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Kosova Daily Report #1714, 99-03-08
Kosova Information Center
KOSOVA DAILY REPORT #1714
Prishtina, 8 March 1999
CONTENTS
[01] German Foreign Minister Fischer Meets with Kosovar Leaders in
Prishtina
[02] President Rugova Receives Dutch Ambassador
[03] Serbian Forces Shell Two Hani i Elezit Villages in Southeastern
Kosova
[04] Serbian Forces Shell Vushtrri and Mitrovica Villages Sunday Evening
[05] Serbian Forces Shell Albanian Villages in Podujeva Area
[06] Prishtina Neighborhood of Emshiri Sealed off by Serb Police
[07] Albanian Woman Dies in Serb Police Checkpoint
[08] Two Bodies Found in Gjakova Area
[09] Albanian Girl Wounded in Gorozhup
[01] German Foreign Minister Fischer Meets with Kosovar Leaders in
Prishtina
PRISHTINA, March 8 (KIC) - The Foreign Minister of Germany, Joschka Fischer,
was expected to meet President Ibrahim Rugova and other Albanian leaders in
Prishtina today (Monday) afternoon to discuss the Rambouillet Accords in
the run-up to the resumption of negotiations on an interim settlement for
Kosova in France next week.
Meanwhile, reports said the U^K (Kosova Liberation Army) commanders were to
meet today to discuss the plan, which received approval in principle by the
Kosovar delegation last month.
[02] President Rugova Receives Dutch Ambassador
PRISHTINA, March 8 (KIC) - The President of the Republic of Kosova Ibrahim
Rugova received today in Prishtina Mr. Jan Piet Kleiveg de Zvan, ambassador
of the Netherlands to Belgrade, to discuss the most recent developments in
Kosova and the consultations of political forces on the Rambouillet Accords
for Kosova in the run- up to the resumption of negotiations on an interim
settlement.
Rugova said the situation in Kosova continued to be grave and dangerous
amidst the unrelenting Serbian military and police actions in separate
parts of the country. He pressed for urgent pressure on Belgrade to bring
an end to its offensive operations against the people of Kosova.
Regarding the Accords negotiated last month at Rambouillet, France,
President Rugova said most of the political forces and the people of Kosova
approve the deal and press that its implementation, once it is concluded,
be carried out by NATO troops.
[03] Serbian Forces Shell Two Hani i Elezit Villages in Southeastern
Kosova
Three Albanians reported wounded by Serb forces
PRISHTINA, March 8 (KIC) - Serbian forces shelled two villages of Hani i
Elezit, Strazh& and Ivaj&, with heavy artillery pieces since 8 o'clock in
the morning today (Monday), local LDK sources in Ka^anik said.
Serbian forces have been pounding Albanian villages from their positions in
locations known as "Ferina" and "Guri i Zi".
Many Albanian houses have been reported in flames today amidst the
continued heavy shelling by Serbian forces.
The village of Pustenik was reported fired by Serbian forces from 8:40
through 9:00 CET today.
A convoy of Serbian military, backed up by twenty tanks, armored vehicles
and APCs, headed at 3:00 a.m. today towards the Gllobo^ic& village of
Ka^anik municipality, local human rights (CDHRF) sources said. Three
armored vehicles parted ways with the convoy heading to Goranc village,
whereas four others in the direction of Kotlin& village.
At 8:00 CET today, Serbian military troops raided five Albanian households
at Gllobo^ic&, local sources reported.
In the past few days, Serbian forces vandalized a number of Albanian-owned
businesses in the small town of Hani i Elezit and in Se^isht& village,
local LDK sources said.
Meanwhile, two Albanians were shot and wounded by Serbian forces along the
Kosova-FYROM border yesterday, local LDK sources in Hani i Elezit said. One
of them was named as Adem Curri. He was taken to FYROM for medical
treatment. The identity of the second wounded Albanian has not been made
known.
Meanwhile, sources told the KIC a wounded Albanian, Avni Neziri, in his mid-
twenties, was brought by Serb police to the Prishtina hospital early today
morning. Avni, who sustained grave wounds to the legs and the stomach, has
been operated upon. The Albanian, wearing civilian clothes, was dubbed a
'terrorist' by Serb police who took him to the Prishtina hospital.
[04] Serbian Forces Shell Vushtrri and Mitrovica Villages Sunday Evening
PRISHTINA, March 8 (KIC) - Mid-evening on Sunday, Serbian military forces
stationed at Bukosh and Dolak pounded with heavy artillery the villages of
Pantin&, Okrashtic&, Liqej, Balinc, Oshlan, as well as a number of other
Albanian settlements on the other side of the ^i^avica massif in the
Vushtrri municipality, local sources said.
Today (Monday) morning, Serbian forces were reported stationed in the
crossroads between the villages of Novolan and Dubofc.
Meanwhile, for three and a half hours on Sunday evening, Serbian forces
shelled the villages of Vaganic& and Pir^, municipality of Mitrovica.
Mitrovica citizens spent the night in anxiety, to the sound of artillery
fire pounding Albanian villages. Sporadic fire was reported overnight.
Fresh Serb troops and armor, including four tanks and five lorries, have
joined the Serbian military base at Frash&r i Vog&l ('Svinjare') village of
Mitrovica today.
[05] Serbian Forces Shell Albanian Villages in Podujeva Area
PRISHTINA, March 8 (KIC) - Serbian military and police forces shelled
Sunday evening the villages of Godishnjak and Peran, in the northern
Podujeva municipality.
Meanwhile, Serbian forces resumed a heavy attack against a number of
Podujeva villages at 6:00 CET today. After 10:00 there was sporadic fire,
local sources said.
A volatile situation has been reported in the town of Podujeva today, with
a heavy police presence.
At 7:45 CET, a column of Serbian forces on board 15 buses, 9 lorries and 2
APCs arrived from Serbia, heading towards capital Prishtina. A bit later, a
convoy of Serb military troops and combat equipment left the Dumosh
airfield near Podujeva, a Serb military base for three months now, heading
to Podujeva and Lup^ directions, respectively.
At least eight Albanian houses have been burned during the Serb shelling of
Majac, Godishnjak, Penuh& and Buric& villages.
[06] Prishtina Neighborhood of Emshiri Sealed off by Serb Police
PRISHTINA, March 8 (KIC) - The southern Prishtina neighborhood of Emshiri
was sealed off by Serb police for a second day in a row today morning,
local sources said.
Albanian residents of the neighborhood are being ill-treated.
Police hit an Albanian, Ymer Olluri (20) with a glass full of water and
caused him grave injuries in a shop. Another Albanian, Bajram Sopi, a
passer-bye, was beaten up unconscious and had his jaw broken by police,
local sources said.
Two Serb police were killed and one wounded in an unsolved incident in the
Emshiri neighborhood yesterday. Serb paramilitary police, backed up by
armored vehicles, terrorized Albanians in their homes afterwards. At least
17 Albanians were reported to have suffered injuries during the Serb police
crackdown against the people there yesterday. Local LDK sources publicized
their names.
[07] Albanian Woman Dies in Serb Police Checkpoint
PRISHTINA, March 8 (KIC) - Mrs Naile Kalludra (56), resident of Gremnik&
village of Klina, died on Saturday at a Serb police check- point at Dollc
village, because police prevented her from being taken to hospital, local
human rights sources claimed.
The sick Naile was on her way to visit a doctor in Gjakova, together with
her husband, Brahim. The man was ill-treated for two hours in the Serb
police checkpoint. Naile died there, CDHRF sources said, "of pain and
indignation over her husband's ill- treatment".
[08] Two Bodies Found in Gjakova Area
PRISHTINA, March 8 (KIC) - Serbian police took yesterday the body of a
person to the town morgue in Gjakova. The unidentified body was found by
the Gjakova - Bizhtazhin roadside.
The body of a killed person was found in Rezhin& village along the Gjakova-
Peja road yesterday, Serb media reported.
Meanwhile, local human rights activists in Gjakova said the fate of two
Albanians, Latif Arifaj, resident of Gjakova, and Rrustem Aliaj, resident
of G&rgoc village, who had been abducted six weeks ago, remains unknown.
[09] Albanian Girl Wounded in Gorozhup
PRISHTINA, March 8 (KIC) - A young Albanian girl, Gjyle ^unaj (15) has been
reported wounded with a bullet in the village of Gorozhup, municipality of
Prizren. She was staying with her uncle's when she was shot, probably from
Serb positions along the Kosova-Albania border zone. She did not receive
life-threatening wounds, local sources said.
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