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Kosovo police arrest 8 Serbians over canal explosion, call the incident a 'terrorist attack'

Shortly after the incident, Pristina labelled the blast as a “terrorist attack,” accusing neighbouring Serbia for orchestrating it Workers work near the damaged canal in northern Kosovo supplying water to two coal-fired power plants that generate nearly all of the country's electricity, in Varage, Kosovo. Reuters On Saturday, Kosovo’s Interior Minister Xhelal Sveçla stated that the police had arrested eight …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Serbian leader speaks to Trump, pointing out Serb support during US election

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said he spoke with Donald Trump late Sunday, inviting him to visit the Balkan country while pointing out that in Serbia the U.S. president-elect had the highest level of support of all European states during the election campaign. The populist Serbian leader said the phone call was “very cordial” and added that Trump …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kosovo shuts down 5 Serbian governing structures in the north and US reacts with alarm

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo authorities on Friday closed five parallel institutions working with the ethnic Serb minority, a move that was immediately criticized by the United States and could further raise tensions with neighboring Serbia. Elbert Krasniqi, Kosovo’s minister of local administration, confirmed the closure of five so-called parallel institutions in the north — where most of the ethnic Serb …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Kosovo marks the 25th anniversary of its liberation, when Serb forces withdrew after NATO bombing

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo on Wednesday celebrated what it considers a liberation day, marking the 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Serb forces. During the 1998-1999 war with ethnic Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army separatists, Serbian forces failed to meet Western demands on reconciliation, which pushed NATO to launch a 78-day bombing campaign against Serbia that resulted in its withdrawal. But …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kosovo celebrates 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Serbian forces after NATO bombing

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo on Monday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Serbian forces following a 78-day NATO bombing campaign, which opened the way for its independence nine years later. About 13,000 people, mostly ethnic Albanians, died and about 1 million were deported until the NATO bombing resulted in the Serbian withdrawal and the establishment of an international …

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7 months ago

Kosovo shuts 6 Serb bank branches over use of the dinar currency in a move that could raise tensions

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo police on Monday closed six branches of a Serbia-licensed bank in line with the decision on the ban of the use of the Serbian dinar currency in the country, a move that has raised tension with neighboring Serbia. Starting on Feb. 1, the government required areas dominated by the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo to adopt …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Germany doubles its commitment of troops to the NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

Albania’s prime minister calls for more NATO troops in neighboring Kosovo following ethnic violence

Associated Press

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama urged NATO on Wednesday to further boost its military forces in Kosovo and secure the country’s borders with Serbia, warning that recent ethnic violence in Kosovo could potentially trigger a wider Balkan conflict. Kosovo’s border with Serbia was “out of control,” Rama said after an informal meeting of Western Balkan NATO …

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1 year, 1 month ago

NATO head says violence in Kosovo unacceptable while calling for constructive dialogue with Serbia

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that the recent violent outbreaks in Kosovo were unacceptable and perpetrators must be brought to justice. “I welcome that Serbia is prepared to cooperate in these efforts.” Stoltenberg also urged Serbia and Kosovo to engage “constructively” in a European Union-mediated dialogue that is aimed at normalizing relations between the former …

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1 year, 1 month ago

NATO chief commits to Bosnia’s territorial integrity and condemns ‘malign’ Russian influence

Associated Press

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — NATO supports Bosnia’s territorial integrity and is concerned by “malign foreign interference,” including by Russia, in the volatile Balkans region that went through a devastating war in the 1990s, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. This is crucial for the stability and the security of the country.” NATO played a major role in ending the 1992-95 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

NATO equips peacekeeping force in Kosovo with heavier armament to have “combat power”

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — A NATO top commander said Tuesday the alliance equipped its peacekeeping force in Kosovo with weapons of “combat power” following a recent shootout between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region. Adm. Stuart B. Munsch of the Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Italy said that a …

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1 year, 2 months ago

KFOR commander calls on Kosovo and Serbia to return to talks to prevent future violence

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The NATO-led peacekeeping force on Friday called on both Kosovo and Serbia to return to the negotiating table to resolve their issues to prevent violence like the recent shootout between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region. Kosovo Force commander Maj. Gen. Angelo Michele Ristuccia called …

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1 year, 2 months ago

NATO beefs up its Kosovo force as the US worries about a buildup of Serb troops in the area

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — NATO announced Friday that it is beefing up its troop presence in Kosovo after four people were killed in a weekend shootout and as the U.S. expressed concern about a buildup of Serbian forces along the border of its former territory. NATO, which leads the KFOR peacekeeping force there, said Friday that extra U.K. troops would be …

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1 year, 2 months ago

NATO says it has authorised bolstering of forces for Kosovo

Al Jazeera

Kosovo’s prime minister welcomed the decision, saying Serbia’s attempting to destabilise its former province with the help of ally Russia. Kosovo’s prime minister on Friday welcomed a NATO decision to bolster its troops in the volatile Balkan region, saying last weekend’s shootout that left four people dead illustrates Serbia’s attempts to destabilise its former province with the help of ally …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Serbia demands that NATO take over policing of northern Kosovo after a deadly shootout

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s president demanded Tuesday to have a NATO-led peacekeeping force take over for the national law enforcement agency in northern Kosovo after a daylong shootout between armed Serbs and Kosovar police left one officer and three gunmen dead. He said he wanted the NATO-led Kosovo Force, or KFOR, to take over “all the security matters in the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monastery

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo on Monday observed a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police officer killed by Serb gunmen in the north of the country in one of the worst confrontations since it declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Pristina accuses Belgrade of backing the “terrorists,” an accusation Serbia denies, saying they are Serbs from Kosovo protesting the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monastery

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Kosovo’s president says Serb investigators are dragging their feet over attacks on NATO peacekeepers

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Kosovo’s president on Thursday accused Serbian investigators of dragging their feet over an inquiry into attacks on NATO peacekeepers earlier this year in which dozens of troops and police officers were injured, some of them seriously. President Vjosa Osmani also called on European Union officials to refrain from showing any favoritism in talks next week aimed at improving …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NATO Says Peacekeepers 'Unwavering' as Kosovo Tensions Flare

News 18

NATO on Sunday underlined the “unwavering” commitment of its KFOR peacekeeping force to its duties in Kosovo as tensions flare with pressure building on Serbia over the detention of three Kosovo police officers. NATO’s KFOR has swelled to more than 4,000 troops after a battalion of 500 reinforcements from Turkey was sent to Kosovo two weeks ago, following clashes with …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Turkish forces arrive in Kosovo to bolster NATO-led peacekeepers after recent violence

Associated Press

ISTANBUL — A Turkish commando battalion requested by NATO has arrived in Kosovo to assist in quelling recent violent unrest in the Balkan country. The Turkish Defense Ministry shared a video Sunday showing troops wearing the insignia of the Kosovo Force, a NATO-led peacekeeping mission established in 1999, departing Turkey and arriving in Kosovo. I thank Turkey for sending reinforcements …

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1 year, 6 months ago

France, Germany urge new elections in Kosovo following flare-up in ethnic tensions

Associated Press

BULBOACA, Moldova — The leaders of France and Germany have urged their counterparts in Kosovo and Serbia to agree on holding new municipal elections in northern Kosovo, hoping that another ballot would quell a flare-up of ethnic tensions that have led to violent protests in the region. Speaking at a summit in Moldova on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron said …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Kosovo Olympic Committee seeks IOC disciplinary proceedings against Djokovic

The Hindu

Kosovo Olympic authorities have asked the International Olympic Committee to open disciplinary proceedings against Novak Djokovic, accusing the Serbian of stirring up political tension by saying “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia” at the French Open. “Novak Djokovic has yet again promoted the Serbian nationalists’ propaganda and used the sport platform to do so,” Ismet Krasniqi, president of Kosovo’s Olympic …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew this week after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and seized local municipality buildings. Serbia raised the combat readiness of its troops stationed near the border and warned it wouldn’t stand by if Serbs in Kosovo were attacked again. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday the alliance …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NATO soldiers on guard in Kosovo Serb town after clashes

The Hindu

Dozens of NATO troops secured a municipal building in the Kosovo town of Zvecan on May 30, a day after 30 NATO soldiers and 52 Serb protesters were injured in clashes that EU and NATO officials said were unacceptable as they urged calm. The area's majority Serbs have never accepted Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia, and consider Belgrade …

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Kosovo police arrest 8 Serbians over canal explosion, call the incident a 'terrorist attack'

Serbian leader speaks to Trump, pointing out Serb support during US election

Kosovo shuts down 5 Serbian governing structures in the north and US reacts with alarm

Kosovo marks the 25th anniversary of its liberation, when Serb forces withdrew after NATO bombing

Kosovo celebrates 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Serbian forces after NATO bombing

Kosovo shuts 6 Serb bank branches over use of the dinar currency in a move that could raise tensions

Germany doubles its commitment of troops to the NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo

Albania’s prime minister calls for more NATO troops in neighboring Kosovo following ethnic violence

NATO head says violence in Kosovo unacceptable while calling for constructive dialogue with Serbia

NATO chief commits to Bosnia’s territorial integrity and condemns ‘malign’ Russian influence

NATO equips peacekeeping force in Kosovo with heavier armament to have “combat power”

KFOR commander calls on Kosovo and Serbia to return to talks to prevent future violence

NATO beefs up its Kosovo force as the US worries about a buildup of Serb troops in the area

NATO says it has authorised bolstering of forces for Kosovo

Serbia demands that NATO take over policing of northern Kosovo after a deadly shootout

Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monastery

Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monastery

Kosovo’s president says Serb investigators are dragging their feet over attacks on NATO peacekeepers

NATO Says Peacekeepers 'Unwavering' as Kosovo Tensions Flare

Turkish forces arrive in Kosovo to bolster NATO-led peacekeepers after recent violence

France, Germany urge new elections in Kosovo following flare-up in ethnic tensions

Kosovo Olympic Committee seeks IOC disciplinary proceedings against Djokovic

Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?

NATO soldiers on guard in Kosovo Serb town after clashes