[kcc-news] First they (Serbs) massacre innocent civilians, then they take their bodies. Are the Serb afraid even from dead bodies?!

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  First they (Serbs) massacre innocent civilians, then they take their
          bodies. Are the Serb afraid even from dead bodies?!
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Kosova Information Center
KOSOVA DAILY REPORT # 1667-B
Prishtina, 18 January 1999

Second Edition: 17:00 CET

Serbian Forces Take away Bodies of Massacred Albanians in Re^ak

The Kosova Information Center (KIC) has learned this afternoon
Serbian forces wearing all kinds of uniforms - plain clothes,
regular and special police, as well as army fatigues - were
involved in the operation to remove the bodies after a two-day long
operation to do this, apparently in a bid to tamper with the
evidence, or even destroy it in the face of universal shock and
condemnation of the Serb atrocity
PRISHTINA, Jan 18 (KIC) - Serbian forces collected today (Monday)
afternoon the bodies of Albanians massacred in Re^ak village on
Friday.
Around 50 Albanian civilians were massacred by Serbian military and
paramilitary police forces that day, and their bodies had been laid
in the local mosque in Re^ak. Most of the Albanians were executed,
being shot at close range on the head or neck; others had their
eyes gouged and faces blown away: one was decapitated. Three women,
a 12-year-old boy, a three-month infant, are amongst the slain
Albanians, most of whom men, rounded up by Serbian infantry troops
before being herded up the village and killed in cold blood.
The Kosova Information Center (KIC) has learned this afternoon
Serbian forces wearing all kinds of uniforms - plain clothes,
regular and special police, as well as army fatigues - were
involved in the operation to remove the bodies after a two-day long
operation to do this, apparently in a bid to tamper with the
evidence, or even destroy it.
The bodies of Albanians were dumped in a lorry, according to
sources which spoke on condition of anonymity, between 14:30 and
15:00 hrs today. They would presumably be taken to capital
Prishtina.
The Prishtina hospital has been sealed off by heavy police forces
today afternoon, probably in preparation for the arrival of the
bodies of massacred Albanians.
Serbian military and police forces, backed up by heavy weaponry,
shelled the village of Re^ak and the outlying area for two days now
in what was termed by some as the 'battle for corpses'.
The international community called this a horrendous massacre of
Albanian civilians, while the Serbian regime claims they were
'terrorists'.
The Chief Prosecutor of the UN Yugoslav Tribunal, Louise Arbour,
was prevented today by Yugoslav authorities from entering into
Kosova. She flew to Shkup/FYROM and proceeded to the border, but
was turned back, as expected.

LATEST REPORT: Serbian Forces Continue Shelling Shtime Area Late
Afternoon Today

PRISHTINA, Jan 18 (KIC) - Serbian forces backed up by heavy
weaponry were shelling Re^ak and the outlying area around 17:00 CET
today (Monday), according to local sources.
A source from the small town of Shtime said the sound of shelling
could be heard in the small town at the time, a member of the LDK
Presidency told the KIC.
Serbian troops removed today afternoon the bodies of scores of
Albanians massacred by Serbian forces themselves in Re^ak last
Friday.

Serbian Forces Shell Re^ak and Outlying Area For a Second Day in a
Row

Louise Arbour turned back, everybody doubts NATO's resolve
PRISHTINA, Jan 18 (KIC) - Heavy Serbian forces shelled today
(Monday) the village of Re^ak, municipality of Shtime, and the
outlying area, 26 km south of Prishtina, for a second day in a row.
The LDK chapter in Shtime told the KIC at 10:30 a.m. the Serbian
forces were shelling the Re^ak area from four positions.
Meanwhile, just before noon, the KIC learned the Serbian shelling
of Re^ak, and possibly outlying villages, was still continuing.
The entrance to Shtime from the road linking capital Prishtina and
this small town was blocked, LDK sources said. The Shtime-Ferizaj
and Shtime-Prizren roads had been blocked earlier in the day,
sources said.
Meanwhile, sources from Ferizaj ('Urosevac') said Serb forces were
deployed late in the morning in the Koshare village and fired in
the direction of neighboring Shtime village.
Around 13:00 hrs, the shelling reportedly died down, but all Serb
forces involved in the attack against Re^ak village were still in
offensive positions.
Clashes were reported going on between Serbian forces and local
Albanian resistance forces in the Gryka e Carralev&s (Carraleva
gorge) on the Prishtina-Prizren highway, south of Shtime, just
before noon today.
The village of Re^ak is the site of the massacre of 51 Albanians by
the Serbian military and paramilitary police forces on Friday.
Most of the Albanians were executed, being shot at close range on
the head or neck; others had their eyes gouged and faces blown
away: one was decapitated. Three women, a 12-year-old boy, a three-
month infant, are amongst the slain Albanians, most of whom men,
rounded up by Serbian infantry troops before being herded up the
village and killed in cold blood.
The Serbian military and police troops moved into the Re^ak area
yesterday and today, in what is presumably sinister Serbian scheme
to tamper with the bodies, or destroy the evidence of the carnage
of Albanian civilians.
Arbour turned back, everybody doubts NATO's resolve
Chief Prosecutor of the UN Yugoslav Tribunal, Louise Arbour, was
prevented today by Yugoslav authorities from entering into Kosova.
She flew to Shkup/FYROM and proceeded to the border, but was turned
back, as expected.
It was the investigation of the massacre in Re^ak that NATO based
its latest policy on. Indeed, the meeting of the North-Atlantic
Council at ambassadorial level in Brussels Sunday evening produced
nothing like a credible threat to Slobodan Milosevic.
Everybody doubts NATO's resolve now. At least the Kosovars do. They
know a second Bosnia is occurring in Kosova, at a time the West
vows it will prevent a repeat of Bosnia, and is bombarding Belgrade
with more press releases. It has been long ago when Milosevic
ceased heeding 'strongly-worded statements', the latest produced
only yesterday.

Shooting Incident in Mitrovica, Five Serb Policemen Reported
Wounded

Albanians fleeing their homes in fear of Serb reprisals
PRISHTINA, Jan 18 (KIC) - A Serb police vehicle was shot at and at
least five policemen wounded around 10 a.m. today in the "Ura e
Gjakut" neihgbourhood in Mitrovica, local LDK sources said.
Heavy Serb police forces gathered in the scene, and blocked the
road to Shipol village in the outskirts of Mitrovica.
The Mitrovica hospital was sealed off by police, and a number of
Albanian households raided, the LDK chapter said.
A number of Albanians were reported beaten up.
The Ura e Gjakut and Shipol population started fleeing their homes
today, in fear of Serb reprisals for the unsolved incident.
A column of Serbian police forces involving 9 buses, 2 APCs, 3
jeeps, and 3 other vehicles full of personnel arrived at 9 o'clock
in the morning in Mitrovica from Raska, Serbia.
Some police troops left Mitrovica for Skenderaj at noon today,
local Albanian sources said.
Meanwhile, Serb army tanks were reported moving in the Podujeva
area today. Eleven Serb army tanks and an APC left the sports
airfield at Dumosh, a few km southeast of the town of Podujeva, and
moved towards the Shajkovc village before returning.
Huge Serbian army troops and tanks have been massed in the Podujeva
area for weeks now, and been on combat position in clear violation
of the much talked about internationally-brokered cease-fire which
exists in paper only.

200 Serb Soldiers Raid Albanian Family Compounds in Planej& Village
of Prizren

PRISHTINA, Jan 18 (KIC) - Heavy Serb army and police forces raided
two Albanian family compounds ( Shigjeqi and Shehu) in the village
of Planej&, municipality of Prizren, from 10:00 through 12:00 on
Sunday, LDK sources in Prizren said.
The Serbian police herded the women, children and elderly members
of the two family compounds to the fields called 'Livadhi i
Sokolit', where they were held for two hours.
The Serb forces looted the households and smashed up furniture,
local sources said.
Serbian forces engaged in firing for three hours Sunday evening in
the Kosova-Albanian border area.
Serb Army and Police Loots Albanian Households in Tenezhdoll
Village of Prishtina

PRISHTINA, Jan 18 (KIC) - Serbian army and police forces were
engaged in a looting campaign in the Tenezhdoll village, along the
Prishtina-Podujeva, today (Monday) the KIC has learned. Five
lorries were waiting for dark to set in, before actually taking
away the looted appliances from Albanian households.

Kosova Information Center


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