The US government warns that it is monitoring a “major” Serbian military deployment on the border with Kosovo and speaks of an “unprecedented” array of artillery and tanks.
“We call on Serbia to withdraw these troops from the border,” National Security Council Communications Director John Kirby said in Washington on Friday.
The U.S. government is concerned about the situation and has been monitoring it for about a week, Kirby said. He described the Serbian military presence on the border as “destabilizing”. He cannot make any statement about the intention at this time. The Serbs are also being pressured through diplomatic channels to withdraw their troops.
Serbia demands the return of Kosovo
Kosovo, now inhabited almost exclusively by Albanians, seceded from Serbia in 1999 with NATO help and declared independence in 2008. More than a hundred countries recognize independence, but not Serbia, which reclaims its former province.
Huge escalation of violence
Last Sunday, a 30-member Serbian commando group took positions in the town of Banjska near Mitrovica and fought battles with Kosovo police. Three Serb attackers and a Kosovo police officer were killed. NATO announced on Friday that it would strengthen its KFOR protection force in Kosovo.
Source: Krone
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