ethnic Macedonians at
EAAG checkpoints, checkpoints that are themselves a violation of the
ceasefire agreement. It is impossible to present a figure for each of these
categories. The Mission believes that incidents of robberies and
intimidation at EAAG checkpoints are significantly under-reported and that
the most likely explanation for this phenomenon is fear of retaliation by
the EAAG. " EAAG
Lesok is cleansed at night, 24 7 01. Only one man died in the attack, his
name was not given. Villagers were not allowed to bring along food,
clothing, or vehicles. They left on foot, some in their slippers. AFP 30 7
01
Lesok, two houses, barn, and veterinarian's office are burned, 26 7 01. WB
Lesok, two houses reported burned, while area is under UCK control, 14 8 01.
MIA
Lesok, St Atanasie, seat of the Polog-Kumanovo eparchy of the Macedonian
Orthodox Church, destroyed while the area is under control of UCK, 20 8 01.
The UCK blames the Macedonian government. Such a charge being true is as
likely as the idea that it was the UCK that destroyed the mosques of
Aracinovo in June 2001. The idea that government forces which could not
even try to defend town would manage to carry out such an operation in enemy
territory stretches credulity. The Independent, 22 8 01
Llace, Tetovo, ten houses destroyed by shelling.
Mala Recica, Tetovo, church of St. Gjorgjija is desecrated while area is
under UCK control, 22 8 01. MIA
Matejce, Kumanovo, Serb-Albanian village seized by UCK. Old Serbs are
detained, 25 5 01. Four in particullar are given special treatment, because
their sons are policemen, and are abused for four days. Amongst them
Bozidar Trojanovic. Stojanovic Stojadin, 70, was hospitalized at his
release, and died days later. INET NEWS, Belgrade, 7 6 01.
www2.inet.co.yu. HRW 6/7
Matejce, Kumanovo, four Serbs are listed as detained on 28 5 01, released 30
5 01: Angelovic Zivoin, Filipovic Krunislav, Stojcevic Stojance, and Tasic
Stojca. WB
Matejce, Kumanovo, Serb houses and church are set on fire, 11 6 01. WB
Matejce, Kumanovo, houses of non-Albanians are set on fire, 17 8 01.MIA
Matejce, 14th century church of Sveta Bogorodica, undamaged apart from
graffiti over parts of its frescoes, is located in a monastery being used as
a base by UCK. AP
Otunje, Tetovo, cleansed in July as uniformed men arrive. Inhabitants left
on foot, with clothes on their back, leaving animals and property behind.
Otunje, Tetovo, church reported damaged, while area is under UCK control, 22
8 01. MI
Neprosteno-Lesok-Slatine firefight, each side accuses other of opening fire,
5 5 01. IWPR (BCR NO. 263, 18-Jul-01)
Neprosteno, Macedonian section of town is seized by UCK, and inhabitants are
asked to move, about 20 7 01. Some are quartered in the houses of their
Albanian neighbors, and say they were very well cared for, while their own
houses were trashed and robbed . Within a week, out of 500 Macedonians , 470
have left the village. There were no complaints of violence, and only one
man, Vasko (Vase) Mihailovski, disappeared. "While no policy of ethnic
cleansing in Neprosteno appears to have taken place, the past three days may
eventually elicit the same result." The Guardian, 24 7 01. Definitely no
intentional ethnic cleansing here.
Neprosteno, Tetovo church reported damaged, while area is under UCK control,
22 8 01. MIA
Neprosteno-Ratae (Tetovo) firefight, involving paramilitaries on both sides
, 16 9 01
Otunje, Tetovo, cleansed of Macedonians 15 7 01. IWPR (BCR NO. 263,
18-Jul-01)
Ratae-Neprosteno (Tetovo) firefight, involving paramilitaries on both sides
, 16 9 01
Semsevo-Zilce (Tetovo) hour-long firefight, involving paramilitaries on both
sides , 16 9 01
Setole, Tetovo, cleansed of Macedonians 15 7 01. IWPR (BCR NO. 263,
18-Jul-01)
Slatine-Neprosten-Lesok- firefight, each side accuses other of opening fire,
5 5 01. IWPR (BCR NO. 263, 18-Jul-01)
Slatina, Tetovo, St Nikola church reported burned 22 8 01. MIA
Tanusevci, army vehicles drives over landmine, four soldiers injured, one
seriously, 17 9 00
Tanusevci, two hour battle in Tanusevci, 26 2 01. No casualties.
Tanusevci, three soldiers are killed while escorting OSCE observers to
Tanusevci, 2 3 01.
Tanusevci, three soldiers seriously wounded in mine explosion, legs
amputated. 5 5 01 MIA
Tearce police station attacked, one dead policeman and three wounded, 22 1
01.
Tearce, five houses set on fire, together with baker's shop, pig farm, and
barn, 28 7 01. WB
Tearce, Tetovo, textile factory Matek destroyed by fire while under control
of UCK, 14 8 01. MIA
Tearce, Macedonian houses are being looted by men with tractors and
trailers, according to police reports. AFP 23 8 01
Tetovo, offensive against police from Tetovo hills starts 13 3 01.
Varvara, Tetovo, church reported damaged, while area is under UCK control,
22 8 01. MIA
Varvara, Tetovo, cleansed of Macedonians 15 7 01. IWPR (BCR NO. 263,
18-Jul-01)
Zilce-Semsevo (Tetovo) hour-long firefight, involving paramilitaries on both
sides , 16 9 01