The EU, the US, and Nato have urged calm in Macedonia after a firefight with “terrorists” in which 22 people died and which threatens to ignite ethnic tension.
The fighting, over the weekend, cost the lives of eight policemen and 14 gunmen.
Thirty seven policemen were injured, with authorities saying the death toll could rise. Thirty or so people were arrested.
EU officials contacted by EUobserver say they have little reliable information on what happened.
The incid...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.