Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo gather in northern town after clashes with NATO-led peacekeepers

Tensions Rise as Ethnic Serbs, NATO Clash in Northern Kosovo

Recent events in Kosovo have not yet led to widespread conflict. The United States and NATO should take great care to prevent these clashes from escalating.

Western Efforts To Defuse Kosovo Crisis Mount As Ethnic Serbs Rally Anew After NATO Clashes

Serbs held more protests in a northern town where clashes with NATO-led peacekeepers left dozens injured and sparked fears of renewed conflict.

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...

Kremlin Says Kosovo Serbs' Rights 'Must Be Respected'

The Kremlin on Wednesday called for the rights of ethnic Serbs living in Kosovo to be respected, following clashes this week over local election results that left more than 80 people injured.  "We believe that all the lawful rights and interests of the Kosovo Serbs must be respected," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.