Czech reserve company returns from Kosovo

ceskenoviny.cz     Mar 18, 2008            

Bochor- The last members of the 116-strong Czech reserve company returned from Kosovo where they were deployed for six weeks to guard security in connection... ... Bochor- The last members of the 116-strong Czech reserve company returned from Kosovo where they were... [read full story]                    

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NATO tightens grip on north Kosovo in police vacuum

reuters.com     Mar 18, 2008          

MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) - NATO troops in Kosovo patrolled the Serb stronghold of north Mitrovica alone on Tuesday after police withdrew following deadly Serb riots. ... By Matt Robinson MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) - NATO placed the Kosovo town of Mitrovica under de...                    

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Russia responds to 1244 breach accusations

b92.net     Mar 18, 2008          

Moscow today expressed "serious concern" over the developments in Kosovo. Russian officials evaluated that the raid, carried out by KFOR and UNMIK, raises a "series of questions about the reason to launch the operation by international forces and police in the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica".                    

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NATO tightens grip on north Kosovo (AAP)

yahoo.com     Mar 18, 2008          

NATO has placed the Kosovo town of Mitrovica under de facto military law after riots by hostile Serb residents killed one UN policeman. ... NATO has placed the Kosovo town of Mitrovica under de facto military law after riots by hostile Serb residents killed one UN...                    

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UNMIK, KFOR: MUP officers were in K. Mitrovica court

b92.net     Mar 18, 2008          

UNMIK and KFOR officials in Priština say a "red line has been crossed" between them and the Kosovo Serbs. This is the message sent a day after the deadly violence in northern Kosovska Mitrovica, where clashes broke out after UN and NATO policemen and soldiers raided a local court to arrest...                    

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Šutanovac regrets UNMIK fatality, lashes out at Samardžić

b92.net     Mar 18, 2008          

Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac expressed his deep regret over the death of a UNMIK policeman. The officer died Tuesday from the wounds he sustained yesterday in the unrest that broke out in northern Kosovska Mitrovica. ... He pointed out that the policeman in question...                    

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KFOR: We used automatic weapons, but only as warning

b92.net     Mar 18, 2008          

KFOR spokesman Etienne du Fayet de la Tour spoke to reporters about the violence in Kosovska Mitrovica. He confirmed late Monday that KFOR units had used automatic weapons in the riots that erupted in the northern part of the town earlier that day, but that they had fired only warning shots.                    

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Press: Chaos in Kosovska Mitrovica

b92.net     Mar 18, 2008          

The dailies today lead with the UNMIK-KFOR raid in Kosovska Mitrovica that sparked serious violence. ALO—"Resistance to injustice", the front page says, about the unrest in northern Kosovska Mitrovica yesterday, that erupted after UNMIK and KFOR decided to arrest Serb judicial workers protesting...                    

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UN Police Returning to Kosovo Town

nwsource.com     Mar 19, 2008          

United Nations police began returning to a Serb-held town in northern Kosovo on Wednesday, two days after pulling out in the wake of clashes with protesters that left one officer dead and dozens injured. ... The U.N. had left NATO peacekeepers in charge of Mitrovica _...                    

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Nato takes control of Kosovo city

aljazeera.net     Mar 19, 2008          

Streets of Mitrovica quiet after troops and tanks deployed following Monday's riots. ... French troops were confronted by Serb youths throwing stones in the ethnically divided city [AFP] The Kosovan city of Mitrovica has in effect been put under military control, with...                    

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Balkans: NATO, UN warn Serbs after deadly Mitrovica riots

reliefweb.int     Mar 18, 2008          

Date: 18 Mar 2008Source: Deutsche Presse Agentur ... Pristina/Belgrade_(dpa) _ Following riots which left a UN policeman dead and dozens injured, NATO peacekeepers and UN administrators on Tuesday warned Serbs to end violent attacks on soldiers and police or face a...                    

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