2015 Kumanovo clashes

2015 Kumanovo clashes
	; A house that was heavily damaged in the fighting
Date	9–10 May 2015; (2 days)
Location	Kumanovo, Macedonia42°08′09″N 21°43′05″E / 42.1358°N 21.7181°E
Result	Macedonian police victory Armed group neutralized; Suppression of the armed group by the Macedonian police;
Belligerents
Macedonian police	Albanian militant group
Commanders and leaders
Gordana Jankuloska	Mirsad Ndrecaj †; Muhamet Krasniqi ; Sami Ukshini ; Beg Rizaj †; Demë Shehu
Units involved
Special Police Unit "Tigers"; Rapid Deployment Unit; Special Support Unit; ;	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	50–70 militants
Casualties and losses
8 killed; 37 wounded	10 killed ; 30–36 arrested
	Location within North Macedonia

A series of shootouts erupted during a raid between the Macedonian police and an armed group identifying itself as the National Liberation Army (NLA). They began on 9 May 2015 in the northern Macedonian town of Kumanovo, and ended the following day on 10 May. During the shootings, 8 Macedonian policemen and 10 of the militants were killed, while 37 officers were wounded and hospitalized. The shooting ended on 10 May 2015, in an operation by the Macedonian police, in which 30 militants were arrested and charged with terrorism-related charges by the Macedonian authorities.