[ALBSA-Info] Greek armored infantry company to reinforce KFOR

[Iris Pilika]

Greek armored infantry company to reinforce KFOR in Mitrovica

   ATHENS, Feb 27 (AFP) - A light armored infantry company of about
100 Greek soldiers will reinforce NATO-led peacekeepers Monday in
the flashpoint town of Kosovska Mitrovica in northern Kosovo, army
headquarters announced Sunday.
   Their transfer from Urosevac, south of the Kosovo provincial
capital Pristina, is part of a rotation of troops within the Kosovo
Force (KFOR) to beef up its presence in the divided northern city,
the army said.
   Mitrovica was the site of deadly clashes about two weeks ago,
which pitted ethnic Albanians against KFOR troops who were guarding
the town's central bridge across the River Ibar.
   US forces were pelted with stones and bottles by Serbs after
they began searching for weapons in the town's northern
neighborhoods.
   It will be the Greek troops' third mission in the town, as units
were posted there January 26-30, and February 15-19 in the midst of
the latest unrest.