 Since 2001, there have been two versions of the events that unfolded on the fourth day of the operation of the Macedonian security forces.According to the first version, supported by representatives from NATO and the closest associates of President Trajkovski, the evacuation of the insurgents from Aračinovo was demanded personally by the President, in order to prevent the escalation of the conflict into a Civil War.Since the start of the operation in Aračinovo, NATO Secretary-General Lord George Robertson described the Macedonian assault on NLA held Aračinovo as "madness" and "complete folly".