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(27 May 2001) 1. APCs drive into Matejce 2. Helicopter gunship firing rockets at rebels 3. Close up of helicopter 4. Smoke billowing over village buildings 5. Helicopters firing missile decoy flares 6. Smoke rising from building 7. Macedonian soldiers on the ground near Matejce 8. Tank driving near to Matejce (First Run 1500 Europe Late) 9. Tanks driving along road with flag 10. Wide shot of village 11. Helicopter flying over village 12. Pan of village 13. Smoke rising from buildings in village STORYLINE: Using helicopter gunships and tanks, Macedonian security troops launched a heavy assault on Sunday against ethnic Albanian rebels entrenched in the northern villages of Slupcane and Matejce. Several houses in the villages were set on fire in the attacks, while heavy detonations resounded in the hills along Macedonia's rugged border with Kosovo. The resumption of heavy fighting after a brief lull earlier on Sunday, has hindered efforts by international aid groups to help thousands of civilians trapped in the villages. The International Committee of the Red Cross is believed to be negotiating an evacuation of civilians from the besieged villages. Macedonian forces have regained control over few villages, but rebels are still in control of several more. It was not immediately clear how many people are still trapped in the rebel-held villages. Up to 3,000 have crossed into Yugoslavia to the north in the past weeks and thousands more have crossed into Kosovo since the crisis began earlier this month. The US ambassador in Macedonia met with ethnic Albanian politicians on Sunday to discuss ways out of the crisis. Siding with the Macedonian government which says no deals can be made with the "terrorists," international officials have urged the two key ethnic Albanian leaders to renounce their deal with the rebels. The rebels say they are fighting for greater rights for Macedonia's minority ethnic Albanians. The government insists they are bent on seizing territory and carving out an ethnic Albanian mini-state. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...