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Serbia says it has reduced army presence near Kosovo after US expressed concern over troop buildup
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Serbian army has cut the number of troops stationed on the border with Kosovo by nearly half, top Serbian military officials said on Monday, denying U.S. and other reports of a mass military buildup in the wake of a shooting over a week ago that killed four people and...
Serbia's president denies troop buildup near Kosovo, alleges 'campaign of lies' in wake of clashes
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's president on Sunday denied U.S. and other reports of a military buildup along the border with Kosovo, complaining of a “campaign of lies” against his country in the wake of a shootout a week earlier that killed four people and fueled tensions in the volatile...
NATO beefs up its Kosovo force as the US worries about a buildup of Serb troops in the area
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — 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. Kosovo's prime minister...
Kosovo accuses Serbia of direct involvement in deadly clashes and investigates possible Russian role
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — 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 demands that NATO take over policing of northern Kosovo after a deadly shootout
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president demanded Tuesday to have a NATO-led peacekeeping force take over for the national law enforcement agency in northern Kosovo after a daylong shootout between armed Serbs and Kosovar police left one officer and three gunmen dead. In one of...
Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monastery
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo on Monday observed a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police officer killed by Serb gunmen in the north of the country in one of the worst confrontations since it declared independence from Serbia in 2008. About 30 masked men in combat...
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. ...
Kosovar police surround a village after gunmen storm a monastery in violence that has killed 4
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — At least 30 gunmen killed a Kosovar Albanian police officer then stormed an Orthodox monastery in Kosovo near its border with Serbia, setting off gunbattles that left three assailants dead and raised tensions between the two former wartime foes as they seek to normalize...
EU urges Serbia and Kosovo to respect their pledges after a meeting of leaders ends in acrimony
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday called on Serbia and Kosovo to respect an agreement meant to end tensions between them and put their relations on a more normal path after talks between their leaders ended in acrimony last week. At a meeting in New York, EU foreign...
Kosovo's prime minister blames EU envoy for the failure of recent talks with Serbia
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister on Monday accused the European Union's special envoy in normalization talks with Serbia of not being “neutral and correct” and of coordinating with Belgrade against Pristina. Prime Minister Albin Kurti said EU envoy Miroslav...
