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Valon Kabashi, the first identified member of the Albanian National Army (RTS)

Valon Kabashi from Orahovac, who was killed during the conflict in Kumanovo, was first identified member of the Albanian National Army, which the United Nations declared as a terrorist organization.  Kosovo Albanian media published a photo of Valon Kabashi in a uniform of Albanian National Army, announcing the funeral of eight members of the "Kumanovo Group". Before Kabashi, international officials have argued that Lirim Jakupi, nicknamed Commander Nazi, is one of the main commanders of the ANA.

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Brush concerned over recent incidents in Kline/Klina (Tanjug, RTS, NMagazin, KIM radio, TV Most, Kontakt plus radio)

Deputy Special Representative of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Jennifer Brush has stressed her concern over the number of incidents in recent weeks targeting people returning to their homes in Kline/Klina, central Kosovo, UNMIK has stated. She called on the authorities to investigate the events, bring the culprits to justice and take steps to prevent such incidents in the future. Serb returnee Bogosav Dabizljevic was attacked and robbed in Kline/Klina on May 11, suffering three broken ribs in the process. The attack on the family Dabizljevic is the third such inci

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Ask Haradinaj about whereabouts of missing Serbs (Vesti)

Association of families of kidnapped and missing persons in Kosovo and Metohija in 1998-2000 has forwarded to EULEX head Gabriele Meucci a list with names of 318 kidnapped civilians and names of Albanian perpetrators. The list was compiled by associations of families of kidnapped and missing persons based on testimonies following the end of conflict in Kosovo. They hope that this document could serve EULEX in shedding the light on crimes.

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Embassies and government to settle the church issue in Pristina (Beta/Akter)

The Mayor of Pristina Shpend Ahmeti stated that representatives of embassies and Kosovo government will be involved in settling the issue of legalization of the Church of the Christ Savior in Prsitina, due to its sensitivity. “The issue of the Church of the Christ Savior will, due to political sensitivity, for sure be one of the most sensitive issues when it comes to legalization in Pristina, thus, now, even six months before the dead line for legalization, some embassies and the Kosovo governments are involved in the process,” said Ahmeti to Voice of America&

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Owners of Trepča are shareholders, not the Serbia (Vesti online)

The majority owner of Trepča Complex is not Serbia, but the Serbian shareholders who have about 70 per cent of the capital of this former giant enterprise. These are Yugobanka, Beobanka, Beogradska banka, Goša, Ikaterm, Jedinstvo, Progres, Genex, Zorka, 14 Octobar,... “The document with this data was submitted to UNMIK and its chief Bernard Kouchner in 2000.

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Odalovic: We have no information about new graves (RTK2)

President of the Commission for Missing Persons in the Serbian Government Veljko Odalović said that in order to continue clarifying the fate of missing persons in Kosovo, information about the new mass graves are required. "I hope that this year we will finally receive information about Kosare. We also request new search of Livočko Lake and Zilivode. However, these are our information.

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Joksimovic: Serbia will not additionally burden the Brussels process (Danas)

"Serbia will not further burden the Brussels-based dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina," estimated Jadranka Joksimovic, Minister without portfolio in charge of European integration, responding to the question whether the announced Kosovo genocide lawsuit affect the talks on the normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovo.

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11 years since "March Pogrom" of Serbs in Kosovo (Dailies)

Tuesday marks the 11th anniversary of the large scale violence organized in Kosovo against Serbs, known in Serbia as "the March Pogrom." An ethnic Albanian ripping out the cross from a Serb church (Image made from RTS video)The two days of rioting and attacks resulted in the deaths of eight Serbs and 11 Albanians and injured 954 people. 4,012 Serbs were driven from their homes, more than 900 houses belonging to Serbs, Romas and Ashakalis were set on fire, while 35 Serbian Orthodox churches and monasteries were destroyed and desecrated. Six towns and ten villages were ethnically cleansed dur

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Serbs and Albanians together are seeking missing persons (RTK2, Beta)

Association of missing persons in Kosovo and Metohija and the Association of missing Albanians have agreed with the families to seek together all disappeared. This was after the meeting, "Non-governmental associations for Missing Persons - Example of best practice and cooperation between communities", in Pristina, said the coordinator of the Association for missing persons in Kosovo, Milorad Trifunovic. Trifunovic told BETA that the policy remains the major obstacle to resolving the fate of missing Serbs and Albanians. "We believe that there are still some who are protecting criminals.

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