Macedonian police clashed with ethnic Albanian militants in the volatile north Sunday, and reported killing several men in what they said was a major sweep against groups that threaten the Balkan country's fragile peace. Special police units backed by the army conducted the operation against the militants near the village of Brest, 12 miles north of the capital Skopje. "Several members of the armed group died during the operation," the statement said. It did not specify how many, but said government security forces suffered no casualties. In a statement posted in its Web site, a shadowy ethnic Albanian group, the Albanian National Army, said two members of its group and one civilian were killed.
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