New Albanian underground group claims credit for Tetovo shootout
The newly formed Political-Military Council (Organizativ Politiko-Ushtarak te UCK-se) made up by alleged former ethnic Albanian guerrilla fighters claimed the responsibility for the latest outbreak of violence in western Macedonia, which resulted with eight deaths, a dozen wounded and several outlaws captured by Macedonian security forces.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Friday, November 09, 2007
All eight victims of Wednesday's clash between Macedonian police specialists and Albanian outlaws were said to be members of this mysterious organization, which has, meanwhile, rejected all previous peace agreements between former Albanian insurgents and governments in Belgrade and Skopje, including UNSC Resolution 1244 and Ohrid and Konculj peace deals.
"We consider all Slav-Albanian agreements emanating from the wars in Kosovo and Albanian territories null and void," the Political-Military Council said in a communiqué released by the Internet page http://www.unitedalbania.org/, initially launched by the AKSh.
The new group, led by former Albanian National army (AKSh) leader Lirim Jakupi, a.k.a "Commander Nazi", is believed to be a reshuffled unit of AKSh, in apparent attempt to clear their name of negative attribute "terrorist organization" given to this foggy group by the international administration in Kosovo back in 2003.
However, Macedonian security forces failed to capture Jakupi, who might turn out to be a key to the answer which branch of former Albanian insurgents stands behind the latest outbreak of violence and threats to regional stability.
Day after the police action in western part of the country, Macedonia remained relatively calm, but western observers warned of possible new clashes as the December 10 deadline in the Kosovo talks near.
