Tagesnachrichten 2. August 1998
von ALBANEWS und anderen
Daily Report No 1509 August 2, 1998
Kosova Information Center
Tagesnachrichten 2. August 1998
7. to call on the Commission and the Council to provide all necessary humanitarian aid to the victims of and the refugees from the acts of violence and call on member states to stop returning refugees and asylum seekers to Kosova where protection cannot be guaranteed;________________________________________________________________________
Augsburger Allgemeine 9. Juli 1998:
Still there is no stop of deportations !
newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine reports on July
9, 1998
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KOSOVA DAILY REPORT # 1509-B
Prishtina, 2 August 1998Second Edition: 17:30 hrs
Serbian Forces Kill Four Women, Wound Four Other Members of a Single Albanian Family in Drenica
PRISHTINA, Aug 2 (KIC) - The Serbian forces killed today (Sunday) four and wounded four other members of a single Albanian family in the village of Shtuticë, in the municipality of Gllogovc, in the Drenica region, local LDK sources said.
The tragedy befell the Zeqiri family when Serb forces were shelling in the direction of the villages of Polac, Kryshec, Morinë and Shtuticë. The Zeqiri family were trying to flee their home amidst the incessant shelling by Serb troops. A shell which landed in the courtyard of their house was fatal. Four women were killed - Sofije Zeqiri (60), Vahide Zeqiri (20), Kada Zeqiri (17) and Emine Zeqiri, Halim's wife. Four men were wounded - Halim Zeqiri (unconfirmed reports say he died eventually), Besim Zeqiri, Sherif Zeqiri and Rizah Zeqiri.
In the village of Shtuticë Albanian farmsteads and other property have been reported burned by Serbian forces today.
Early in the morning today (Sunday), between 3 and 5 a.m., Serbian military and police forces launched a large-scale offensive against many villages in the three municipalities of the region of Drenica, in Skenderaj ('Srbica'), Gllogovc and Klina, local sources said. Serb forces have been pounding Albanian villages with heavy artillery guns, and ground-to-ground rockets have been reported used, too, local sources said.
At least eight Albanians are said to have been killed today (Sunday) amidst a heavy Serb military and police offensive against the villages in the Drenica region of Kosova.
Local sources of the Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) said three members of the Albanian resistance forces were killed in the village of Jashanicë, municipality of Klina, today.
Serbian forces killed in the morning today Fatmir Veliqi (20), resident of the Polac village of Skenderaj, LDK sources in Llaushë said.Names of Two Killed, Six Wounded in Klina and Skenderaj Reported
PRISHTINA, Aug 2 (KIC) - The Serbian military and police offensive, launched very early in the morning today (Sunday), was going on from all directions in the Drenica region, local sources said today afternoon.
From the village of Polac, Serbian forces have been attacking the villages of Kryshec, Morinë, and Llaushë, whereas from Runik the villages of Rakinicë, Vitak, Kllodernicë and Vojnik are being attacked.
From their positions in Klina, Serb forces have been attacking villages that separate Drenica from this municipality, the LDK Information Commission in Skenderaj ('Srbica') and the local CDHRF chapter reported.
Serb forces have been pounding Albanian villages with heavy artillery, destroying and burning houses and wheatfields. The casualty-toll amongst the Albanians is still largely unknown. Local sources confirm so far the killing of Fatmir Hoti (1974), resident of Jashanica, and Fatmir Veliqi, resident of Polac. At least six Albanian civilians have been seriously and lightly wounded: Sofije Veliqi (f) from Polac, Fehmi Dobra from Krushec, Xhelal Durmishi from Rakinica, Brahim Krasniqi from Cerovik, Naser Gashi from Krusheci, and another person.
Earlier in the day today, sources said three Albanians were killed in Jashanica.Massive Displacement of Albanian Population from Drenica
Albanians moving towards the municipality of VushtrriPRISHTINA, Aug 2 (KIC) - A large number of Albanians fleeing homes in their villages in Drenica which have come under Serb attack today (Sunday) - Polac, Llaushë, Krushec, Vitak, Çubrel, Jashanicë, Kotorr, Radishevë, Klinë, Rakinicë, etc. - have been moving in the direction of the neihgbouring Vushtrri ('Vucitrn') area, the LDK Information Commission in Vushtrri reported. Local Albanian activists have mobilized to come to the aid of the displaced Albanians, to provide them with shelter in the town of Vushtrri and the villages in the municipality, LDK sources said.
Serbian Forces Shell Villages in Deçan Area
Fierce attacks on Prejlep, Rastavicë and Junik reportedPRISHTINA, Aug 2 (KIC) - Serbian military and police forces launched today a strong offensive against the villages of Prejlep and Rastavicë, in the municipality of Deçan, local sources said.
The LDK Information Commission in Deçan said Serb forces were shelling today the villages of Junik, Gramaçel, Shaptej and Hereç. There are probably killed and wounded, LDK sources said, adding that they could not have confirmed reports by 15:00 hrs today.
Fighting continues in Junik between Serbian troops and local Albanian resistance forces, sources said. Junik is being held under s ring of steel by heavy Serb troops.
Local LDK sources said at least five Albanians were abducted yesterday in the village of Hereç. They were fleeing Junik together with their families.
A police checkpoint has been set up in the village of Hereç, along the Gjakova-Deçan roadway, aiming at disrupting communications between the villages of Deçan and the Reka e Keqe region. The displaced population is facing a humanitarian catastrophe, local LDK sources said.Serb Military Launches Offensive Continues in Gjakova Municipality
PRISHTINA, Aug 2 (KIC) - Serbian military, paramilitary and police forces, which have launched early in the morning today (Sunday) a large-scale offensive in border area villages, have been closing in on from three sides, local sources said.
The Serb shelling had died a little bit, LDK sources in Gjakova said, referring to the Serb offensive against border villages of the Reka e Keqe region.
The Serb offensive's targets are the villages of Nec, Ramoc, Smolicë, Stubëll, Berjah, Nivokaz, Dobrosh, and up to the huge village of Junik, in the municipality of Deçan, local sources said earlier in the day. Serb forces have been trying to overrun positions held by local Albanian resistance forces, and the UÇK. There have been no immediate reports on casualties, but the material damage is presumed to be immense.
Motorized Serb army units which moved last night towards the villages of Deçan - also the scene of continued fighting between local Albanian forces and Serb military and police units - blocked today routes towards the villages of Trakaniq, Novoselllë, Dobrigjë, etc., and are being positioned near the villages of Gramaçel, Gllogjan, and Shaptej.
Another Serb army convoy, consisting also of heavy artillery pieces, headed to the villages of the Dushkajë villages. Parts of the troops and combat equipment was stationed on the Bec hill as well as along the Gjakovë-Kramovik roadway. Reports said these forces have been pounding with artillery the villages of Dushkajës, a region which has been sealed off.
Serb troops have also been heading to the Gjakovë-Dollc roadway.
The town of Gjakova has been sealed off by Serb forces. Therefore, it has been impossible to obtain information about the people who have been displaced from the attacked area, especially in the Reka e Keqe region.
The population of that region has been trying for three days now to enter the town of Gjakova, but only a fraction of them has been able to actually get to into the town. Most of the population of the region is presumed to be in the mountains, their humanitarian situation being naturally enough disastrous.Serbian Forces Shell the Village of Cërmjan, in Gjakova Municipality
PRISHTINA, Aug 2 (KIC) - Serbian military and paramilitary police forces, stationed near the village of Bec, started shelling the village of Cërmjan, in the region of Dushkajë of the municipality of Gjakova, the LDK Information Commission told the KIC at 13:00 hrs. Even the upland of Cërmjan cannot be seen from the billowing smoke and flames, sources said. Local Albanians have been resisting the Serb onslaught.
Reports from Gjakova said Serb forces wanted to advance towards the villages of Jabllanicë and Zhabel. Local Albanian resistance forces have been trying to repel the Serb offensive and its goals, local sources said.Village of Kleçkë in Malisheva Shelled Last Night, Carallukë In Flames
PRISHTINA, Aug 2 (KIC) - For two hours last night, Serbian forces shelled the village of Kleçkë in the municipality of Malisheva, in which thousands of people had been sheltered in the aftermath of the Serb offensive earlier this week, a humanitarian activist from Prishtina told the KIC. The population started moving out of the villages, towards the Berisha mountains, the activist said. Basic necessities are lacking there, including food. A lorry with food supplies reached the village yesterday, but it could not satisfy the needs of so many people.
Local sources said, the village of Carallukë, four km from Malisheva, is being burned.
Serbian forces have looted all shops and businesses in Malisheva, as well as two gas stations.
A terrible humanitarian situation is reported in the mountains above the village of Arllat, where many people who have been living in the open sky have been without food for three days now. Likewise, some 6000 inhabitants of the village of Gurbardh have been without any food and medical supplies.Four Albanian Civilians Wounded Friday in Two Obiliq Villages
PRISHTINA, Aug 2 (KIC) - Serbian forces wounded seriously four Albanian civilians in the village of Sibovc on Friday, local LDK sources said. They were wounded when the village was shelled by Serb forces. The village of Shipitullë was shelled, too. The population of the two villages has been evacuated, and found refuge in relatively safer areas.
List of 54 Kosovar Passengers, Arrested on 20 July, and Charged by Serbian Authorities in Prokuplje
PRISHTINA, Aug 2 (KIC) - The LDK Information Commission in Kaçanik obtained from Dr. Hysni Bytyçi, an lawyer from Belgrade, the list of names of 54 passengers, most of whom Albanians, but also some Muslims, who were arrested by the Serbian police on 20 July in Merdar, namely in the border between Kosova and Serbia near the north-eastern town of Podujeva.
The passengers, who were on a bus travelling to Kosova from abroad, have been accused by the Serb prosecutor in Prokuplje with "association for hostile and terrorist activities".
The passengers are in the majority originating from Prizren, Suhareka, Gllogovc, Malisheva, and Klina.
Following is the list of the names: Ramadan Kukiqi (34), Rrahman Aliu (36), Nazmi Bytyçi (22), Abdullah Morina (30), Halil Berisha (30), Besnik Selmanaj (29), Naim Grulaj (25), Hashim Shala (28), Deli Krasniqi (19), Enver Zogaj (26), Bexhet Aliu (27), Valbon Takjaxhiu (25) i kombësisë turke, Faik Ramaj (37), Hasan Elshani (35), Januz Suka (27), Sami Bytyçi (24), Burim Bllaca (20), Skënder Azemi (42), Qamil Gallapeni (54), Naim Balaj (33), Bajram Fazli (24), of Muslim (Bosniak) ethnicity, Naser Rexhepi (37), Ramadan Avdiu (37), Liman Sulaj (25), Zenë Smakiqi (38), Sinan Bytyçi (38), Ramë Avdiaj (37), Imer Krasniqi (29), Milazim Krasniqi (29), Feriz Zabelaj (35), Ibrahim Fazli (33), of Muslim ethnicity, Ragip Bogaj (23), Sylë Krasniqi (-), Blerim Kolgeci (23), Haxhi Kicaj (-), Bashkim Gavazaj (35), Ali Gashi (-), Halit Ndrecaj (30), Ahmet Gashi (-), Nuhi Boka (-), Qazim Krasniqi (33), Sedat Muçaj (-), Xhavit Kaçaniku (56), Remzi Hasanaj (22), Azem Krasniqi (20), Haxhi Shurdhaj (29), Avdi Berisha (51), Baki Hoxhaj (42), Idriz Bylykbashi (35), Hajrulla Samadraxha (53), Naser Osmanaj (25), Fatmir Sopaj (40), Sadim Murati (16), of Muslim ethnicity, and Besnik Kastrati (-), who was not a passenger on board the bus, but rather a taxi driver.
The LDK Information Commission said these passengers were robbed of foreign currency amounting to DEM 250,000, although they had duly declared their money when they entered the 'FRY'.
The lawyer, Hysni Bytyçi, said Sadim Murati is a minor; Naim Grulaj was operated upon in Ljubljana six weeks ago, and was on his way back home. Two of the passengers (Naser Rexhepi and Hashim Shala) were to get back for their pregnant wives were to deliver soon, whereas two others (Sedat Muçaj and Blerim Kolgeci) were getting back home for their own weddings.Kosova Information Center
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Serbian Military and Police Mount Large-scale Offensive in Drenica Today
PRISHTINA, Aug 2 (KIC) - At five o'clock in the
morning today (Sunday), Serbian military and police forces launched a large-scale
offensive against many villages in the municipality of Skenderaj ('Srbica'),
in the region of Drenica, LDK sources said.
A local source from the village of Llaushë
said Serb forces were pounding the village with heavy artillery guns. Reports
said Serb forces used ground-to-ground rockets in their assault on Drenica
villages, too.
LDK sources said an extremely grave situation
prevails today in the villages of Çubrel, Vitak, Klinë, Padalishtë,
Runik.
A resident from Prishtina, originating from Brojë,
said he had contacted relatives who said the villages of Brojë, Vojnikë,
Turiçevc, and Kopiliq were being shelled today.
The villages of Polluzhë and Tërstenik
have been attacked, too, local sources of the Council for the Defense of
Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) said.
Thousands of inhabitants from the municipality
of Skenderaj have fled their homes and run to the mountains for days now.
Their health condition is reported to be alarming, as food and medical
supplies are lacking there.
This year's Serb offensive in Kosova started
in late February, early March when Albanian villages in the region of Drenica
were attacked by Serb paramilitary police in what amounted to a military
operation which left villages in rubble and scores of civilians killed
in their home.
'Yugoslav' President Slobodan Milosevic "assured"
senior EU diplomats on Thursday the Serb offensive was over. It was yet
another ploy, or perhaps the very words European and American diplomats
wished to hear as a face-saving way out. Milosevic assured them, so they
will have to wait for his words to bear fruit, the argument goes.
Latest report: 12:00 hrs
At Least Eight Albanians Killed during Serb
Offensive in Drenica
PRISHTINA, Aug (KIC) - At least eight Albanians
are known to have been killed today (Sunday) amidst a heavy Serb military
and police offensive against the villages in the Drenica region of Kosova.
Local sources of the Council for the Defense
of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) said three members of the Albanian
resistance forces were killed in the village of Jashanicë, municipality
of Klina, today.
In the village of Shtuticë, municipality
of Skenderaj ('Srbica'), four Albanians have been killed, CDHRF sources
said, adding that their identity has not been determined yet.
Serbian forces killed in the morning today Fatmir
Veliqi (20), resident of the Polac village of Skenderaj, LDK sources in
Llaushë said.
Serb Military Launches Full-scale Artillery Attack on Gjakova Villages
PRISHTINA, Aug 2 (KIC) - Very early in the morning
today (Sunday), around 3 a.m., Serbian and military forces launched a full-scale
artillery attack on the border villages of the Reka e Keqe region as far
as Junik.
The LDK Information Commission in Gjakova said
the sound of artillery barrages was so loud it frightened residents of
the town itself, because windows in the blocks of flats were shaking.
The Serb offensive's targets are the villages
of Nec, Ramoc, Smolicë, Stubëll, Berjah, Nivokaz, Dobrosh, and
up to the huge village of Junik, in the municipality of Deçan. The
Serb military is positioned in the Kodra e Çabratit, adjacent to
the town of Gjakova, then in Qafa e Osekut, in Suka e Biteshit.
The villages of the Hasi region, then Babaj i
Bokës and Pllanik of Ponoshec are being shelled by Serb military.
The Serb forces have been advancing with infantry, too, aiming at taking
ares controlled by local Albanian resistance forces, and the UÇK,
local sources said.
Today's are the most fierce Serb attacks since
the beginning of armed conflicts, local observers say. There have been
no immediate reports on casualties or the material damage.
Reports said large Serb troops in motorized units
moved last night towards the villages of Deçan, also the scene of
continued fighting between local Albanian forces and Serb military and
police units.
Municipal Cadastral Service's Building Burned in Unsolved Circumstances in Vushtrri
PRISHTINA, Aug 2 (KIC) - On Saturday, around 21:00
hrs, the building housing the municipal cadastral service in Vushtrri ('Vucitrn')
was burned to the ground in yet unsolved circumstances, the LDK Information
Commission reported.
It is reported that parts of the adjacent house
of an Albanian, Behxhet Beka, were damaged by the flames.
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Attacks on Kosove by Serb forces continues, more than 10 killed and many wounded_______________________________________________________________________PRISHTINE, August 1 (ata) - ATA correspondent Behlul Jashari reports: Serb military police forces are continuing operations even after Belgrade said the offensive will be over. The newspaper "Dnevni Telegraf" of Belgrade reported today that eight Albanians have been killed and some others have been taken hostage, while three Serb policemen have been injured in the armed clashes near Lipjan, 20 km from Prishtine. Albanian sources report today that at least three Albanians were killed and some others were wounded by Serb forces in different regions of Kosove.
One Albanian was reportedly killed in Carraluke of Malisheve and another in Gllareve of Kline. Three Albanians of the village Dush of Kline are suspected to have been massacred by Serb forces after they were kidnaped by these forces. During the past night and also today, Serb forces have blasted thousands of grenades in various directions of the commune of Malisheve. Today too, in the regions of Malisheve, Kile and Drenice, Serb forces have looted and set on fire homes of the Albanians. In the villages Kerrnice and Gllareve of Kile, Serbs set on fire two schools of the Albanians.
Different Albanian sources report that during the past night and today fighting has continues between Serb and Albanians forces on the border line with Albania.
/sh.dha/das/xh/Offensive of Serb forces in three directions in Gjakove
PRISHTINE, August 2 (ata-KIC) - The offensive of the Serb military, police and paramilitary forces continues in the commune of Gjakove and it is orientated in three directions. In the mean time, sources of the Kosova Democratic League of Kosove in Gjakove say that attacks with heavy artillery pieces have been temporarily stopped.
There are no reports of the casualties but homes and properties of the Albanians have been badly ruined.
Motorized forces of the Serb army which left towards the commune of Decan last night, blocked today the roads leading to villages Trakaniq, Novoselle, Dobrigje and are taking positions near the villages of Gramacel, Gllogjan, Shaptej, etc.
Roads leading to and out of Gjakove have been totally sealed off and no reports are available for the number of the people who have moved from the attacked villages.
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Additional: taken news from http://www.kohaditore.com on August 2, 1998 at 8:10 hrs
Gjakovë, 1 August (ARTA) 20015CET--
Thousands of inhabitants of Rekë e Keqe
are presently without any shelter in the Gjakovë suburb, Brakoc. The
shelling and bombarding of the villages of this region has recommenced
today. None of the sides has issued any report about the eventual victims,
resulting from this fighting.
The Serb side conducted the attack using all
kinds of heavy weaponry, directed on the village Nec and Smolicë.
Thus, last night from 2200CET until 2335CET, more than 25 grenades and
cannon balls were launched.
On the other hand, a new "front line" has been
opened in the village Brakoc and in the town of Gjakovë. This refers
to the blockade of the goods imposed by the Serb administration. No one
has the strength and the courage to offer help to the thousand of inhabitants
of Dobrosh, Sheremet, Nivokaz, Pacaj and Dallashaj, that have fled their
homes and are presently "residing" in Brakoc, under the will of God and
sheltered under the wide open sky.
An appeal is made to the international organizations
to offer help to children, women and elderly, who have not received absolutely
any food in the past two days. People today flooded the Gjakovë surrounding
from Rahovec and Malishevë, seeking shelter.
KOSOVA (war in Rahovec and Malishevë)
Two killed and three wounded
Rahovec, Malishevë 1 August (ARTA) 1950CET--
A 61-years-old Albanian was killed during the
attack of the Serb forces in Rahovec. He was buried in his house yard,
where he was killed. Albanian sources also inform about the wounding of
his daughter and two other neighbors.
The Serb snipers in the municipality of Malishevë
killed Ramadan Hoti from Carallukë. The number of the killed Albanians
from the villages of the municipality of Malishevë, by Serb snipers
is believed to be very high. The victims remain unburied, since it is impossible
to get in.
Local sources claim that Serb forces launched
thousands of grenades in different directions of the municipality of Malishevë,
burning many houses and grain fields.
KOSOVA (IDPs – Klinë)
8 thousand people in the forest for the eighth
day
Klinë, 1 August (ARTA) 1810CET--
5 elderly, 3 pregnant women, 6 children and 3
physically and mentally retarded persons, were killed, burned and massacred
in the municipality of Klinë within a very short time-frame, sources
from the ground inform.
Serb forces ran into the KLA resistance, yesterday
on their attempt to enter Albanian villages. Local sources inform about
the 7-hour-long clashes, resulting with the death of two Serb policemen
and the wounding of three Albanians. Failing to enter the Albanian villages,
the Serb police and army are now using explosive devices to burn the houses
from the distance. Albanian sources inform about the killing of a 35 years
old Albanian as well as about the continuation of the fighting...
Meanwhile, 8 thousand people, mainly women, elderly
and children have been staying in the forest for the eighth day. Besides
the starvation threat, contagious diseases and particularly diarrhea are
also threatening this population.
There are many cases of enterocolitis, as a result
of the use non-hygienic water, the medical team in Ujëmirë informs.
KOSOVA (IDPs - Malishevë)
70 thousand IDPs in the Kravasari valley
Suharekë, 1 August (ARTA) 2000CET--
Sources close to the KIC inform that since several
days ago, over 6 thousand tractors with around 70 thousand people have
reached the Kravasari valley. They are currently settled in the valley
itself.
The same sources claim that the situation is
very serious in the villages of Ngucat, Lladrovc and Senik, whose woods
are also full of people. The doctors in these areas have started attending
the patients, however there is not much they can do because of the lack
of medicines.
The latest information from this area is that
the combined military and police forces have looted the remaining unburned
houses in the village of Bllacë, Suharekë municipality.
KOSOVA (police reinforcements – Skënderaj)
Thousands of policemen and soldiers settled
in town
Skënderaj, 1 August (ARTA) 2115CET--
A large Serb army convoy, composed of 37 trucks
loaded with Serb soldiers, arrived last night in the town of Skënderaj,
settling in the town proper and in the village Polac, CDHRF in Skënderaj
informs.
The same source notifies that the town of Skënderaj
has turned into a military base, where thousands Serb policemen and soldiers
are settled.
The local sources claim that the Serb police
have broken in to almost every Albanian house in Skënderaj, looting,
breaking and demolishing everything. So far, the neighborhoods of "Skënderaj
2" and Lagjja e Re are completely destroyed by the Serb forces, who spared
no house.
Tense and dramatic situation has also taken over
the surrounding of Runikë and Turiçec. The Serb forces have
shelled the neighborhoods of Hajzeraj in Leçinë as well as
the villages: Padalishtë, Çitak, Runikë, Kastriot, Vitak,
Qubrel, Radishevë and Kotorr.
The Serb police and army forces are conducting
ethnic cleansing in the zone of Drenica, local sources claim.
The same sources notify about many missing villagers,
among which there are many children, women and elderly.
It is claimed that a number of corpses are left
unburied in the village Qubrel.
The Serb forces are shelling the villages of
Drenica, from the village Bingje, municipality of Klinë, mostly inhabited
by Serbs. The shelling have now reached up to Burojë, threatening
largely the civilian population, who has massively started fleeing their
homes.
KOSOVA (clashes - Obiliq)
One KLA member killed -- four Albanians wounded
Prishtina, 1 August (ARTA) 1910CET--
In yesterday's attack of the Serb forces on the
village of Graboc i Epërm, one KLA soldier was killed, KD sources
inform. The same sources claim that the Serb artillery shelled the village
of Sibovc in Obiliq. On that occasion, four Albanian civilians were wounded,
while they were trying to escape the shelling. One of the wounded is said
to be a mentally retarded young man, while the other three are women.
Local sources also inform that the shelling perpetrated
from "Kërshat e Grabocit" has caused great material damage, and that
the shells hit all the villages ranging from Sibovc to Zhilivodë,
located in the municipality of Vushtrri.
The same sources claim that intensive shooting
took place in the village of Prelluzhë, 12-km northwest of Prishtina,
inhabited by around 300 Serb families.
KOSOVA (military reinforcements - Podujevë)
A convoy of 26 military trucks arrived
Podujevë, 1 August (ARTA) 2000CET--
Local information sources in Podujevë inform
that new military forces were seen coming into Kosova. Seemingly, they
were stationed in Llaushë, where military exercises are taking place
since some weeks now. Albanian sources claim that today, a convoy composed
of 26 military trucks full of armed soldiers that departed towards Prishtina.
Same sources claim that the observation of the terrain around the villages
Herticë and Koliq is still being conducted by military helicopters
starting from the base in Llaushë, while the villages of Murgëll,
Terrnavicë and Rrzhanë are covered by helicopters coming from
the direction of Leposaviq.
Military tanks exercises in Llaushë continued
today as well. According to Albanians sources, three inactivated shells
were stuck in the grain-fields. The problem is that no one knows where
have the shells fallen. The villagers fear that they could explode while
the farmers are harvesting the remaining crops in several parcels.
KOSOVA (detention – Ferizaj)
Agim Reçica still under arrest
Ferizaj, 1 August (ARTA) 1830CET--
Seven LDK branch activists, arrested yesterday
during the police intervention in its premises, were released the same
day, after being kept under arrest for several hours. All the arrested
were subjected to severe beating, LDK sources inform.
Agim Reçica, chairman of LDK second sub-branch,
is still being kept under arrest.
Ferizaj’s LDK leader, Adem Salihaj, tells that
after being arrested on the road, the police held him behind the police
station for one hour. After raiding his house the police then, tied him
up to an iron closet.
These arrests were condemned today by the LDK
branch Leadership in Ferizaj that considers them as "the Serb Government's
attempt to ruin the political organization of the branch and of the Albanian
people in general".
KOSOVA (arrests - Prizren)
New wave of trials and arrests
Prizren, 1 August (ARTA) 2000CET--
Gafurr Qanta was wounded by the police yesterday,
as he was en route to Prizren from the village Krushë e Madhe. He
underwent surgery in Prizren hospital and his life is out of danger. He
remains hospitalized.
Sources from the ground inform that as a consequence
of the shooting that took place in the bordering village of Vërmicë,
one woman was also wounded.
A new wave of arrests and trials has captivated
this town in the past couple of days.
The Regional Court in Prizren, administered by
Serbs and that is open even on weekends, has set a 30-days detention term
to Agim Aziz Lumi (1967), Adem Etem Kuqi (1967) from Suharekë and
Gazmend Jahir Koci (1977) from Vraniq, who are suspected "terrorists" according
to Serb authorities. On the other hand, Ylber Rrahman Kuqi (1980) from
Suharekë, as well as Jahir Hasan Mazrreku (1972) were also set a 30-days
detention term, under the same charges.
From Belgrade comes the information that Ymer
Thaçi (50M) was arrested and mistreated by the local police. He
is the father of Islam Thaçi who was thrown from the third floor
of the State Security building in Prizren last week.
KOSOVA (Serb forces movements – Mitrovicë)
Movements of Serb police forces from Mitrovicë
to Skënderaj
Mitrovicë, 1 August (ARTA) 2000CET--
Three trucks escorted by the Serb police came
today at 0700CET in Mitrovicë from the direction of Zubin Potok. Two
and half-hours later they continued their way in the direction of Skënderaj.
It is believed that these trucks contained material to be used to build
up new checkpoints.
On the other hand, at around 1000CET, a military
convoy composed of 2 trucks, 2 jeeps, 2 cars and one Landover loaded with
armed policemen went from Mitrovicë in the direction of Skënderaj.
While passing downtown, these Serb police forces
were singing Chetnik songs, offending and pointing their guns in the direction
of the passersby.
9 Albanians, out of which 3 from the village
of Kotorr and 6 from the village of Radishevë, are missing ever since
the military\police attack in the villages of Drenica, respectively in
the villages of Kotorr and Radishevë on 25 July, local "KOHA Ditore"
sources inform.
KOSOVA (shooting – Lipjan)
During the cruising of a military convoy,
shootings over the heads of civilians!
Lipjan, 1 August (ARTA) 1930CET--
A military convoy of 50 military vehicles of
the "VJ", heavily equipped and filled with Serb soldiers, shot two days
ago in the direction of the Albanian civilians, who were waiting for the
bus at the station of Babush i Muhaxherëve, on the Prishtina-Ferizaj
road. The long Serb military convoy, headed towards Ferizaj, provoked the
Albanian civilians by raising three fingers and with uncontrolled shouts
and arrogant behavior, followed by automatic bursts in the direction of
the nearby civilians.
A few days ago the Serb soldiers on a military
convoy, forced all the vehicles moving in the opposite direction to park
along the main road, near the Lipjan-Janjevë axis.
KOSOVA (Central Emergency Council appeal)
Help IDPs with all we have
Prishtina, 1 August (ARTA) 1900CET--
"...In this alarming situation for the life and
security of more than 250 thousand people that fled their burned, destroyed
and looted homes, mainly women, children and elderly, not only is the Serb
regime making it impossible for the humanitarian associations to help the
needy, but also the international community has joined these obstacles
by banning the Fund of the Government of the Republic of Kosova, dedicated
for these people.
The international associations and organizations
that work in Kosova, with their negligence and their posture have not done
much in easing this catastrophe, because their assistance either doesn't
reach the needy or are insufficient.
Thus, the Emergency Council makes the following
appeal:
1. To all Albanians wherever they are, all political
subjects in Kosova to help and do all they can to help the fleeing, not
only in Kosova but also outside Kosova. Their life is in danger, not only
from the Serb aggression but also the humanitarian catastrophe they are
facing.
2. The international factor, which is a direct
participant of the tragedy of our people, because it has become a silent
observer of this humanitarian catastrophe, should open corridors so the
assistance to reach the needy and thus the lives of the endangered can
be saved.
3. The Governments of the Western countries where
the Funds of the Government have been blocked, to lift the blockade dedicated
to help the Kosova people. The blocking of these Funds is another injustice
towards the Albanian people in the most difficult moments of their existence",
it is said among others in the Central Emergency Council’s communiqué.
KOSOVA (bomb explosion - Prishtina)
A strong blast in Prishtina
Prishtina, 1 August (ARTA) 2030CET--
Last night, at around 0100CET, a strong explosion
occurred last night around the grounds of the Clinical Hospital Center
in Prishtina, inform CDHRF sources.
The same sources claim that the bomb has totally
destroyed a kiosk owned by an Albanian merchant.
Armed Serb guards are constantly watching the
hospital center, under Serb administration since 1990.
KOSOVA (detention – Ferizaj)
Agim Reçica still under arrest
Ferizaj, 1 August (ARTA) 1830CET--
Seven LDK branch activists, arrested yesterday
during the police intervention in its premises, were released the same
day, after being kept under arrest for several hours. All the arrested
were subjected to severe beating, LDK sources inform.
Agim Reçica, chairman of LDK second sub-branch,
is still being kept under arrest.
Ferizaj’s LDK leader, Adem Salihaj, tells that
after being arrested on the road, the police held him behind the police
station for one hour. After raiding his house the police then, tied him
up to an iron closet.
These arrests were condemned today by the LDK
branch Leadership in Ferizaj that considers them as "the Serb Government's
attempt to ruin the political organization of the branch and of the Albanian
people in general".
KOSOVA (KD reportage – Malishevë)
Waiting for the return...
Pagarushë, 1 August (ARTA) 2030CET--
"This is our fourth day under the wide open sky",
commented by the way an old man fixing a sack of grain which will serve
as a pillow to him for another night.
Yesterday, a group of 70 people, inhabitants
of Marali, spent the night in a field converted into a sheltering camp.
At the camp surrounded by a fence made of sticks,
the smoke was coming out from the "bakery" built in a mud pit, where bread
was being baked for the villagers, who could count only on the seasonal
vegetables as food.
Over 30 ten-year-olds were running around two
trucks filled with sponges and mattresses. Their bare feet were all muddy...
They gathered around the vehicle that just came from Prishtina, and were
looking at the visitors with wide-open eyes, without saying a word. Their
childish curiosity immediately included them in the game with the new people
in the village.
"We will return home as soon as it is safe to
go back", said the teacher from Dragobil, which according to him is still
on fire. The houses are not the only things burning; the fields are burning
as well.
"In Carralevë, they also burned the grain",
a voice was heard coming out from the crowd of people that surrounded the
journalists.
All the villages are emptied. They all had the
same fate. All of them were shelled. There are only elderly, abandoned
to live their few remaining days in their houses, defending their homes
and taking care of the cattle.
"In Astrazub, they first looted several houses,
and then they burned them... probably to hide the traces", said a man in
his thirties, sheltered since four days ago in the overloaded houses of
the villages between Rahovec and Suharekë.
A day after the clashes in Rahovec, all the inhabitants
could not run away, they were searching for ways to do that.
Today, those that ran, want to go back, but...
"I want to go back, but I can't – someone has to give us a guarantee that
they won't harm us", said an inhabitant of Rahovec, who first fled to Malishevë
and then from there to another village.
An unorganized return of Albanians would be fatal.
A boy who tried to return home, besides the injuries he received during
the fighting, he was also "rewarded" with a broken nose by the police at
the checkpoint.
On the other hand, over 80 inhabitants of Rahovec,
returned home from Prizren, on two buses. What will their life be under
the reinforced police rule, remains to be seen.
Over tens of thousands of people are still wandering
in the forests and the hospitable Albanian houses in the neighboring villages
still outside the fire of the war.
The return to their villages will not be easy
for them at all. There they will find burned, destroyed and looted houses,
while the golden grain fields, have now turned black.
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