Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo gather in northern town after clashes with NATO-led peacekeepers
- Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo are protesting against the presence of Kosovo special police and ethnic Albanian officials they view as "fake" mayors, demanding their withdrawal from the territory.
- The protests have been peaceful so far, but recent clashes with NATO-led peacekeeping forces and Kosovo police have left dozens injured, prompting fears of renewed conflict.
- The United States and European Union are working to resolve the dispute, with NATO deploying additional troops to help quell the protests. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has refused to withdraw police from the area but hinted at the possibility of early local elections.
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Western efforts to defuse Kosovo crisis mount as ethnic Serbs in Kosovo rally anew after clashes
By RADUL RADOVANOVIC Associated Press ZVECAN, Kosovo (AP) — International efforts to defuse a crisis in Kosovo have intensified as ethnic Serbs held more protests in a northern town where clashes with NATO-led peacekeepers left dozens injured and sparked fears of renewed conflict in the troubled region. Hundreds of Serbs reiterated at a rally on Wednesday that they want the Kosovo special police and ethnic Albanian officials they call “fake” may…
Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo gather in northern town after clashes with NATO-led peacekeepers
Hundreds of ethnic Serbs on Wednesday gathered in a town in northern Kosovo, days after clashes that injured 30 soldiers from a NATO-led peacekeeping force and over 50 Serbs, provoking fears of a renewal of the region's bloody conflicts and prompting the Western military alliance to send in additional troops.
The Kremlin called on Wednesday 31 May to “respect” the “rights” of the Kosovo Serbs, to whom it said it provided “unconditional support”, so...
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