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Series of Killings Hit KLA Leaders in Balkans; New
Extremist Arms Emerge
Defense &
Foreign Affairs Special Analysis - November 5, 2005
Saturday
Exclusive. By Valerie Spyroglou, GIS Station South-East Europe.
Two mysterious deaths were unveiled in Kosovo and the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) during the past months. They were
believed to have resulted from secret operations under the framework to fight
against terrorism.
On July 13, 2005, at 15:40hrs local, in the area
Gniliance, in the Serbian Province of Kosovo, the commandant of the Albanian
UCPMB ("Liberation Army of Presheva [Presevo], Medvegja, and Bujanovac"),
Mohamet Tzemaili -- known as "Rebeli" (as heard; correct spelling not known) --
was found dead in his car, in an agricultural district. The death appeared to be
an accident. Tzemaili, however, was a tough extremist holding close connections
with fundamentalist centers in Bosnia, where he had fought during 1993-1995.
"Rebeli" was a member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA, also known as UCK:
Ushtria Clirimtare e Kosoves, Albanian), while later he joined the UCPMB, which
is a branch of KLA in south Serbia, in the Presevo valley.
On the same
date, at 23:30hrs, a close associate of "Rebeli", Nouri Mazari, was assassinated
outside a bar in FYROM, in the city Struga. Mazari was a member of UCPMB, a
volunteer in the Bosnian war in the 1990s, and an active member of the Kosovo
Islamists.
On July 12, 2005, a group of Albanian extremists attacked the
police station in the village of Vranitsa, close to the city of Tetovo in FYROM.
None of the six police officers was hurt.
On July 17, 2005, Albanians
extremists attacked with explosives the police station of the district of Bit
Bazar in FYROM, with no injuries. For this attack two Albanians -- 19 and 20
years old -- were arrested on August 18, 2005.
On September 5, 2005, the
police of FYROM in the village Kodovo seized a large cache of weapons and
ammunitions and one 75mm anti-tank PAO and two missile launchers. Kodovo was the
center of the Albanian revolt in 2001 in FYROM, while recently Kodovo was
controlled by Albanian extremists who were requesting the liberation of the
Albanian war criminals.
Since May 2005 it has been observed that KLA
extremist groups in Kosovo and FYROM have been reactivated. Analysis made by
NATO intelligence reveals that the internal situation in Kosovo is very
dangerous and new revolts are forecast, on a larger scale than those of March
2004.
The KLA, then, remains active and has regrouped in order to form a
standing army of a proposed independent state of Kosovo. The KLA has already
created the spearhead for the national unification of the Albanians -- Front
Nacionalno Ujedinewe Albanaca (FNUA) -- which has absorbed the Albanian National
Army (Anacalbanska Nacionalna Armija: ANA), and the Albanian liberation army
(NLA). Additionally, a national committee has been created for the liberation
and defense of the Albanian territory. The group was named as Nacionalni Komitet
Za Osloboewe I Odbranu Suin Albanskih Teritorija (NKOOAT).
Meanwhile, ANA
consists of the following divisions:
(a) Divija "Adem Jaferi" for
southern Serbia (Presevo, Medveza, Bougianobats) and northern Kosovo;
(b)
Divija "Skenderloeg" for western FYROM;
(c) Divija "Jamerija" for
northwest Greece; and
(d) Divija "Magesija" for
Montenegro.
Politically, the FNUA consists of committees responsible for
Pristina, Tirane, FYROM, Preveza-Greece, and the Albanian diaspora.
The
Albanian politicians of Kosovo and the negotiators over the status of Kosovo are
now also being threatened by Albanian extremists who have demanded the
independence of Kosovo prior to the negotiations.
The Army for the
Independence of Kosovo (UPK) was presented in mid-October 2005, and it stated
that it followed "the irresponsible work of the Kosovar negotiators" and for
that reason five groups had been activated. Also, it said that if the
politicians would not support the orders as these have been stated by the
people, they would go through very difficult times on the following days. UPK
would have to "follow the decisions of their command" [presumably to punish the
negotiators].
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KOSOVO MOVEMENT CALLS FOR UNIFICATION OF ALL
"ALBANIAN TERRITORIES"
BBC Monitoring
International Reports - November 12, 2005
Text of report in English by
independent internet news agency KosovaLive
Prishtina
[Pristina], 11 Nov (KosovaLive) - The National Movement for the Liberation of
Kosova [Kosovo] [LKCK] said today in Malisheve [Malisevo] that the only right
solution for Kosova is its unification with other Albanian territories, adding
that the current solution being prepared is a result of the influence of great
powers.
The chairman of party branch in Malisheve, Smajl Latifi, said
during a debate with citizens that the LKCK will continue its efforts for
unification of all Albanian territories, because according to him this is the
only right solution.
"We work for unification of Albanian territories,
and every other solution is unacceptable for us " said Latifi, adding that they
are also against the temptations to change the national flag and
anthem.
Izet Shala, member of the LKCK Presidency said that unification
of Albanian territories is a constitutional obligation for Albania, as
well.
Source: KosovaLive website, Pristina, in English 11
Nov 05
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