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The Army of the Republic of North Macedonia is a defense force consisting of an army and air force; it is responsible for defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of North Macedonia. Since 2005, it is a fully professional defense force compatible with NATO standards.
The National Liberation Army, also known as the Macedonian UÇK operated in the Republic of Macedonia in 2001 and was closely associated with the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).
The Albanians in North Macedonia are the second largest ethnic group in North Macedonia.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is a government ministry of the Republic of North Macedonia. The current minister is Agim Nuhiu. Assigned to the ministry are a Public Security Bureau and a Security and Counterintelligence Administration. The ministry has existed since 1944.
North Macedonia is a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights and the U.N. Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and Convention against Torture, and the Constitution of North Macedonia guarantees basic human rights to all citizens.
The 2001 insurgency in Macedonia was an armed conflict which began when the ethnic Albanian National Liberation Army (NLA) militant group, formed from veterans of the Kosovo War and Insurgency in FR Yugoslavia, attacked Macedonian security forces at the beginning of February 2001, and ended with the Ohrid Agreement, signed on 13 August of that same year. There were also claims that the NLA ultimately wished to see Albanian-majority areas secede from the country, though high-ranking members of the group have denied this. The conflict lasted throughout most of the year, although overall casualties remained limited to several dozen individuals on either side, according to sources from both sides of the conflict. With it, the Yugoslav Wars had reached Macedonia. The Socialist Republic of Macedonia had achieved a peaceful independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.
Ljube Boškoski, known among his supporters as "Brother Ljube", is a Macedonian politician and former Minister of Internal Affairs of North Macedonia.
The red beret is a military beret worn by many military, paramilitary, commando, and police forces but it mostly refers to Airborne troops all around the world.
The military history of North Macedonia spans from the beginning of World War II until the recent conflicts with ethnic Albanian militants, such as the 2001 Macedonia conflict and Operation Mountain Storm. The country also contributed troops in the War on Terror.
The Special Operations Regiment is the main special operations unit of the Army of North Macedonia. Under the command of the Special Operations Regiment are the Ranger Battalion as well as the Special Force Battalion "Wolves". The Wolves unit was formed on 1 March 1994. The Special Operations Regiment is responsible for defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of North Macedonia from foreign hostiles. This unit is fully compatible with NATO standards.
Law enforcement in North Macedonia is the responsibility of the Police of the Republic of North Macedonia.
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. North Macedonia is a landlocked country bordering with Kosovo to the northwest, Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south, and Albania to the west. It constitutes approximately the northern third of the larger geographical region of Macedonia. Skopje, the capital and largest city, is home to a quarter of the country's 2.06 million population. The majority of the residents are ethnic Macedonians, a South Slavic people. Albanians form a significant minority at around 25%, followed by Turks, Romani, Serbs, Bosniaks, and Aromanians.
The TM-170 is an armored personnel carrier was announced for the first time in 1978 and entered production in 1979. It was originally designed primarily for use as an APC or an internal security vehicle, but could be adapted for a wide range of other roles.
Special operations unit may refer to special forces in general.
The Lions was a special police unit for fast interventions formed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Macedonia in 2001. It was dissolved in 2004.
The Military Service for Security and Intelligence of North Macedonia is an intelligence office within the Ministry of Defence of North Macedonia.
The Special Operations Unit is a police unit from North Macedonia.
The Border Police is a legal police unit that monitors and protects the borders of North Macedonia.
Rapid Deployment Unit is a special police unit in North Macedonia.
Special Support Unit is a special police unit in North Macedonia.
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