A new Macedonian police unit "Special Scout Troop" on a road in Skopje
on August 22 2001. NATO military officials have provisionally backed a
plan to send thousands of troops to Macedonia, and alliance ambassadors
are expected to give their final endorsement by Wednesday. The
Macedonian government on Wednesday praised NATO's decision to install a
3,500-strong force to collect ethnic Albanian guerrilla weapons but
most ordinary people seemed resigned or cynical about the mission.

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