Macedonia's peace process plunged into crisis when...
Macedonia's peace process plunged into crisis when three policemen were reported killed in fighting with ethnic Albanians enraged by arrests of kinfolk in a sudden sweep by special forces over truce lines
Macedonia's peace process plunged into crisis when three policemen were reported killed in fighting with ethnic Albanians enraged by arrests of kinfolk in a sudden sweep by special forces over truce lines.
Ultra-nationalist Interior Minister Ljube Boskovski sent in special forces ostensibly to secure a "mass grave" site said to contain executed Macedonians by guerrilla captors during the seven month uprising, but also began arresting former guerrillas despite a government vow of amnesty.
Ultra-nationalist Interior Minister Ljube Boskovski sent in special forces ostensibly to secure a "mass grave" site said to contain executed Macedonians by guerrilla captors during the seven month uprising, but also began arresting former guerrillas despite a government vow of amnesty.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Reuters, 12/11/2001)