[kcc-news] Albanian Woman Dies in Serb Police Checkpoint

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Kosova Information Center
KOSOVA DAILY REPORT # 1714
Prishtina, 8 March 1999

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


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.

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".

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.

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.

Kosova Information Center


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