The US ambassador to Kosovo, Jeffrey Hovenier, announced Tuesday that Washington was kicking Pristina out of the US-led Defender Europe military exercises over its treatment of the ethnic Serb population of northern Kosovo. The move was a punishment for Kosovo trying...
NATO Troops Injured in Kosovo After Trying to Disperse Crowd of Serb Protesters
NATO troops stationed in Kosovo under the alliance's Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission were wounded Monday while trying to disperse a group of ethnic Serb protesters in the town of Zvecan. Tensions escalated in Zvecan on Friday after Kosovo police used tear gas to disband a...
Serbia, Kosovo Leaders Discuss EU Plan on Normalizing Ties
The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo met in North Macedonia on Saturday to discuss a deal put forward by the EU to improve ties between Belgrade and Pristina. Kosovo formally declared its independence from Serbia in 2008, almost ten years after the 1999 NATO bombing...
Serbia Ends State of Alert for Military As Kosovo Stand-Off Eases
Serbia on Thursday lifted the combat readiness alert for its troops that it enacted on Monday as ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo agreed to remove barriers they erected in protest against authorities in Pristina. As the Serbs began dismantling roadblocks on Thursday,...
Serbia’s Army on Highest Level of Alert Amid Tensions in Northern Kosovo
Serbia has placed its military on the highest level of alert as tensions continue to rise in northern Kosovo between ethnic Serbs and Kosovo authorities backed by NATO. "The president of Serbia, as the commander-in-chief, has ordered tonight that the Serbian Armed...
Serbia Seeks Troop Deployment in Kosovo
Serbia has formally asked NATO if it can deploy up to 1,000 troops into northern Kosovo, where Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says ethnic Serbs are being "terrorized" by the Kosovo government based in Pristina. Vucic made the request to the commander of NATO...
NATO Pressed for Action as Tensions Rise in North Kosovo
NATO Pressed for Action as Tensions Rise in North Kosovo | Decades of tension show NATO expansion is no panacea
Kosovo Delays Restrictions on Serbs After Tensions Rise
NATO said it was ready to intervene
Serbia-Kosovo Summit Called Off After Thaci’s War Crimes Indictment
Serbia-Kosovo Summit Called Off After Thaci’s War Crimes Indictment | Thaci says prosecutors are rewriting history
Kosovo President Thaci Faces War Crimes Indictment
Kosovo President Thaci Faces War Crimes Indictment | Top KLA figure criminally responsible for nearly 100 murders