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3 months, 1 week ago

Serbia demands new elections in tense north Kosovo as well as return of Serb police and judiciary

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia on Friday demanded that an election be held and ethnic Serbs return to police and judiciary in a Serb-populated northern region of Kosovo where tensions have fueled fears of instability and new armed clashes. Populist President Aleksandar Vucic also called for the withdrawal of Kosovo’s special police from the region bordering Serbia that remains a flashpoint …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Serbs will head to the polls again after fraud reports led to tensions during a December ballot

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Voters in Serbia will go to the polls this weekend for a municipal vote in dozens of cities and towns, including a rerun ballot in the capital of Belgrade where ruling populists were accused of an election fraud in December. The right-wing Serbian Progressive Party of President Aleksandar Vucic is seen as a favorite ahead of the …

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8 months ago

Residents of four Serb-majority municipalities vote on removing Albanian mayors from office

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Residents of four Serb-majority municipalities …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kosovo will conduct nationwide census that includes surveying ethnic Serb minority

The Hindu

Kosovo's government began on April 5 its first nationwide census since 2011, which will include surveying the ethnic Serb minority in the north, at a time when tensions with neighbouring Serbia are high. Kosovo was a former Serbian province until a 78-day NATO bombing campaign in 1999 ended a war between Serbian government forces and ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo …

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11 months ago

Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo hold a petition drive in hopes of ousting 4 ethnic Albanian mayors

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo held a signature drive Wednesday in hopes of securing enough to oust four ethnic Albanian mayors whose elections last year sent tensions between Serbia and Kosovo soaring. The drive is expected to start soon Zvecan and Zubin Potok, two other municipalities in the north where most of Kosovo’s ethnic Serb minority lives. …

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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, 5 months ago

Kosovo to partially withdraw special police officers from northern Serb-majority municipalities

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s government on Wednesday will reduce the number of special police officers stationed outside four municipal buildings in ethnic Serb-majority areas and hold new mayoral elections in each of the towns, in a bid to defuse tensions with neighboring Serbia that flared anew in May. Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti said that one-fourth of the special police …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Kosovo’s prime minister offers to hold new elections in tense Serb-majority municipalities

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s prime minister offered Thursday to hold new mayoral elections in four Serb-majority municipalities and reduce police there in an effort to defuse tensions with neighboring Serbia that flared anew last month. Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo boycotted mayoral elections in the four municipalities in April as part of a campaign for greater autonomy, and they now …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | What is the Kosovo-Serbia conflict all about? Why have tensions flared again?

The Hindu

The story so far: In the aftermath of one of the worst escalation of tensions between Kosovo and Serbia in at least a decade, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization last week sent 700 more of its peacekeeping troops to Kosovo. Currently, an ethnic Serb minority of more than 50,000 resides in multiple municipalities in the northern part of Kosovo bordering …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Kosovo prime minister says he will not surrender country to Serbian ‘fascist militia’ after clashes in north

CNN

CNN — Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti told CNN on Tuesday that he would not surrender the country to what he described as a Serbian “fascist militia,” following violent protests in its north over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors in a disputed election. “The Government of Kosovo’s decision to force access to municipal buildings sharply and unnecessarily escalated tensions,” …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Kosovo: Nato troops injured as conflict with Serbia escalates in Zvecan region

The Independent

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1 year, 6 months ago

China expresses support for Serbia in renewed Kosovo clashes involving NATO troops

Associated Press

BEIJING — China on Tuesday expressed its support for Serbia’s efforts to “safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity” following renewed violence between ethnic Serbs and NATO peacekeeping troops in Kosovo. China’s ruling Communist Party has long been a critic of the NATO alliance, stemming partly from the bombing of Beijing’s embassy in Belgrade during the 1999 air campaign to end …

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1 year, 6 months ago

30 NATO Soldiers, 52 Serbs Injured In Ethnic Clashes With Kosovo As Troops Guard Newly Elected Mayors

ABP News

The NATO-led international peacekeeping force in Kosovo on Tuesday said its 30 soldiers were injured in fierce clashes with ethnic Serbs, reported Reuters. According to the report, the Serbs had tried to take over the offices of one of the municipalities in northern Kosovo where ethnic Albanian mayors took up their posts last week. Tensions escalated after ethnic Albanian mayors …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Why did ethnic Serbs attack NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo? Here’s what we know

CNN

CNN — Dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured after they were attacked by ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, during protests over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors. Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti said there had been a “threatening campaign orchestrated by Belgrade and executed through intimidation, pressure and blackmail by criminal groups.” After polls closed, election officials said only around …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NATO peacekeepers injured in clash with ethnic Serbian protesters in Kosovo

ABC

Twenty-five NATO peacekeepers have been injured in a clash with Serbs protesting recent election results in northern Kosovo. Key points: KFOR says some peacekeepers sustained burns and fractures during "unprovoked attacks" Soldiers fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the protesters Protesters responded by throwing rocks and incendiary devices Since Friday, the peacekeepers, known as Kosovo Force, have been …

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1 year, 6 months ago

At least 30 NATO troops injured in clashes with Serbs in Kosovo

Al Jazeera

The NATO-led peacekeeping force says 11 Italian and 19 Hungarian soldiers sustained injuries, including fractures and burns. The NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo, KFOR, has raised the number of its troops injured in fierce clashes with ethnic Serbs to 30. The Serbs had tried to take over the offices of one of the municipalities in northern Kosovo where ethnic Albanian …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Serbian border troops on high alert after ethnic clashes inside Kosovo

Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Serbian troops on the border with Kosovo were put on high alert Friday following clashes inside Kosovo between police and ethnic Serbs that injured more than a dozen people. Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, who are a majority in that part of the country, had tried to block recently-elected ethnic Albanian officials from entering municipal buildings earlier …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Montenegro’s president dissolves parliament as election nears

Al Jazeera

Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic has issued a decree to dissolve parliament, days before a presidential election. Montenegro’s political turmoil has worsened since the parliamentary elections in 2020, in which Djukanovic’s Democratic Party of Socialists suffered a historic defeat by a church-backed coalition. Although Montenegro’s president has a largely ceremonial role, analysts see Sunday’s vote as a potential turning point in …

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Serbia demands new elections in tense north Kosovo as well as return of Serb police and judiciary

Serbs will head to the polls again after fraud reports led to tensions during a December ballot

Residents of four Serb-majority municipalities vote on removing Albanian mayors from office

Kosovo will conduct nationwide census that includes surveying ethnic Serb minority

Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo hold a petition drive in hopes of ousting 4 ethnic Albanian mayors

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

Kosovo to partially withdraw special police officers from northern Serb-majority municipalities

Kosovo’s prime minister offers to hold new elections in tense Serb-majority municipalities

Explained | What is the Kosovo-Serbia conflict all about? Why have tensions flared again?

Kosovo prime minister says he will not surrender country to Serbian ‘fascist militia’ after clashes in north

Kosovo: Nato troops injured as conflict with Serbia escalates in Zvecan region

China expresses support for Serbia in renewed Kosovo clashes involving NATO troops

30 NATO Soldiers, 52 Serbs Injured In Ethnic Clashes With Kosovo As Troops Guard Newly Elected Mayors

Why did ethnic Serbs attack NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo? Here’s what we know

NATO peacekeepers injured in clash with ethnic Serbian protesters in Kosovo

At least 30 NATO troops injured in clashes with Serbs in Kosovo

Serbian border troops on high alert after ethnic clashes inside Kosovo

Montenegro’s president dissolves parliament as election nears