7 hours agoSo writes international media on 20th anniversary of Kosovo liberation
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Like 20 years ago when Kosovo caught the front of international media, it has received international attention today. The British newspaper “The Guardian” on its forehead has placed an article writing about the 20th anniversary of Kosovo's liberation by the Serbian Armed Forces. “Ende is required” : NATO marks 20 years in Kosovo” is [...]
The British newspaper “The Guardian” on its forehead has placed an article writing about the 20th anniversary of Kosovo's liberation by the Serbian Armed Forces. “Ende is required” : NATO marks 20 years in Kosovo” is the newspaper's article.
Twenty years after NATO troops entered Kosovo, where air raids last 78 days, 3,500 troops from the military alliance remain on the grounds of this new country, where the conflict has not yet been finally resolved, writes “Guardian”.
Today, KFOR acts mainly as a third <x0restherebel to” behind the police and the EU, even though there is an exception when NATO troops guard the Serbian Orthodox monastery in Decani.
While the U.S. is the country that contributes with the largest contingent of troops, it is understood that it has seriously considered reducing its presence.
A senior Western official has said about the Guardian that “troop withdrawal would be crazy. This is a country of 1.8 million moderate Muslims. After Afghanistan and Iraq, we need a score. This could be a real strategic victory for us. “Facing such arguments, the US has decided to leave the numbers of unchanged troops at present.
Great Britain contributes 30 troops despite historic engagement in a country where some children are called Tonibler after British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who with then US President Bill Clinton, led what was then seen as a popular military intervention. France sends no one.
NATO's 1999 intervention began with an air campaign against Serbia, only the second time the alliance was engaged in military action since its beginning in 1949 the first was in Bosnia, also against Serbian forces.
While the French daily “fence24” writes that Kosovo celebrates its 20-year liberation with Bill Clinton.
With festive speeches, a new statue and a visit by former US President Bill Clinton will mark on Wednesday 20 years since NATO intervention that ended its fight with Serbia and cleared the way for independence.
June 12th 1999, the day NATO entered Kosovo after a three-month attack on Serbian forces, marks the moment Belgrade effectively lost control over its former province.
On the 20th anniversary, Kosovo leaders have been waiting for liberation, with honours in social media this week signed with hashtag #Kosovo20YearsFree.
