Gajre ambush

The Gajre ambush or Gajre Massacre occurred when ethnic Albanian rebels of the National Liberation Army killed five soldiers of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia on 5 June 2001 near Gajre, a village in the Šar Mountains, North Macedonia. It represents the one of heaviest death tolls for the government forces in a single incident during the Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia.[1][2]

Gajre ambush
Part of the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia
Date5 June 2001
Location
Between Gajre and Šipkovica, North Macedonia
Result NLA victory
Belligerents
National Liberation Army  Macedonia
Commanders and leaders
Samidin Xhezairi Isak Rufati †
Units involved
112th Brigade "Mujdin Aliu" Army of the Republic of Macedonia
Strength
unknown unknown
Casualties and losses
none 5 killed
6 wounded

References
  1. "VEST - Macedonian daily newspaper". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  2. "ALFA TV". 2016-03-07. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-12.

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