 This was done by the Macedonian government to link the Albanian guerrillas to Al-Qaida so that Macedonia could gain sympathy form the west by making it seem they were fighting a War on Terror against Islamic extremists.This war crime was heavily criticized by the whole world and caused Macedonia to lose much of its foreign support, especially from the West.The EU and Pakistan strongly insisted that the people responsible for this war crime be brought to justice, but the four men allegedly responsible for this were cleared of all charges and were praised after they left court.