Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani in Spain: Kosovo needs security guarantees (Klan)

• Osmani meets Macron, Scholz and Mitsotakis (media)

• Svecla: “Some 90 terrorists were in Banjska; they also had Italian KFOR uniforms” (media)

• Bislimi in Brussels: Things cannot be same after September 24 events (RFE)

• Haxhiu: Radoicic will be on the INTERPOL list wanted by Kosovo (Dukagjini)

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani in Granada: I’ll discuss with fellow leaders security challenges (media)

• Scholz: We are committed to a peaceful solution (Gazeta Express)

• Kurti’s chief of staff reacts to Radoicic’s release (media)

• Gervalla: Radoicic must be handed over to Kosovo now (media)

• Kearns: Radoicic remains free in Serbia; Kosovo remains under sanctions (media)

Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Kosovo is under attack (media) US says Serbian troops started withdrawal from border with Kosovo (media) Michel: Disagreements between Kosovo and Serbia must be resolved (Koha) Gervalla: We urge EU members to stop Vucic’s path to conflict (media) Rohde: Last week’s attack was attack against Kosovo’s territorial integrity (KSP) Serbia arrests Milan Radoicic (media) IMC asks operators to stop broadcast of Serbian channels Arena Sport (KTV) Serbian Language Media: Hill: The withdrawal of troops and the arrest of Radoicic are good steps, the dialogue will have to continue (Tanjug, RTS, N1) Serbian FM says Belgrade wants de-escalation in Kosovo (N1) Serbian DefMin: Kosovo talks complex following escalation (N1) Mojsilovic: The current situation in the ground safety zone militarily stable but unpredictable (N1, Beta, RTS) Prosecution says Radoicic denied committing crimes (N1) BiH will investigate allegations that Milan Radoicic procured weapons in Tuzla (N1 Sarajevo) Petronijevic: Radoicic's apartment was searched, his weapon was temporarily confiscated (N1) Three people arrested at the Merdare checkpoint, 24 guns were found in the car (N1, KoSSev, RTS) Szunyog: I heard different voices about the current situation in the north of Kosovo (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio) The IMC requested a ban on the broadcasting of the Arena channel in Kosovo (RTK2) Opinions: International Media: Nato needs to re-establish control of northern Kosovo, says Albanian PM (Financial Times) Kosovo Serb politician arrested over role in armed ambush of police (The Guardian) Serbia has started to withdraw forces from Kosovo border, US says (Anadolu Agency) Analysis: Are Kosovo and Serbia on the brink of war? (Al Jazeera) Serbia Detains Kosovo Serb Kingpin Radoicic on Weapons Charges (Balkan Insight) European Parliament discusses Banjska attack, some MEPs propose freezing EU funds for Serbia (EWB)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 3, 2023 Albanian Language Media: State Department hasn’t verified reports about withdrawal of Serbian troops (media) Special unit in Banjska replaced with Fast Intervention Unit (Klan Kosova) Bislimi: Attack in the north was orchestrated and organized by Serbia (media) Baerbock: Serbia must reduce troops near Kosovo border, no more tensions (media) McClain: The United States must stand by Kosovo (media) Rama, Plenkovic call for measures against Serbia because of violence in Kosovo (media) Kosovo government condemns acts of vandalism in Medvedja (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic tells CNN Serbia is last country that needs incident, it wants stronger presence of KFOR in northern Kosovo (RTS, CNN) Djuric: Of the two military buildups in Kosovo neither is Serbian (N1) US Welcomes Serbian troop withdrawal (N1, AFP, The Pavlovic Today) UN SC session at which UNMIK report on Kosovo will be presented to be held on October 18 (Tanjug) Orlic: Admission of Kosovo to CoE would be absurd (Tanjug) Grenell: Transparent investigation needed, US to send envoy (Kosovo Online, social media) Kosovo special forces withdraw from Banjska, members of police intervention units remain (KoSSev, media) International Media: After Monastery Shootout, Residents Say Kosovo Villages Feel Like a ‘Jungle’ (The New York Times)

Albanian Language Media: Svecla: “Serbia tried to annex the north; attackers trained in Serbian bases” (RFE) Kurti meets Sarrazin, says “Serbia directly involved in attack on Kosovo” (media) Kosovo calls on Serbia to withdraw all military troops from border (media) German Foreign Office: Further escalation must be avoided (media) Osmani: “Irrefutable evidence linking Serbia to terrorist act against Kosovo” (media) Kurti: Deeply appreciate support of our allies in collective fight for democracy (media) Kearns welcome deployment of British battalion to Kosovo (media) Osmani holds meetings amid “security challenges” (media) Kurti thanks Sullivan for U.S. support for Kosovo border security (media) Wisner: Serbia to bring perpetrators to justice or hand them over to Kosovo (media) Basha: “Attack in the north prepared by state segments in Serbia” (media) Sukovic: Pristina a more serious player than many believed (Nacionale) Kosovo leaders condemn terrorist attacks in Ankara (media) Serbian Language Media: Petkovic to present evidence that refutes Pristina's claims at press conference today (Tanjug) Vucevic and Mojsilovic about the statement of Svecla on press conference (Blic) Patriarch Porfirije: "All people in Kosovo and Metohija need peace" (Blic) Witness from Banjska: ''They shot the wounded Mijailovic from two meters away'' (N1, KiM radio, TV Pink) Svecla and Hoxha accuse Serbia of involvement in Banjska events, deny that a Serb was killed after surrendering (KoSSev) A man arrested on his way to funeral to Serb killed in Banjska (KoSSev, N1) “Torcida” fan club with a banner “You come close to Kosovo, you are digging your own graves”; KP forced them to take it down (KoSSev) Vucic: We have eyewitnesses of the killing of Serbs, you will see it within 24 hours (N1) Milan Radoicic gives statement to police as a citizen (N1) Borrell on situation in Kosovo: Serbian military buildup is concerning and needs to stop (N1) Blinken talks to Vucic, calls for de-escalation of tensions with Kosovo (N1) Sovrlic on Banjska: Someone apparently convinced them that they were really returning home (KoSSev, Nova S) Office for KiM: Three Serbs beaten in G. Varage; KP has no information, invites them to report (KoSSev) UNS and DNKiM: Tvrdisic suspended from the post of director of RTK2 without a clear explanation (KiM radio, Kosovo Online, KoSSev, Kontakt plus radio) Opinions: Kearns: ‘The UK must find its backbone in the Balkans’ (politics.co.uk) Serwer: It’s not only about Kosovo (media) Surroi: One of many logs has been eliminated (Koha) International Media: Kosovo Demands Serbia Withdraw Forces From Border (RFE) Kosovo PM Kurti calls for NATO to help fill security vacuum in northern territories (Euronews) Serbia will not send military forces into Kosovo, Vučić insists (Financial Times) Kosovo Serb Kingpin Radoicic Takes Responsibility for Weekend Shootout (BIRN) Extremists vie with politicians to capitalise on rightward shift in Balkans (BIRN)