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Article: Leader says Macedonian rebels will give up weapons
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 17, 2001
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Leader says Macedonian rebels will give up weapons
Still, ethnic Albanians could defeat government forces, commander
warns
By ELENA BECATOROS
Associated Press
Friday, August 17, 2001
Dobroste, Macedonia -- Talking tough despite the imminent arrival
of NATO troops, an ethnic Albanian rebel commander said Thursday that
his men would surrender their weapons but still could defeat
government forces if Macedonia doesn't keep its promises.
"We want to resolve the problem through peaceful means," said the
commander, who goes by the name of Clirimi and heads the rebels'
military police in the ethnic Albanian majority region near Tetovo,
the second-largest Macedonian city.
"But if arms are needed, we ...