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[TD="class: contentheading"]Albanian from Kumanovo killed in Syria[/TD]
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[TD="class: createdate, colspan: 2"]Monday, 12 May 2014[/TD]
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On Saturday Adnan Rexhepi of Kumanovo was killed in a gun battle with the Syrian army in the province of Bilad al Sham, reported INA.
The 31 year old was member of UCK and was active in Macedonia in 2001 particularly in the Kumanovo region where he had committed atrocities against the civilian population. As a result, he was jailed in 2004 for four years.
Several months ago, Rexhepi joined an Al-qaeda outfit in Syria where he was eventually killed.
Around 50 Albanians fighting for Al-qaeda affiliated groups have been killed by Syrian troops in the past year and a half. Out of those, 5 were from Macedonia, 10 were from Kosovo and Serbia, and 35 from Albania, reports INA. [/TD]
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