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British soldiers guard Kosovo-Serbia border amid as situation remains tense
1 year ago

British soldiers guard Kosovo-Serbia border amid as situation remains tense

Firstpost  

Ethnic Serbs make up about five percent of the population of Kosovo; the majority reside in the north, rejecting Kosovo’s independence, and regard Belgrade as their capital. They have frequently battled with UN peacekeepers and the Kosovo police As part of a NATO peacekeeping mission being reinforced, British troops are patrolling the Kosovo-Serbia border out of worry that the former …

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Serbia again threatens armed intervention in Kosovo as tension escalates
1 year, 6 months ago

Serbia again threatens armed intervention in Kosovo as tension escalates

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia on Friday reiterated a threat to intervene militarily in its former province of Kosovo if NATO-led peacekeepers there fail to protect minority Serbs from what Belgrade called the terrorist threat of Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian authorities. In a brief televised address, the Serbian army chief-of-staff, Gen. Milan Mojsilovic, said Kosovo Serbs can no longer “tolerate the terror” …

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No breakthrough after EU summons Kosovo and Serbia leaders for emergency talks
1 year, 6 months ago

No breakthrough after EU summons Kosovo and Serbia leaders for emergency talks

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo made no breakthrough in EU-hosted emergency talks on Thursday aimed at defusing tensions around their border. “I think the two leaders understand the severity of the situation,” Borrell said after hours of talks each with Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Borrell conceded that they have “different interpretations …

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Efforts to defuse Kosovo crisis intensify amid more protests
1 year, 6 months ago

Efforts to defuse Kosovo crisis intensify amid more protests

Associated Press  

ZVECAN, Kosovo — International efforts to defuse a crisis in Kosovo intensified Wednesday as ethnic Serbs held more protests in a northern town where recent clashes with NATO-led peacekeepers sparked fears of renewed conflict in the troubled region. Hundreds of Serbs repeated at a rally their demand for the withdrawal from northern Kosovo of the special police and ethnic Albanian …

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UN appeals court increases sentences for 2 Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan wars
1 year, 6 months ago

UN appeals court increases sentences for 2 Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan wars

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.N. appeals judges on Wednesday significantly expanded the convictions of two allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, holding them responsible for involvement in crimes across Bosnia and in one town in Croatia as members of a joint criminal plan to drive out non-Serbs from the areas during the Balkan wars. Presiding Judge Graciela Gatti Santana …

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NATO to send an extra 700 troops to Kosovo amid rising tensions with ethnic Serbs
1 year, 6 months ago

NATO to send an extra 700 troops to Kosovo amid rising tensions with ethnic Serbs

ABC  

An additional 700 NATO troops will be sent to northern Kosovo to help quell violent protests after clashes with ethnic Serbs there left 30 international soldiers wounded. Key points: The announcement comes a day after 30 NATO soldiers were hurt in clashes Unrest has intensified since ethnic Albanian mayors took office in northern Kosovo's Serb-majority area Mr Stoltenberg condemned the …

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Tensions in north Kosovo – whose agenda does the flare-up serve?
2 years ago

Tensions in north Kosovo – whose agenda does the flare-up serve?

Al Jazeera  

Ethnic fractures in the Western Balkans, including in Kosovo’s Serb-populated area, create trouble for the EU and US. “I am sure that the President of Serbia will keep in mind as he considers what sort of military steps – as unwise as they would be – he may be contemplating in northern Kosovo.” KFOR peacekeepers have played a critical role …

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Serbia’s Vucic seeks NATO approval to send forces to north Kosovo
2 years ago

Serbia’s Vucic seeks NATO approval to send forces to north Kosovo

Al Jazeera  

Serbian president said he was under ‘no illusion’ that NATO would agree to his request amid tension in northern Kosovo. Serbia will ask NATO peacekeepers to let it deploy Serbian military and police to volatile northern Kosovo, although it believes there is no chance of the request being approved, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said. Vucic told a news conference …

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Serbia and Kosovo set for talks in Brussels amid tensions
2 years, 4 months ago

Serbia and Kosovo set for talks in Brussels amid tensions

Al Jazeera  

NATO chief calls for calm and says the organisation’s peacekeepers were ready to intervene if necessary. Long-running tensions flared anew this month after Kosovo said Serbs living in its northern region – who are backed by Belgrade and do not recognise Kosovo institutions – must start using vehicle licence plates issued in Pristina. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti told the …

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Serbs stage pro-Russia marches amid V-Day ceremonies
2 years, 7 months ago

Serbs stage pro-Russia marches amid V-Day ceremonies

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Pro-Russia marches were staged in Serbia and the Serb-run entity in Bosnia — both traditional allies of Moscow in the Balkans — amid ceremonies Monday to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. A Serbian cabinet minister and Russia’s ambassador to Serbia joined dozens of people in the Moscow-backed march in Belgrade, an annual …

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Kosovo deploys police, Serbs protest amid border tension
3 years, 3 months ago

Kosovo deploys police, Serbs protest amid border tension

Al Jazeera  

Tensions have soared at the border between Kosovo and Serbia as Kosovo deployed additional police to implement a rule to remove Serbian licence plates from cars entering Kosovo, while Serbs protested the move. Serbia’s police have been taking off registration plates from Kosovo-registered cars entering Serbia for years, and the latest move by Kosovo authorities appears to be a tit-for-tat …

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