What the records say
- When
- 28 Apr 2001
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 42.05° N, 20.92° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2001 Vejce massacre.
Summary
Vejce ambush: Eight Macedonian soldiers are killed in an ambush by the NLA near Vejce, a village in the Šar Mountains, Macedonia. It represents the heaviest death toll for the government forces in a single incident during the insurgency.
2001 Vejce massacre
Ambush near Vejce, Macedonia
The Vejce massacre, also known as the Vejce ambush, was carried out by the National Liberation Army against a convoy consisting of Macedonian special forces near the village of Vejce during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia. During the attack, eight members were killed.
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