TIRANA, December 18 – The NATO mission in Kosovo, KFOR, has announced that in the coming days it will conduct regular military exercises near its base in Novosella.
According to a press release, the exercises aim to train KFOR units to guarantee freedom of movement in times of crisis and “consist of a series of tactical simulations and logistical activities, including heavy equipment and helicopters”.
The announcement of these exercises comes at a time when the Kosovo authorities are calling for the removal of barricades erected by local Serbs in the north of Kosovo.
KFOR announced on December 16 that it has increased the number of patrol teams in the north. The barricades were erected on December 10 in this part of Kosovo, as a sign of dissatisfaction with the arrest of the former Serbian officer of the Kosovo Police, Dejan Pantiq.
Pantiq is suspected of having organized a “terrorist attack” on the offices of the Central Election Commission in the north of Kosovo earlier in December. /Argumentum.al
