Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- Kosovo Peacekeepers Come Under Fire During Arms Swoop PRISTINA, Aug 15, 2001 -- (Agence France Presse) International peacekeepers in Kosovo came under fire late Monday as they swooped on ethnic Albanian rebels from Macedonia smuggling weapons, the NATO-led KFOR force said in a statement Tuesday. Two unidentified men opened fire on the group of Polish and Ukrainian KFOR soldiers after the arrest 16 rebels close to Gorance, on the border with Macedonia. The peacekeepers returned fire, the statement said, adding that no one was hurt in the exchange. KFOR said the arrested rebels, who were identified as belonging to the shadowy guerilla group the Albanian National Army (ANA), had been carrying arms and military equipment. Since June, KFOR said it has arrested 484 people and seized 600 automatic arms, 1,058 anti-tank weapons, 113 rockets, 1,396 mines and grenades and 132,606 bullets. NATO is preparing to increase its involvement in the Balkans by sending 3,500 soldiers into Macedonia to oversee the disarmament of National Liberation Army rebels there once a peace deal signed Monday is ratified. The ANA, a previously unknown group that claims to have carried out attacks in southern Serbia near Kosovo, and in Macedonia, issued a statement Tuesday rejecting the peace accord. It said it was continuing its fight to create a "Greater Albania" that would link up the country of Albania with Kosovo and parts of Macedonia. ((c) 2001 Agence France Presse) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
