Published 11 months ago

30 international peacekeepers injured in fierce clashes with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo

Approximately 25 NATO peacekeepers were injured during clashes with Serb protesters in northern Kosovo over the installation of ethnic Albanian mayors in the area where there has been ongoing unrest.
Tear gas, stun grenades, shields, and batons were used to disperse the protesters in Zvecan who attempted to invade a government building and threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at the soldiers.

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Times of India

Kosovo: 25 Nato soldiers injured in Kosovo clashes with Serb protesters

Clashes with Serb protesters in Northern Kosovo left around 25 NATO peacekeeping soldiers injured on Monday. The protests arose after ethnic Albanian mayors took office in a Serb majority area after Serbs boycotted the recent election. The tense situation is exacerbated by the fact that Serbs, who comprise a majority in Kosovo's north, have never accepted its 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia.

11 months ago·India

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BBC News

Kosovo: Fresh clashes as Nato troops called in to northern towns

Serb protesters are angry at ethnic Albanian mayors being installed in Serb-majority areas.

11 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Nato troops injured in clashes with Serb protesters in Kosovo

About 25 Italian and Hungarian soldiers from Kfor mission and two Serbs reportedly injuredAbout 25 Nato peacekeeping soldiers defending three town halls in northern Kosovo have been injured in clashes with Serb protesters, while Serbia’s president put the army on the highest level of combat alert.Kfor, the Nato-led peacekeeping mission to Kosovo, condemned the violence. Continue reading...

11 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

NATO soldiers on guard in Kosovo Serb town after clashes

Unrest in the region has intensified since ethnic Albanian mayors took office in northern Kosovo’s Serb-majority area after April elections the Serbs boycotted

11 months ago·India

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CTV News

25 NATO-led peacekeepers injured in Kosovo in clashes with Serbs outside municipal building

The NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force on Monday said that 25 of its troops were injured in the clashes with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo who were trying to take over the offices of one of the municipalities where ethnic Albanian mayors took up their posts last week.

11 months ago·Canada

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Reuters

Around 25 NATO peacekeepers injured in clashes in Kosovo's north -statement

Around 25 NATO peacekeepers have been injured in clashes with Serbs protesting against Albanian mayors taking office in Serb majority municipalities in the north of Kosovo, the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo KFOR said in a statement.

11 months ago·United Kingdom

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