1. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/30/europe/kosovo-tensions-military-buid-up-explainer-intl

    The US is warning of a big build-up of Serbian troops on the …

    • The long fractious ties between Kosovo and Serbia are once again on edge after one of the worst outbreaks of violence in years.
      The trigger for the latest flare-up was the killing o… See more

    A history of ethnic tensions

    Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, following the 1998-99 war in which Kosovar Albanians attempted to break from what was then the Federal Republic o… See more

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    What’s caused the latest flare-up?

    A standoff between police and around 30 heavily armed Serbian men last Sunday was triggered by an ambush which left one Kosovo police officer dead and another injured. … See more

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    What are both sides saying?

    Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani pointed the finger at Belgrade for inciting Sunday’s violence.
    Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic denies the allegati… See more

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    How is the rest of the world reacting?

    The White House has warned that the incident represents a threat to the safety of not only Kosovo personnel, but international personnel including NATO troops. … See more

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    A history of ethnic tensions
    What’s caused the latest flare-up?
    What are both sides saying?
    How is the rest of the world reacting?
    What's happening in northern Kosovo?
     
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    (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia on Friday demanded that an election be held and ethnic Serbs return to police and judiciary in a Serb-populated northern region of Kosovo where tensions have fueled fears of instability and new armed clashes.

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    Why did Serbia demand an election in Kosovo?
    Serbia on Friday demanded that an election be held and ethnic Serbs return to police and judiciary in a Serb-populated northern region of Kosovo where tensions have fueled fears of instability and new armed clashes. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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    What's happening in northern Kosovo?
    Northern Kosovo, with a predominantly ethnic Serb population, has long been a flashpoint of tensions between Pristina and Belgrade. The now-closed Brnjak and Merdare crossings are in Kosovo's north, which has a majority ethnic Serb population. Serbian activists say they want Kosovo police officers withdrawn from the region.

    Kosovo PM's visit to Mitrovica sparks tensions amid closure of two bord…

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    What did Kurti say about Serbia and Kosovo?
    He also said it was wrong of the West to focus so much on one issue when there was a broad range of agreements between Serbia and Kosovo that Belgrade had failed to honour. Kurti said one such commitment was to open the main bridge in the ethnically divided northern city of Mitrovica.

    Kosovo PM Kurti accuses West of 'appeasement' towards Serbia over R…

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  3. BBC
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66968021

    US urges Serbia to withdraw troops from Kosovo border as …

  5. AP News
    https://apnews.com/article/serbia-kosovo-tensions...

    What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo

  6. BBC
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

    US urges Serbia to withdraw troops from Kosovo …

    WEBSep 29, 2023 · Tensions rise between Kosovo and Serbia after a deadly gun battle at a monastery in the north. The US calls on Serbia to pull back its military forces, while Nato and the UK increase their presence in the …

  7. AP News
    https://apnews.com/article/kosovo-serbia-tension...

    25 NATO-led peacekeepers injured in Kosovo in ... | Associated …

  8. AP News
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    Serbia again threatens armed intervention in Kosovo as tension ...

  9. Aljazeera
    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/…

    Kosovo-Serbia tension: History, latest flare-up and …

    WEBMay 29, 2023 · Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew this weekend after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and seized local municipality buildings. Violent clashes...

  10. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/world/europe/...

    What’s Behind Rising Tensions in Kosovo? | The New York Times

  11. BBC
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-euro…

    Serbia sends troops to border after Kosovo clashes | BBC

    WEBMay 26, 2023 · Serbia's president has placed the army on alert and moved units close to the Kosovo border, after clashes between police and Kosovo's Serb minority.

  12. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/worl…

    Tensions Flare on Kosovo-Serbian Border Amid …

    WEBJul 31, 2022 · Amid demonstrators who built barricades, unknown gunmen fired on Kosovo police officers along the restive northern border with Serbia on the eve of a new law requiring ethnic Serbs living in ...