 Although there were individual armed provocations until the end of 2001, the positions held by both sides inside the city of Tetovo, after the battle of 24 July, did not change.The biggest incident after the clashes on 24 July, happened on 7 August when the NLA made another attempt to take control of the city.The attack failed when the special units of the police launched a counter-strike and forced the insurgents back to their former positions.