 During the July clashes in Tetovo, five members of the Macedonian security forces lost their lives.NLA sources confirm that they lost seventeen insurgents during the battle – the biggest loss being the death of Komandant Roki.Toward the end of July and the beginning of August, NLA increased its presence in the demilitarised area around the Tetovo-Jazince highway, after ethnically cleansing five ethnic Macedonian villages located next to the highway.