Conflict in 2001 left three Stip’s families without their brave sons.On March 4, 2001, the Capitan Kircho Dimitrovski (33 years) died in the region of village Tanushevci. He was married and left behind two children.  
On May 3, 2001, around 5:40 a.m. members of Army of RM in village Vaksince, (Kumanovo), in patrol with transporters entered in an ambush by a group of terrorists who opened crossed fire on a vehicle. The soldiers returned with shots of fire weapon, but in the shootout mortally were wounded two soldiers. Died Dimitar Dvojakovski (29 years), soldier in agreement, married and father of one son, and Vlatko Petrov (24 years), soldier in agreement from the village Chardaklija, Stip. Municipality of Stip will never forget their sons who died for the peace and security of Macedonia. In locality Suitllak and in Stip’s army depot were raised monuments in their honour.