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Macedonia today marks 25 years from the ambush of the Albanian UCK/NLA terrorist group that killed ten Macedonian army reservists on the road between Skopje and Tetovo. The Karpalak ambush, one of the bloodiest attacks of the 2001 civil war, was carried out against a convoy manned by reservists from Prilep and turned into a firefight lasting several hours.
There are dates that are not just part of the calendar, but remain forever engraved in the collective memory of a people. August 8 is one of those dates. A day when Macedonia remembers its sons who, fulfilling their duty to the homeland, laid down their lives, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski in a statement. Mickoski emphasized that 25 years later, time has not erased the pain, nor has it diminished our respect.
On the contrary, every year reminds us that peace, freedom and homeland have a value that we must preserve responsibly and with dignity. Karpalak is our common wound, but also our obligation to remember, emphasized the Prime Minister.
During the military conflict on August 8, 2001, 10 reservists were killed and three were wounded when a convoy of armored vehicles, two buses, a truck and a van from the Prilep barracks were heading towards Tetovo.