The Battle of Lojane was an apparent military engagement between the Macedonian security forces and Albanian insurgents belonging to the NLA.

The operation began with Macedonian security forces engaging in demining activities in the fields, followed by an assault on the villages of Slupčane, Ljubodrag, Lopate, and Orizare.

However, around 2 p.m., the operation was abruptly halted by orders from Boris Trajkovski, conveyed over a phone call to General Pande Petrovski.

[7] Later that evening the two ministries reaffirmed their call for residents in villages including Lojane, Matejče, Slupčane, Otlja, Orizare, Vaksince and to promptly evacuate their homes.

[15] A1 reported that on August 22, NLA insurgents attacked Macedonian security forces in Ropalce by firing automatic weapons from Lojane and other villages.