U maju 2001, djelimično zbog jakog posredovanja NATO-a, Preševska dolina ponovo je podvedena pod kontrolu vlade Srbije, čime je okončana albanska pobuna niskog intenziteta koja je trajala nekih 17 mjeseci u tri općine istočno od granične linije s Kosovom.
In May 2001, in part due to strong NATO mediation, the Presevo Valley was brought back under Serbian government control, ending a low-grade ethnic Albanian insurgency that had lasted approximately 17 months in the three municipalities east of the Kosovo boundary line.