took less than 3 Days for the NLA to regain territory in Vaksince. On 6 June, the NLA retook Vaksince, Georgi Trendafilov denied that the army had been forced out and claimed that there were no "terrorists" in Vaksince and that the army was still in its positions. Nevertheless the Macedonian army shelled Vaksince on 6 June, setting a house on fire, which would be unlikely if they still had occupied the area. On 7 June, Hysamedin Halili (then Mayor of the Lipkovo Municipality) confirmed that the NLA recaptured Vaksince. Aftermath In October, Macedonian forces attempted to raid Vaksince, but were stopped and forced to withdraw by the NLA. The Human Rights Watch, later found out, that Macedonian Forces were arresting and beating Albanian civilias during and after their Offensive from 24-26 May 2001. References See also Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia Kumanovo Municipality Lipkovo Municipality 2001 insurgency in Macedonia Battles in 2001