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

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

The Independent  

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NATO beefs up its Kosovo force as the US worries about a buildup of Serb troops in the area
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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Kosovo accuses Serbia of direct involvement in deadly clashes and investigates possible Russian role
1 year, 2 months ago

Kosovo accuses Serbia of direct involvement in deadly clashes and investigates possible Russian role

Associated Press  

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s interior minister on Thursday accused Serbia of direct involvement in weekend clashes and was investigating the possibility of Russian involvement in the violence that left four people dead and further strained relations between the former wartime foes. Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vučić has denied claims that Serbia was involved in the clash, saying the gunmen were local …

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Does the West still want a democratic Kosovo?
1 year, 5 months ago

Does the West still want a democratic Kosovo?

Al Jazeera  

If the West is still serious about Kosovo’s sovereignty and the security of the region, it ought to act like it. Recent Kosovo-Serbia tensions culminated in Serbia “arresting” three Kosovo police officers without a clear cause, an act that Kosovo called a “kidnapping” and “foreign aggression” within Kosovo’s borders. Yet for the sake of stability and to bring Serbia under …

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Kosovo-Serbia tensions: Mood on the ground, possible scenarios
1 year, 11 months ago

Kosovo-Serbia tensions: Mood on the ground, possible scenarios

Al Jazeera  

Analysts say heightened friction in the Balkans may serve the Kremlin’s interests but cast doubt over a show of force by Moscow. The leadership in Belgrade accuses Kosovo’s government of plotting “terrorism against Serbs” in Serb-populated northern Kosovo. “I can’t imagine Serbia entering the north of Kosovo with either army or police, or both, because that would be a total …

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Serbia seeks return of its troops to Kosovo as tensions soar
2 years ago

Serbia seeks return of its troops to Kosovo as tensions soar

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia on Thursday formally demanded that its security forces return to the breakaway former Serbian province of Kosovo, despite warnings from the West that such calls are unlikely to be accepted and only add to tensions in that part of the Balkans. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told state RTS television that the government asked the commander of …

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