NATO’s force in Kosovo says it is prepared to intervene if stability jeopardised
01 Aug 2022 10:13am
NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR) prepared to intervene if stability jeopardised - 123RF Photo
''The overall security situation in the northern municipalities of Kosovo is tense. The NATO-led KFOR mission is closely monitoring and is prepared to intervene if stability is threatened, in accordance with its mandate, which emerges from UN Security Council Resolution 1244 of 1999,'' Anadolu Agency quoted KFOR as saying in a statement.
KFOR has sent troops to patrol the streets as security measures are being taken around Mitrovica as air raid sirens continue to be heard in the city on the border with Serbia.
Turkiye also has troops in Kosovo as part of KFOR’s multinational peacekeeping force in the Balkans.
Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo rose Sunday ahead of Kosovo’s new law set to come into effect Monday making it mandatory for everyone, including Serbs living in Kosovo, to have a Kosovo ID card and license plate.
According to local media, air raid sirens were heard along the Kosovo-Serbian border as Kosovo is set to restrict border crossings
Kosovo, which is predominantly inhabited by Albanians, broke away from Serbia in 1999 and declared its independence in 2008. It is recognized by more than 100 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Turkiye. Serbia has not recognised this and continues to lay claim to the territory. - BERNAMA
