US EditionWhat is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?
- Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo escalated when a group of armed Serbs barricaded themselves in a monastery, resulting in a deadly gunbattle with the police.
- The clash in Kosovo is one of many since the country declared independence from Serbia in 2008, prompting fears of a revival of the 1998-1999 war that caused extensive casualties and displacement.
- Serbia refuses to recognize Kosovo's statehood despite having no control over it. This dispute is deeply rooted in the historical and religious significance of the region to Serbs, while Kosovo's Albanian majority considers it their own country and accuses Serbia of occupation and repression.
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What is Behind Renewed Tensions Between Serbia and Kosovo?
Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off a daylong gunbattle with police that left one officer and three attackers dead. Sunday's clash was one of the worst since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008. It came as the European Union and the United States are trying to mediate and finalize yearslong talk…
Six people believed to have taken part in an attack and killing of a policeman are to be extradited, over Kosovo.
What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off a daylong gunbattle with police that left one officer and three attackers dead.
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