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Kosova Daily Report #1490, 98-07-14

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From: Kosova Information Center <http://www.kosova.com/>

Kosova Information Center
KOSOVA DAILY REPORT #1490
Prishtina, 14 July 1998


CONTENTS

  • [01] Four Albanians Wounded by Serb Shelling of the Shala e Bajgor&s Region
  • [02] Serbian Troops Shell Border Villages Today
  • [03] Serb Forces Shell Two Villages in Obiliq Municipality Monday
  • [04] European Union Seeks U.N. Backing for Action on Kosova

  • [01] Four Albanians Wounded by Serb Shelling of the Shala e Bajgor&s Region

    PRISHTINA, July 14 (KIC) - Four members of the U^K (Kosova Liberation Army) have been wounded during the fighting of the past few days between Serbian military and police and local Albanian resistance forces in the region of Shala e Bajgor&s, local sources said.

    Serbs reportedly suffered loses and material damage.

    LDK sources in Mitrovica said the Albanian fighters did not receive life- threatening wounds.

    Several houses have been damaged by Serb shelling in the village of Bare. The villages of Stant&rg ('Stari Trg'), Vidishiq, Mazhiq, Rashan and Pasom& have been reported shelled, too.

    Meanwhile, reports from Vushtrri said many Albanian residents of the villages of the Shala e Bajgor&s fled their homes in the wake of yesterday's shelling of the region.

    Many of the evacuees have found refuge in the municipality of Vushtrri, LDK sources said.

    Vushtrri has been the destination of many Albanians displaced from the Drenica region, in the wake of the Serbian military-police aggression in early March.

    [02] Serbian Troops Shell Border Villages Today

    PRISHTINA, July 14 (KIC) - Since early morning today (Tuesday), Serbian military, paramilitary, and police forces have been shelling the Reka e Keqe villages in the border area with Albania, an area stretching from Nec to the Junik region, LDK sources in Gjalova said.

    The sound of heavy blast can be heard in the town of Gjakova itself, the main city in southwestern Kosova.

    Local Albanian resistance forces, including the U^K, have been putting up a fierce resistance, sources said, adding that they could not obtain further details regarding the extent of damages or casualty toll on either side.

    Serb army and police troops have been leaving the town of Gjakova for the Reka e Keqe region today.

    Meanwhile, LDK sources said an Albanian, Ali Rrustemi, resident of the Babaj i Bok&s village of Reka e Keqe, died today in the town hospital in Gjakova of serious wounds he had received during a Serb army attack a few days ago.

    Another wounded Albanian has been in hospital, sources added.

    Ms Fatime Boshnjaku, a local official with the Mother Teresa charity, arrested a couple of days ago, is still in custody. The other local activist, Astrit Beqa, arrested the same day, has been taken to the Serb- run Peja investigating court, local sources said.

    Serbian Military Fires Artillery from Landovica

    PRISHTINA, July 14 (KIC) - In the night of Monday, from 22:00 to 02:00 hrs, Serbian military troops fired artillery from their base in Landovica, the LDK Information Commission in Prizren said.

    Supposedly, Serb military were firing in the direction of Suhareka.

    Two Albanians were killed and 13 others wounded yesterday morning in the village of Pe^an, near Suhareka, when Serb forces shelled the area .

    [03] Serb Forces Shell Two Villages in Obiliq Municipality Monday

    2PRISHTINA, July 14 (KIC) - Yesterday (Monday) several houses of two Albanian family compounds were damaged by Serbian shelling of the village of Shipitull&, municipality of Obiliq, the LDK Information Commission in Obiliq reported.

    The village of Siboc was also targeted in the shelling, which was of a lower intensity there.

    At 4 o'clock in the morning today, gunfire was reported in the direction of the village of Palaj ('Vodica') and the Kosova B power plant area near Obiliq...

    At a location called "K&rshi i Grabocit" fresh Serb forces were reported deployed today morning. Heavy Serb police forces backed up by tanks and heavy armament were deployed there on Monday.

    Two local villagers of Shipitulla, Rasim Mjekiqi and Daut Mjekiqi, have been missing since yesterday. Quoting witnesses in the village, the LDK chapter in Obiliq said they were seen last while on their way to their fields and halted by the police. Local population in several Obiliq villages, including Shipitulla, Graboci i Ul&t and Siboci have fled their homes over the past days amidst rapid increase of Serb forces in the area.

    Meanwhile, the LDK information commission in Obiliq said Serb snipers wounded on Monday an old Albanian from Lajthishta (Leshkoshic) village. Ibush T&rbushani (62) was wounded while walking to his home near a coal roller conveyer in the vicinity of the Kosova B power plant.

    [04] European Union Seeks U.N. Backing for Action on Kosova

    PRISHTINA, July 14 (KIC) - The European Union (EU) foreign ministers, meeting in Brussels on Monday, called for United Nations backing for "further action" in Kosova.

    "The Council supported the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution putting the UN's authority behind the requirements expected of the Parties by the international community. Should the required steps not be taken, the Council endorsed the principle of further action under the UN Charter to bring about compliance by those who block the process. It is the understanding of the Council that such action would be under Chapter VII of the UN Charter.", the key point in the EU statement said.

    The U.N. Charter's Chapter 7 authorises foreign military intervention to preserve peace.

    The Council of EU foreign ministers expressed "its grave concern at the continuing violence and loss of life in Kosovo, particularly among the civilian population."

    It called for an immediate cessation of all hostilities in Kosova and "the restart of a political process with direct international involvement between the Parties."

    The Council reiterated that a solution for Kosova can be found "neither through the maintenance of the status quo nor through independence, but through a special status, including a large degree of autonomy within the FRY."

    The Council welcomed the intention of the Contact Group to set in hand work to define possible further elements for the future status of Kosova.

    The Council of EU ministers for the "outstanding provisions of the 12 June Contact Group Statement" to be implemented. In this light it recalled the necessity of further action by the Belgrade authorities on the withdrawal of security forces used for civilian repression in Kosova, unimpeded access for observers, the full return of refugees and displaced persons to their homes and free and unimpeded access for humanitarian organizations and supplies to Kosova.

    The Council welcomed the UNHCR's "regional approach" to the refugee question and pledged its continuing support for efforts to create the conditions for an early return of refugees throughout the region.

    Further, the EU statement said the Council noted that the Prosecutor of ICTY had expressed the view that the situation in Kosova represents "an armed conflict within the terms of the Tribunal's mandate". So both Belgrade and others on the ground in Kosova are called on to cooperate with the Prosecutor's investigation, the Council said.

    At the end of the statement, the Council of EU Ministers reiterated its full support for Mr Felipe Gonzalez as Special Representative for the FRY.

    British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook referred to the EU statement as the 15- nation bloc's "firmest" yet.

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