Albanian Language Media: Kurti calls on west to take harder line against Serbia (media) Osmani meets Borrell; “Serbia must be held accountable” (media) Svecla claims “close associate of Vucic’s son was part of Banjska attack” (Koha)  Niksic: Serbia is lying, Radoicic did not buy the weapons here (media) Advisor: “Kurti to address act of Serbia’s aggression at Berlin Process (KSP) Stoltenberg: Situation in Kosovo is cause for great concern (Albanian Post) NATO Deputy Secretary: Time for de-escalation (Albanian Post) Gervalla congratulates O’Brien on confirmation of new post (media) Von Cramon: Package of measures prepared against Serbia (media) Reuten: European Union must sanction Serbia (media) Knaus: Attack in north, Serbia’s attempt to change borders with force (VoA) Kurti: Investments in weapons have increased by 191 percent (RFE) SPO arrests Ismet Bahtjari and Sabit Januzi (media) One-month detention for 16-year-old suspected of planning terrorist acts (media) Lajcak: Time for Western Balkans to make rapid progress toward EU now (media) Kosovo leaders condemns terrorist attacks against Israel (media) Serbian Language Media: Serbian President Vucic denies any role in violence in Kosovo (media, Sky News) Dacic: Meeting with Baerbock difficult but fair, double standards must be avoided (Tanjug) Vucic refutes allegations that his son has anything to do with Banjska events (KoSSev, N1, Kosovo Online) Djuric: Kurti day after day shows that he is not partner for normalization (Kosovo Online, social media) Stoltenberg: NATO ready to maintain peace in Kosovo, Belgrade and Pristina to return to dialogue (Tanjug, media) Elek: Medical reserves are being spent, ambulance vehicle with patient stopped and searched (Radio KIM, RTS, media) EULEX Head visits Visoki Decani Monastery, speaks with Abbot Janjic (Tanjug, media) Vucic condemns attack on Israel (N1, media) International Media:  The spectre of a second war in Europe looms large with tensions extraordinarily high in Kosovo (Sky News) Additional British Troops Arrive In Kosovo To Bolster NATO Forces (RFE) Radovanovic: “Vucic commissioned, Radoicic executed event in Banjska” (The Geopost) Kosovo to Pay Over 20 Million Following Arbitration Loss to ContourGlobal (BIRN) Normalising Extremism: How Far-Right Narratives Spread in the Balkans (BIRN)

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)