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Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo gather again, threaten to take over northern municipality

Headline from KOB 4, on the newest of 3 developments

Troops from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo have placed metal fences and barbed wire barriers in a northern town following clashes with ethnic Serbs that left 30 international soldiers wounded.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Kosovo Serbs trying to take over municipality building in the north clash with police

    Headline from WJTV Jackson ·

  2. NATO-led peacekeepers step up security after Kosovo clashes

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  3. Newest

    Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo gather again, threaten to take over northern municipality

    Headline from KOB 4 ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

41 articles, oldest first.

  1. Bloomberg

    Kosovo Police Clash With Serbs, Triggering Army Alert in Serbia (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Kosovo police clashed with ethnic-Serb protesters in a city in northern Kosovo after activists tried to prevent a newly elected ethnic-Albanian mayor from taking office.

  2. WJTV Jackson

    Kosovo Serbs trying to take over municipality building in the north clash with police (opens WJTV Jackson)

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    WJTV Jackson's feed description

    ZVECAN, Kosovo (AP) — Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo clashed with troops from the NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force as they tried to take over the offices of one of the municipalities where ethnic …

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Kosovo: NATO-led troops injured as Serbs protest new mayors – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Tensions between ethnic Serbs and Albanians are escalating in Kosovo after Pristina deployed heavy police forces to install new mayors in Serb-majority areas. The US accused Kosovo of "increasing instability."

  4. Fox News

    Kosovo police, NATO peacekeepers clash with Serb protesters as tensions in the region escalate (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Violent protests erupted in Northern Kosovo Monday between local police and NATO-led forces and ethnic Serbs, leading to injuries on both sides.

  5. Voice of America

    Kosovo Serbs Gather to Take Over Municipality Buildings in the North (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, who are a majority in that part of the country, tried to block recently elected ethnic Albanian officials from entering municipal buildings

  6. WJTV Jackson

    Kosovo Serbs clash with NAT0-led peacekeepers outside municipal building (opens WJTV Jackson)

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    WJTV Jackson's feed description

    ZVECAN, Kosovo (AP) — Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo clashed with troops from the NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force as they tried to take over the offices of one of the municipalities where ethnic …

  7. Al Jazeera

    NATO troops form security cordons in Kosovo as Serbs protest (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Soldiers block off four town halls to keep back Serbs protesting against ethnic Albanian mayors taking office.

  8. Local News 8

    Why did ethnic Serbs attack NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo? Here’s what we know (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Christian Edwards (CNN) — Dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured after they were attacked by ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, during protests over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors. Violence broke out after Serbian demonstrators tried to block the newly elected mayors from taking o…

  9. Washington Times

    30 international peacekeepers injured in fierce clashes with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo, KFOR, on Tuesday raised the number of its troops injured in fierce clashes with ethnic Serbs to 30.

  10. Local News 8

    Dozens of NATO peacekeepers injured during clashes in northern Kosovo (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Jessie Gretener, Sugam Pokharel, Tara John and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — At least 34 soldiers of NATO’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo were injured during clashes with protesters in the northern part of the country Monday, according to the Italian defense ministry.

  11. NBC News

    30 international peacekeepers injured in fierce clashes with ethnic Serbs in Kosovo (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The violence was the latest incident as tensions soared when ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo tried to block recently elected ethnic Albanian officials from entering municipal buildings.

  12. Voice of America

    NATO Soldiers on Guard in Kosovo Town, Serb Protesters Smash 2 Cars (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Unrest in the region has intensified since ethnic Albanian mayors took office in northern Kosovo's Serb-majority area after April elections the Serbs boycotted

  13. The Guardian

    Nato troops on guard in Kosovo town after clashes with Serb protesters (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Situation remains ‘fragile but calm’ as protesters in Serb-majority Zvečan gather at town hall

  14. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Kosovo's NATO-led peacekeepers beef up positions after clashes with ethnic Serbs in north injure 30 (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Troops from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo on Tuesday placed metal fences and barbed wire barriers to beef up positions in a northern town following clashes with ethnic Serbs there that left 30 international soldiers wounded.

  15. KOB 4

    Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo gather again, threaten to take over northern municipality (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Troops from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo have placed metal fences and barbed wire barriers in a northern town following clashes with ethnic Serbs that left 30 international soldiers wounded.

  16. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo gather in northern town after clashes with NATO-led peacekeepers (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Hundreds of ethnic Serbs on Wednesday gathered in a town in northern Kosovo, days after clashes that injured 30 soldiers from a NATO-led peacekeeping force and over 50 Serbs, provoking

  17. Digital Journal

    NATO-led peacekeepers step up security after Kosovo clashes (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    NATO-led peacekeepers stepped up security around a town hall in northern Kosovo on Wednesday, where hundreds of ethnic Serbs gathered again at the scene

  18. France 24

    NATO troops on guard in northern Kosovo for third day amid protests (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    NATO peacekeepers guarded town halls in ethnically divided northern Kosovo for a third day on Wednesday, as unrest prompted the alliance to send additional troops to the area and NATO and the West slammed…

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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