2001 anti-Albanian protests
| 2001 anti-Albanian protests | |||
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| Part of the aftermath of the Karpalak ambush | |||
| Date | 8 August 2001 – 9 August 2001 (1 day) | ||
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| Death(s) | None | ||
| Injuries | None | ||
| Damage | Six ethnic Albanian owned shops destroyed and two ethnic Albanian houses destroyed in Prilep[1] | ||
The 2001 anti-Albanian protests in Prilep and Skopje, Macedonia, began after the ambush of a Macedonian Army convoy near Grupčin by National Liberation Army (NLA) and Albanian National Army (ANA) members.[2][3][4]
Protests in Prilep[edit]
Prilep was the city in which the riots began, as the men who were killed in the ambush were all from there. On 8 August 2001, local ethnic Macedonians began burning ethnic Albanian houses, as well as burning the Čarši Mosque.[5][6][7][1][8] Albanian shops were also targeted, and rioters broke into the barracks of a supply depot.[7] Reports say six shops and two houses were destroyed.[1]
Protests in Skopje[edit]
In Skopje, around 100 local youths threw rocks at shops which they suspected might be owned by ethnic Albanians.[9] Barricades were set up near the parliament building were they shattered shop windows and businesses.[1] Some of the locals looted the shops in both Prilep and Skopje.[10]
References[edit]
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"ANA" CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR KILLING OF TEN MACEDONIAN SOLDIERS Skopje, August 10 - A new armed group of ethnic Albanians on Thursday claimed responsibility for the killing of ten Macedonian army reservists in a highway ambush a day earlier. The "Albanian National Army" (AKSH) e-mailed a statement to several media in the region, on Albanian-language, saying a combined unit of its fighters and of the so-called National Liberation Army (NLA) carried the attack out "in revenge" for the killing of five NLA members by Macedonian security forces.
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- ^ Monika Taleska (11 August 2014). "Чарши џамија во Прилеп 13 години руина". Slobodna Evropa. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Police allegedly ill-treat members of ethnic minorities" (PDF). 2003.
- ^ a b "Clashes threaten Macedonia peace plan". The Guardian. 2001-08-09. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "9, Aug-2001". nikushtak.tripod.com. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Alissa J. Rubin (9 August 2001). "10 Soldiers Die in Ambush as Macedonia Nears Peace Pact". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Macedonia: Amnesty International appeals to all parties to protect civilian populations - the Republic of North Macedonia | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2001-08-10. Retrieved 2024-02-05.