Xhezair Shaqiri
Xhezair Shaqiri | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Xhezair Shaqiri |
| Nickname(s) | Hoxha |
| Born | 15 May 1965 Tanuševci, Čučer-Sandevo Municipality, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia (today North Macedonia) |
| Allegiance |  Kosovo Liberation Army National Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 1998–2001 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Unit | 138th Brigade "Agim Ramadani" 113th Brigade "Ismet Jashari" |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | Imam, Political advisor |
Xhezair Shaqiri (born 15 May 1965), also known as Commander Hoxha, is a Macedonian politician of Albanian descent, Imam and a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and National Liberation Army (NLA).
In 1998 he joined the KLA as a soldier and later became one of the first NLA commanders. During his participation in the
After the Kosovo War, He joined the NLA and was active in the Karadak region mainly in the villages of Tanuševci and Lipkovo and Aračinovo. He was the direct perpetrator of the murder of Јane Јakimovski, a Macedonian commander, in the shopping center Chairchanka in Skopje.[4]
On 24 July 2001, he was placed on the Macedonian blacklist of citizens and 3 days later he was placed on the blacklist list of US President George W. Bush.[5][6]
References
- ISBN 978-0-85771-024-6.
Xhezair Shaqiri (Commander Hoxha), who led the first NLA group into Tanusche village in mid-February 2001, have challenged the views of Ahmeti and others about some events.
- ^ "Macedonia: Rebels: Ethnic Albanian rebel forces near the border". newsroom.ap.org. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ a b perparim.r. "Jeta dhe vepra e Xhezair Shaqirit-Komandat Hoxhes | Besimtari". Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "White Book - Terrorism of the so-called National Liberation Army“, Ministry of the Interior, p. 86
- ^ "The Macedonian Black List". 2011-08-22. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "Wayback Machine". 2012-03-16. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2022-04-27.