Tagesnachrichten 25. September 1998
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     Kosova Information Center : Daily Report No 1563

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1. Meldungen von dpa

Meldung vom 25.09.1998 19:49  http://seite1.web.de/show/360BD79C.NL1/

Britischer Liberalen-Chef Ashdown will Milosevic treffen
London (dpa) - Der Parteivorsitzende der britischen Liberaldemokraten, Paddy Ashdown, will am nächsten Dienstag in Belgrad mit dem jugoslawische Präsidenten Slobodan Milosevic zusammentreffen.
     Vorher werde er die Krisen-Region Kosovo besuchen, teilte ein Sprecher des britischen Oppositionspolitikers am Freitag mit. Ashdown hatte ursprünglich bereits am Freitag in die umkämpfte Provinz reisen wollen, mußte den Beginn der Reise aber wegen Visa-Problemen auf Samstag verschieben.
     Beim Jahreskongreß seiner Partei hatte Ashdown am Donnerstag in Brighton Milosevic vor den Folgen ethnisch motivierter Säuberungen im Kosovo gewarnt. Der frühere Offizier wies dabei auf die Entschlossenheit der NATO hin, durch ihr Eingreifen eine menschliche Tragödie großen Ausmaßes zu verhindern.
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Solana warnt Milosevic erneut: Die NATO meint es ernst
Lissabon (dpa) - NATO-Generalsekretär Javier Solana hat den jugoslawischen Präsidenten Slobodan Milosevic aufgefordert, die Warnungen der Allianz angesichts der Lage im Kosovo ernst zu nehmen.
     «In den vergangenen zwei Tagen sind wichtige Entscheidungen getroffen worden, und Milosevic muß nun wissen, was er zu tun hat», erklärte Solana am Freitag abend in Lissabon, wo er die Weltausstellung besuchte. Zuvor hatte der NATO-Generalsekretär in Vilamoura in Südportugal am Treffen der Verteidigungsminister der Allianz teilgenommen.
     Die NATO hatte nach der Verabschiedung einer Kosovo-Resolution seitens des UNO-Sicherheitsrats mit dem Aufbau einer Luftstreitmacht für ein militärisches Eingreifen begonnen. Milosevic müsse nun unverzüglich mit der Unterdrückung der Kosovo-Albaner Schluß machen und verhandeln, hieß es.
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Tornados für Kosovo-Einsatz kurzfristig einsatzbereit
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Ein Kampfflugzeug des Typs Tornado-ECR der Bundesluftwaffe landet am 16.06.1998 nach seiner Rückkehr aus dem italienischen Piacenza auf dem Fliegerhorst im bayerischen Lagerlechfeld (Archivbild). Nach Angaben des Verteidigungsministeriums sind acht ECR- und sechs RECCE-Tornados der deutschen Luftwaffe für einen möglichen Nato-Einsatz im Kosovo in spätestens 48 Stunden einsatzbereit. Die 14 Kampfflugzeuge könnten zusammen mit Maschinen der anderen Nato-Partner militärische Ziele der Serben im Kosovo angreifen, teilte der Sprecher der Hardthöhe, Hans-Dieter Wichter, am Freitag (25.09.1998) mit.

Kinkel: Belgrad muß mit Luftschlag rechnen
Bonn (dpa) - Der deutsche Außenminister Klaus Kinkel hat den jugoslawischen Präsidenten Slobodan Milosevic ultimativ aufgefordert, sich den Beschlüssen der Vereinten Nationen (UNO) zu beugen.
     «Wenn sich Milosevic weiter den Beschlüssen der Vereinten Nationen und der NATO entgegenstellt und eine politische Lösung des Konfliktes verweigert, muß er auch militärische Konsequenzen tragen», erklärte Kinkel am Freitag in Bonn.
     Die Entscheidung der NATO vom Donnerstag, Flugzeuge für einen möglichen Angriff bereitzustellen, sei der abschließende Schritt der militärischen Planungen für Luftoperationen gegen die Bundesrepublik Jugoslawien.
     Milosevic habe damit und auch mit der zuvor gefaßten Resolution des UNO-Sicherheitsrates ein deutliches Signal der internationalen Staatengemeinschaft erhalten, die Vertreibung der Kosovo-Albaner sofort zu stoppen.
     «Die NATO ist bereit, seine (Milosevic's) Politik der Vertreibung und der verbrannten Erde notfalls auch militärisch zu stoppen», sagte Kinkel. Auch Rußland sei nicht mehr bereit, eine humanitäre Tragödie im Kosovo hinzunehmen.
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Albanerführer Rugova begrüßt UNO-Resolution und NATO-Planung
Belgrad/Pristina (dpa) - Die Resolution des Weltsicherheitsrats der UNO zur Lage in der südjugoslawischen Unruheprovinz Kosovo sowie die Planungen der NATO für einen eventuellen Militäreinsatz in der Region sind am Freitag von Albanerführer Ibrahim Rugova ausdrücklich begrüßt worden.
     «Ich würde mir aber mehr Druck der internationalen Gemeinschaft auf Belgrad wünschen, damit die serbische Offensive im Kosovo endlich gestoppt wird», sagte Rugova nach Angaben der unabhängigen Agentur Beta in der Provinzhauptstadt Pristina.
     «Trotz aller Warnungen des Westens setzen die serbischen Kräfte ihre Angriffe im Kosovo fort», erklärte Rugova. Die Lage in der Provinz sei inzwischen «höchst gefährlich und schwierig» geworden.
     Am Vorabend hat ein Unbekannter in Pristina den Schriftsteller Sabri Hamiti, einen engen Vertrauten Rugovas, auf offener Straße, niedergeschossen und schwer verletzt.
     über die Hintergründe des Anschlags auf das Mitglied der Führung der LDK, der größten Albanerpartei im Kosovo, lagen keine offiziellen Angaben vor. Rugova wertete den Anschlag als «Versuch, die Albaner von ihrem Weg zur Unabhängigkeit (des Kosovo) abzuwenden».
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Deutsche Flugzeuge für Kosovo-Einsatz kurzfristig einsatzbereit
Bonn (dpa) - Für einen möglichen NATO-Einsatz im Kosovo können 14 Kampfflugzeuge der deutschen Luftwaffe nach Angaben des Verteidigungsministeriums in spätestens 48 Stunden einsatzbereit sein. Acht ECR- und sechs RECCE-Tornados könnten zusammen mit Maschinen der anderen NATO-Partner militärische Ziele der Serben im Kosovo angreifen, teilte Ministeriums-Sprecher Hans-Dieter Wichter am Freitag vor der Presse in Bonn mit.
     Die deutsche Regierung werde voraussichtlich in der nächsten Woche dem NATO-Hauptquartier in Brüssel offiziell mitteilen, daß die Flugzeuge der Luftwaffe für einen Einsatz bereitstehen. Danach ist nach Angaben Wichters auf jeden Fall eine Parlaments-Entscheidung nötig.
     Verteidigungsminister Volker Rühe rechnet mit einer breiten Zustimmung für den NATO-Militäreinsatz. Er sagte am Freitag im Deutschlandfunk, daß er die Vorsitzenden der gegenwärtigen Oppositionsfraktionen von Sozialdemokraten und Bündnis 90/Grüne, Rudolf Scharping und Joschka Fischer, über die Beratungen der NATO in Vilamoura in Portugal unterrichtet habe. Rühe sprach sich für ein rasches Handeln der Allianz aus, weil es sonst im Kosovo zu einer Katastrophe für die Flüchtlinge komme.
     Die NATO-Verteidigungsminister hatten am Donnerstag auf ihrer Sondersitzung in Portugal beschlossen, Luftschläge gegen serbische Positionen vorzubereiten. Es handelt sich dabei um die erste Stufe des Mobilmachungs-Prozesses der NATO für einen Einsatz gegen Jugoslawien. Die deutschen Tornados könnten vom italienischen Fliegerhorst in Piacenza starten. In Norditalien sind gegenwärtig sechs RECCE-Tornados stationiert, die Aufklärung über Bosnien fliegen. Die ECR-Tornados müßten aus Deutschland kommen.
     Die RECCE-Tornados sind mit Spezialkameras für die Aufklärung ausgerüstet. Zur Selbstverteidigung haben sie zwei Luft-Luft-Raketen «Sidewinder» unter den Flügeln und zwei 27-mm-Bordkanonen. Die ECR-Tornados können mit einem Spezialverfahren das gegnerische Radar zerstören und damit die Luftabwehrstellungen kampfunfähig machen.
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NATO-Verteidigungsminister setzen Beratungen in Portugal fort
Vilamoura (dpa) - Die Verteidigungsminister der NATO haben am Freitag ihre Beratungen in Vilamoura in Portugal fortgesetzt. Nachdem sie sich am Donnerstag mit der kritischen Lage auf dem Balkan befaßt hatten, wollen sie nun über die Zukunft des Bündnisses beraten. Dabei geht es um ein neues strategisches Konzept, denn die Bedrohungen für die NATO haben sich verändert. Mit dem früheren potentiellen Hauptgegner Rußland arbeitet das Bündnis eng zusammen. Rußlands Verteidigungsminister Igor Sergejew wurde zwar nach Portugal eingeladen, sagte aber aus innerrussischen Gründen ab.
     An den Diskussionen nahmen auch die Verteidigungsminister aus Polen, Ungarn und Tschechien teil. Diese Länder sollen im April zum 50. Gründungstag des Bündnisses auf einem NATO-Gipfeltreffen in Washington feierllch aufgenommen werden. Bis Dezember sollen die Beitrittsgespräche abgeschlossen sein.
     Am Donnerstag hatten die Minister noch einmal in scharfer Form den jugoslawischen Präsidenten Slobodon Milosevic aufgerufen, im Kosovo-Konflikt einzulenken und eine politische Lösung zu suchen. Zuvor hatte der NATO-Rat die Militärs ermächtigt, eine Luftstreitmacht für mögliche Angriffe auf serbische Stellungen zusammenzustellen.
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«Vjesnik»: Alte Spiele von NATO und Milosevic?
Zagreb (dpa) - Die regierungsnahe Zeitung «Vjesnik» in Zagreb kommentiert am Freitag die militärischen Vorbereitungen der NATO für einen Lufteinsatz im Kosovo:
     «NATO und Pentagon sind sich noch nicht im klaren darüber, was ein militärischer Einsatz bringen sollte: Soll Milosevic bestraft werden, ohne politischen Fortschritt bei der Lösung der Kosovo-Frage, oder sollen wirkungsvolle Bombenangriffe Milosevic zum Einlenken bewegen, ähnlich wie in Bosnien im Herbst 1995?
     Bleiben die Luftangriffe aus, wird Milosevic weiter mit Härte gegen die Kosovo-Albaner vorgehen. Wird er aber ernsthaft angegriffen, so droht eine schwere innere Destabilisierung Serbiens und möglicherweise auch der Ausbruch von Konflikten in Mazedonien. Wir sehen hier ein altes Spiel. Milosevic fragt: 'Droht ihr mir etwa?'. Und die NATO antwortet: 'Nein, wir denken nur laut nach.'»
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«The Guardian»: UNO-Friedenstruppen in das Kosovo
London (dpa) - Der liberale britische «Guardian» befaßt sich am Freitag mit den jüngsten westlichen Entscheidungen zur Lage im Kosovo:
     «Innerhalb von zwei Tagen haben westliche Regierungen im UNO-Sicherheitsrat und in der NATO eine harte Gangart eingeschlagen. Man muß dennoch daran zweifeln, ob die Drohungen ausreichen. (...) Falls es eine Waffenruhe gibt, sollte die UNO sofort über die Entsendung internationaler Friedenstruppen entscheiden. Das wäre weitaus effektiver als jede NATO-Drohung mit Luftangriffen. Sie wären eine Option für später, zunächst aber ist eine Aktion auf dem Boden, und nicht in der Luft, erforderlich.»
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EU-Kosovo-Beauftragter plädiert weiter für politische Lösung
Bonn (dpa) - Der EU-Beauftragte für das Kosovo, der österreichische Botschafter in Jugoslawien, Wolfgang Petritsch, setzt weiterhin auf eine politische Lösung für die serbische Krisenprovinz. «Es geht zum einen darum, die humanitätren Aktivitäten zu beschleunigen sowie den politischen Druck auf die jugoslawische Regierung zu erhöhen», sagte Petritsch am Freitag morgen im Deutschlandfunk.
     Als wichtigen Beitrag hierfür nannte er die jüngste Resolution der Vereinten Nationen: «Ich meine, daß die letzte UNO-Resolution mit der Stimme Rußlands einen qualitativen Fortschritt für eine Lösung darstellt.»
     Petritsch rechnet auch für den Fall einer Militär-Intervention mit der Unterstützung Rußlands: «Wir könnten in eine Situation geraten, in der der Ruf nach einem Militärschlag lauter wird. Es geht darum, im Kosovo eine menschliche Tragödie zu vermeiden. Ich glaube nicht, daß Rußland dann außen vor stehen wird.»
     Ebenfalls in einem Gespräch mit dem Deutschlandfunk am Freitag morgen rechnete der deutsche Verteidigungsminister Volker Rühe mit einer großen Zustimmung des Parlaments in Bonn für einen NATO-Militäreinsatz im Kosovo. «Ich habe keinen Zweifel, daß wir eine große Mehrheit im Bundestag dafür bekommen», sagte Rühe.
    Er habe die Fraktionsvorsitzenden von Sozialdemokraten (SPD) und Bündnis 90/Grüne, Rudolf Scharping und Joschka Fischer, über die Beratungen der NATO informiert. Scharping habe bereits Zustimmung signalisiert. Rühe kündigte für die kommenden Woche einen formellen Kabinettsbeschluß zur Entscheidung der NATO an.
     Rühe sprach sich für ein rasches Handeln der Militär-Allianz aus: «Wenn es zu einer schlimmen Katastrophe kommt, können wir uns nicht zu Zuschauern degradieren lassen. Wir müssen dann auch auf anderer allgemeiner rechtlicher Grundlage handeln.»
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Kontaktgruppe verstärkt Druck auf Belgrad
New York (dpa) - Die aus sechs Staaten bestehende Kontaktgruppe hat am Donnerstag in New York - einen Tag nach der Verabschiedung einer UNO-Resolution zum Kosovo - den Druck auf Belgrad und auf die Kosovo-Albaner verstärkt.
     Die politischen Direktoren der Außenministerien der USA, Rußlands, Deutschlands, Großbritanniens, Frankreichs und Italiens beschlossen, den Verantwortlichen beider Seiten den Text der Resolution zu spätestens an diesem Freitag zu übergeben - «als Botschaft, nicht als Diskussionsgrundlage», hieß es aus der deutschen Delegation.
     Sie wollen bei UNO-Generalsekretär Kofi Annan darauf drängen, daß er den in der Resolution angeforderten Bericht über die Situation im Kosovo schon nach zwei Wochen vorlegt.
     So könne die Dringlichkeit angesichts des bevorstehenden Winters und der damit verbundenen lebensgefährlichen Bedrohung zehntausender Kosovo-Albaner deutlich gemacht werden, hieß es.
     Direkt in Belgrad sollen künftig die Bemühungen zur Lösung des massiven Flüchtlingsproblems koordiniert werden, unter Beteiligung der jugoslawischen Regierung, der Kosovo-Albaner und aller beteiligten internationalen Hilfsorganisationen.
     Es gehe darum, hieß es aus der Kontaktgruppe, gleichzeitig mit den massiven militärischen Vorbereitungen der NATO den Verantwortlichen in Belgrad klarzumachen, daß auch die politische Lösung mit Nachdruck durchgesetzt werden solle.
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Clinton sprach mit designiertem russischen Außenminister Iwanow
Washington (dpa) - US-Präsident Bill Clinton hat am Donnerstag den designierten russischen Außenminister Igor Iwanow zu einem Gespräch über die wirtschaftliche und politische Lage in Rußland empfangen.
     Weitere Themen seien die Situation in Kosovo und die noch ausstehende Ratifizierung des Abrüstungsvertrages Start II durch die Moskauer Duma gewesen, teilte das Weiße Haus mit.
     Clinton traf am Donnerstag auch den saudischen Kronprinzen Abdullah. Bei einem Arbeitsessen erörterten sie die Friedensbemühungen im Nahen Osten und die Bekämpfung des internationalen Terrorismus.
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Kosova Information Center
KOSOVA DAILY REPORT # 1563-B
Prishtina, 25 September 1998

Second Edition: 18:00 CET

President Rugova's Press Conference

PRISHTINA, Sept 25 (KIC) - The President of the Republic of Kosova Dr. Ibrahim Rugova said today the situation in Kosova was very tense and dangerous. He condemned in the strongest possible terms the continued Serb military offensive in against villages of the Shalë e Bajgorës region, namely communities in the municipalities of Mitrovia, Vushtrri and Podujeva.
Shelling of those villages has resulted in dozens of killed and wounded Albanians and destruction of houses and property, and has produced thousands of new refugees. The villages of Dukagjin and Drenicë regions have also been targeted. Serb forces have killed dozens of Albanians, mainly women, children and elderly, Dr. Rugova said, pressing for an immediate cessation of the Serb offensive.
Return of displaced population back to their homes with security and safety, should be done under international monitoring, the Kosova President said.
President Rugova denounced the continued Serb harassment of political and humanitarian activists.
Dr. Rugova called for an end to the Serb offensive, and urged international community, first and foremost USA, UE, UN, and NATO to take Kosova and its people under protection.  An independent Kosova, with all guarantees for local Serbs, and an international protectorate as an interim stage, is the best solution, he emphasized.
President Rugova hailed the adoption of the Resolution on Kosova by the UN Security Council, and welcomed the readiness of NATO to protect the people of Kosova.
President Rugova with deep concern informed the reporters about the assassination attempt on Dr. Sabri Hamiti last evening. Sabri Hamiti is a member of Kosova Parliament, University teacher, Secretary of the Albanian P.E.N., and an outstanding poet and scholar, Dr. Rugova said.
President Rugova said that this is an attack on the institutions on Kosova, and on the public figures and outstanding intellectual of not only Kosova, but also of the region.
He warned individuals who would like to further destabilize Kosova by assassinating its distinguished figures that all measures will be taken to stop these acts. The last evening assassination attempt on Sabri Hamiti is an attack against institutions of Kosova, an attack against all those committed to independence, he said.

Kosovar Institutions, Parties, Associations, Deplore Assassination
Attempt on Dr. Sabri Hamiti

PRISHTINA, Sept 25 (KIC) - An assassination attempt on Dr. Sabri Hamiti, a leading Kosovar writer and scholar, MP and a senior member of the LDK, has been widely condemned by Kosovar institutions, political parties and associations of Kosova.
The assault has been widely seen as an attack against institutions of Kosova and champions of the Kosova's independence drive.
Two unidentified gunmen attempted to assassin Dr. Sabri Hamiti in front of his apartment in Dardania neighborhood in Prishtina on Thursday evening. From a shot distance, one of them hit Dr. Hamiti with two bullets in the chest, few inches above his hart, and shoulder. He is being now treated in an emergency ward of the Prishtina hospital.
The President of the Republic of Kosova, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova, deplored today in the strongest terms the assassination attempt on Sabri Hamiti underlying that it was but "a direct attack against institutions of Kosova, against public figures and distinguished personalities not only in Kosova but wider in the Albanian world and the region".
The Presidency of the Parliament of the Republic of Kosova said in a statement today that the attempt on the life of Sabri Hamiti is a premeditated attack, engineered by Serb secret police services.
"Dr. Hamiti is a genuine and committed representative of the political and national vision for freedom and independence of Kosova, and a champion of genuine pro-western democracy in the country", the statement read.
The Presidency of the main political force in Kosova, the Democratic League of Kosova (LDK), said the assassination attempt on Sabri Hamiti is at the same time and attack against the institution of the Republic of Kosova and an attempt to suffocate the struggle for freedom and independence of Kosova, the goals Dr. Hamiti is strongly identified with.
The dark and anti-Albanian hand was that which wanted to assassin Sabri Hamiti, targeting patriots and distinguished intellectuals of Kosova, the Kosova Writers Association (KWA) said in a communique today. The attempt on Hamiti's life is rather an attempt to scatter the independence drive and ideas of Albanian integrations to which he is a devoted champion, the KWA said.
Dr. Sabri Hamiti, is one on the most celebrated authors of literary works in Albanian world, author many books of poetry and literary critics. He teaches literature at the Prishtina University, is secretary of the Albanian PEN Center, member of the Kosova Parliament and member of Main Board of the LDK, being he himself one of the founders of this biggest Kosovar Albanian party.

At Least 7 Albanian Slain, 70 Arrested by Serbs in Vërbofc Village of Gllogovc

PRISHTINA, Sept 25 (KIC) -  At least 7 Albanians were massacred during by Serb troops during a brutal attack at Vërbofc village of Gllogovc on Wednesday, local sources reported.
Rrahim Kastrati, head of the local LDK organization in Verbovc told the KIC that amongst the slain people was an 81-year-old woman, Bahtie Gashi.
He sid three other Albanians had their throat cut. Their bodies are still in front of the local mosque. No one dares pick and identify them as the police is still in the village. He did not reveal the names of three other Albanians killed there.
The LDK activist said 70 Albanians, including children and women, were arrested by the Serb police in this village.
Sources in Gllogovc said today that around 300 Albanian are being held in the local police station courtyard. Dozens of Albanian have been reported rounded up in other village of Drenica over the past two days.
He named the following Albanian arrested in Verbovc village tow days ago: Ramadan Kastrati, Fehmi Kastrati, Bekim Kastrati, Milaim Kastrati, Agron Kastrati, Isa Kastrati, Avni Prokshi, Riza Prokshi, Ismet Prokshi, Përparim Prokshi, Mursel Prokshi, Ferat Prokshi, Fitim Prokshi, Agron Prokshi, Shpëtim Prokshi,(child), Bekim Prokshi, (child), Fatmbardh Daka, Faruk Daka, Haki Prokshi, Behlul Prokshi, Abedin Gllareva, Isuf Gllareva, Ruzhdi Gllareva, Zymer Gashi, Njazi Gashi, Kujtim Gashi, Vehbi Gashi, Mentor Dobra, Arben Dobra, Enver Dobra, Abedin Gashi, Faton Dobra, Xhevat Dobra, Milaim Bajraktari, Enver Gashi, Albert Dobra, Arben Gashi, Çlirim Gashi, Milaim Gashi, Armend Gashi, Sabri Dobra, Ylber Deliu, Vesel Aliu, Rexhep Fiku, Vërboc, Qerim Fiku, Vërboc, Bajram Rukolli, Rexhep Zabeli, Feriz Gashi, Istref Sabrija, Arsim Prokshi, Tafë Rukiqi and his wife Halime, Ylber Rukiqi, (child), Avni Rukiqi, (child), Safet Rukiqi, (child) Liridon Rukiqi, (chiled), Januz Rukiqi, Rekë Aliu, Shaban Zyhrani, Bedri Hamiti, Enver Bylykbashi, Fatos Bylykbashi, Abedin Bylkbashi, Ymer Hajdaraj Out of 160 houses the village of Verbovc has, over 100 have been burned and destroyed the local LDK activist told the KIC.

Around 300 Albanian Being Held Captive by Serb Police in Gllogovc

PRISHTINA, Sept 25 (KIC) - Around 300 Albanians are being held in the compounds of the Serb police station in Gllogovc, witnesses told the KIC today.
An Albanian who claimed he was himself held for tow days in the police station in Gllogovc said Albanians are being kept both inside the building of the station and int yard. The witness who spoke on condition of anonymity said he managed to escape from the courtyard of the police station. Most of the detainees are being held for three days now, he said, adding that he himself and others have been subjected to interrogation and brutal torture.
The Prishtina-based Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) said on yesterday that around 60 men, residents of Prekaz village of Skenderaj ('Srbica'), were being held in Serb police station in Gllogovc since Wednesday evening.
The CDHRF quoted witnesses as saying the Albanians were brought to the police station in Gllogovc in a very bad condition. They had apparently been subjected to brutal torture.

Serb Grenade Hits Refugee Tractor, 12-Year-Old Girl Dies, Several Wounded

PRISHTINA, Sept 25 (KIC) - A 12-year-old girl, Fitore Klinaku, died Thursday in the Çiçavica mountains, north-west of Prishtina, when a Serb mortar hit the tractor her family was fleeing from the Serb attacks in the area.
Other members of her nine-member family from Bivolak village of Vushtrri were wounded, local sources reported. Some have been taken to hospital.
The LDK chapter in Vushtrri ('Vucitern') said thousands of Albanians in around 200 tractors were trying to escape from Serb attacks on Thursday together with the Klinaku family.
Thousands of Albanian residents of the villages in the Çiçavica mountain foot were entrapped in the villages which came under Serb attack or burned on Thursday. The area has been under fierce Serb attacks for three days now, which have caused numerous casualties so far and many villages burned down and destroyed.

Serbs Attack Albanians at Camping Site in Drenica Hills, Kill at Least Four

PRISHTINA, Sept 25 (KIC) -  The LDK chapter in Gllogovc confirmed today that four Albanians were killed at a refugee camping site in the hills of Drenica region, central Kosova, when attacked by Serb troops on Wednesday
The LDK in Gllogovc said the following Albanians were killed yesterday at a location called 'Fusha e Mollës' (the Apple Field), near Baica village of Gllogovc:  Shyqyri Krasniqi, Skënder Karaxha, Behxhet Karaxha and a son of Beqir Morina from Gllobar village, whose name could not be learned still.
Sources in Gllogovc and Skenderaj reported yesterday afternoon that heavy Serb troops cracked down on hundreds of displaced Albanians camping in the Fusha e Mollës valley in the Drenica hills Many of them, mostly young men and teenagers, were apprehended and taken to the police stations in Gllogovc and Mitrovica.
The LDK chapter in Gllogovc said it believed that there were other casualties in the Fusha e Mollës camping site, both fatalities and wounded, but it could not confirm still as the Serb onslaughts in the area have been unfolding with impunity.

Serb Offensive in Drenica Resumes, Scores of Albanian Communities Razed

PRISHTINA, Sept 25 (KIC) - Serb offensives against Albanian communities in the Drenica region has continued unabated today (Friday) morning, local sources said.
Since Wednesday morning virtually all the villages on the mountain foot of Çiçavica, central and north-west Kosova, have been under a fierce Serb troops offensive.
The Serb attacks were initially kicked off from the municipalities around the Çiçavica mountain, Mitrovica, Skenderaj, Gllogovc, Vushtrri and Obiliq. The Serb troops have during the pats two days advanced into most of the hamlets, burning don scores of farmhouses.
The chapter of the Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) in Skenderaj said heavy Serb forces advanced today to Likoc village to be later build up in Baicë village where from they began bombarding the outlying village of Makërmal, Rezallë, Obri e Ulët, Obri e Epërme, Tërdefc, Baicë, Tërstenik, Domanek and Krajkovë.
Virtually the entire local population in these villages has fled into the surrounding hills over the past tow days.
Witnesses said that after having bombarded the villages, the Serbs entered into pillaging and burning houses subsequently.

Serb Offensive on Albanian Communities Around Çiçavica Continues

PRISHTINA, Sept 25 (KIC) - Some of the villages along the Çiçavica mountain, in the municipality of Vushtrri, were pounded from Serb bases overnight, sources said.
The LDK chapter in Vushtrri described the situation in the area as extremely dangerous and critical amidst continued Serb offensive operations against Albanian communities. At least 30.000 people who fled their homes spent the last two nights in the hills it said.
Besides many weak and sick persons there are wounded people in the mountains without any medical treatment, the LDK said.
Sources in Gllogovc said the Serbs began shelling the village of Pokleku i Vjetër and Vasileva today morning. No immediate report about possible casualties has been available until early afternoon.

Serbs Pound with Artillery Fire Albanian Villages in Suhareka
At least one Albanian wounded, several tortured by Serbs

PRISHTINA, Sept 25 (KIC) - The villages of Krushicë, Mohlan, Budakovë and Papaz, in the municipality of Suhareka, were pounded for hours with machine-gun and artillery fire on Thursday, local sources reported.
The LDK chapter in Suhareka named on Albanian wounded during the Serb attack in the ares yesterday. Hazir Bylykbashi (1952), resident of Suhareka, was taken to the Prishtina hospital it said.
The LDK said the Serb forces entered yesterday into the villages of Krushicë, Mohlan terrorizing the local population. Nait Veselaj, Xhavit Veselaj, Nexhat Veselaj, were amonsgt those tortured brutally by the Serb forces there.

Serb Court Sentences 11 Albanians to Long Imprisonment

PRISHTINA, Sept 25 (KIC) - The Serb-run District Court in Prishtina sentenced today 11 Albanians to imprisonment, ranging from 5 to ten years. The 11 Albanians from Hani i Elezit municipality were facing Serb regime charges for alleged hostile activity.
Sources in the Prishtina court said Rufki Suma and Nesim Curri were sentenced to 10 years in prison each, Arif Curri - 7 year, Sherif Berisha - 6 year, Hamit Berisha, Rexhep Shkreta, Zekeria Shkreta, Fadil Berisha, Shefket Topojani and Hamit Berisha to 5 year in prison each.
Only four defendants were in the Prishtina courtroom today when the verdict was read out -Rufki Suma, Sherif Berisha, Shefket Topojani and Hamit Berisha. The rest were tried and sentences in absentia.

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KOSOVA DAILY REPORT # 1563-A
Prishtina, 25 September 1998

First Edition: 11:00 CET

Assassination Attempt on Dr. Sabri Hamiti, Kosovar MP, Leading Albanian Intellectual and Writer

PRISHTINA, Sept 25 (KIC) - Dr. Sabri Hamiti, a leading Kosovar writer and scholar, an MP and a senior member of the Democratic League of Kosova (LDK) was the target of an assassination attempt yesterday (Thursday) evening in Prishtina.
Sabri Hamiti has received life-threatening bullet wounds in his chest and shoulder.
Members of the Hamiti family said Dr. Hamiti was attacked by two still unidentified gunmen at the staircase of his apartment in Dardania neighborhood in Prishtina, at around 21:20 lats evening.
From a short distance, one of the gunmen shot bullets from a handgun in his direction. A bullet hit him at his chest, just few inches above his hart, while the second one in his chest.
Sabri Hamiti was taken last night to the Prishtina hospital. He is currently at the emergency ward of surgery clinic pending a surgery intervention.
Sabri Hamiti holds a PHD degree in literature, is one on the most productive authors of literary works in Albanian, author of around twenty books of poetry and literary critics. He teaches literature at the Prishtina University, is secretary of the Albanian PEN, member of the Kosova Parliament and member of Main Boar of the LDK, one of the founders of this biggest Kosovar Albanian party.
The assassination attempt on Sabri Hamiti is widely seen in the Kosova's capital Prishtina as a direct attack against the institutions of Kosova, an attacks against all those committed to Kosova's independence.
The President of the Republic of Kosova, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova, deplored today the assassination attempt on Sabri Hamiti. "This is but a direct attack against institutions of Kosova, against public figures and distinguished personalities not only in Kosova but wider in the Albanian world and the region", Dr. Rugova said during a press conference today.

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KOSOVA (Serb offensive – Mitrovicë)
Many killed by the Mitrovicë-Skënderaj road - 27 men taken to police station in Mitrovicë – police turns back ICRC delegation

Mitrovicë, 24 September (ARTA) 1830CET --
Two more Albanian corpses killed during yesterday's police\military operation of the Serb forces in the municipality of Mitrovicë were identified in the villages of the Mitrovicë surrounding, local "KOHA Ditore" sources inform.
There is still one unidentified corpse, lying between the villages of Vaganicë e Poshtme and Vaganicë e Epërme.
According to the sources from the ground, there are a large number of killed residents of the villages of Lubavec, Brabaniq, and others, in the forest of Zmiq that extends along the Mitrovicë-Skënderaj road.
The outcome of the Serb offensive in the northeastern part of the Çiçavicë forest is much larger. Smoke is still coming out from the houses of these villages. There are reports that, the Serb police seized a large number of dislocated Albanians at the place called "Fusha e Mollës", near Gllogoc. The men that were separated from the group -- 27 of them, all from the Skënderaj surrounding, were sent to the police station in Mitrovicë.
Serb police and civilians, along the coast of the Sitnicë River, maintain their positions. Wednesday night, they shot in the direction of the villages Kçiç i Vogël and Shupkoc.
Over 30,000 escapees from the flashpoints are sheltered in the village of Resnik, municipality of Vushtrri, LDK local sources inform. Among the escapees there are many wounded.
The population from the village of Shallc, municipality of Vushtrri, also fled their homes. Serb force members are residing in several houses of this village.
On the other hand, an ICRC delegation was prevented from entering the attacked and burning villages of Vushtrri, on Thursday. The Serb police, at the place called Ura e Sitnicës forced the delegation back.
A number of those arrested at the place "Fusha e Mollave", situated between Qirez and Likoshan, were released.

KOSOVA (victims – Vushtrri)
One killed in the village of Beçuk – Serb forces positioned on the Sitnicë River bank

Vushtrri, 24 September (ARTA) 1600CET --
The Serb force offensive against the Albanian villages near Çiçavicë forest, which began on Tuesday, is still going on today.
Albanian sources from Vushtrri state that Serb forces burned the village of Pantinë, at around 1100CET, adding that the neighboring villages of Okrashticë, Shtitaricë, Dolak, Bukosh etc, are also under threat.
Faton Syla (15), was killed, as a result of the Serb shelling, while two victims from the village of Oshlan, killed yesterday, were identified in the meantime.
Sources from the ground fear of another killed person, near the Sitnicë River, but due to the presence of the Serb forces they have no means of reaching the place. There are reports that as a result of the Serb force shelling, another house was burned last night in Stanoc i Poshtëm, while the paramilitary forces of Prilluzhë are looting the Albanian owned houses.
In the town of Vushtrri proper, the police continue arresting Albanians, particularly those coming from the war afflicted areas.

KOSOVO (victims – Malishevë)
Police kills young Albanian

Malishevë, 24 September (ARTA) 1645CET --
Serb police shot Lulzim Gashi (16), from Vërrnicë, municipality of Malishevë, yesterday at around 1400CET, on the road to Llaicë, near the primary school.
Presently, there are no details on his murder.

KOSOVA (IDPs – Malishevë)
Humanitarian crisis in the region of Malishevë

Malishevë, 24 September (ARTA) 1900CET --
A large number of those dislocated from the Malishevë municipality is still being faced with a total food blockade and a humanitarian crisis, caused as a result of the large concentration of the Serb police and military forces, LDK sources from Malishevë inform.
Numerous Serb force shootings were evidenced yesterday in the municipality of Malishevë. The material damage caused is evaluated to be very high.
Throughout the day today military planes flew over the region.

KOSOVA (Serb offensive – Fushë Kosovë)
Serb forces control villages near Çiçavicë

Fushë Kosovë, 24 September (ARTA) 1945CET --
All the villages situated by the Çiçavicë forest are under the Serb force control. Albanian sources claim that the villages of Sibovc, Hamidi, Shipitullë, Graboc i Epërm, Gllavotin, Beçuk, Stroc, Zhilivodë and other villages near the Çiçavicë forest are harshly controlled by the Serb forces.
According to the same sources dozens of Serb force tanks and APCs settled at the place called "Maja e Zezë", claimed to be a strategic point. The villages near Çiçavicë are being shelled from this peak.
Two days ago, the Serb infantry made its way to the village of Shipitullë, where they initially looted Albanian owned houses and then set them on fire.

KOSOVA (Serb offensive - Suharekë)
Serb military raids Albanian houses "in search of weapons" - threaten to burn the village if no weapons surrendered

Suharekë, 24 September (ARTA) 2125CET --
Serb military units entered the village of Leshan, Wednesday, claim local Albanian sources. The pretext for entering the village is said to be the handing over of weapons.
It is claimed that Serb forces broke into Albanian houses, harassing inhabitants. A group of soldiers went into the local school and beat the school Principal and a number of teachers.
Albanian sources add that the Serb military, on Wednesday, stationed its units close by the primary school in the village of Sallagrazhdë. Albanian houses were raided.
Serb soldiers threatened the inhabitants, because the deadline for the hand over of weapons for the village had expired.
It is informed that at circa 1500CET, Serb soldiers left the village saying that they will return the next day, at 1000CET to collect the weapons. "Otherwise we shall burn the village", said Serb soldiers.

KOSOVA (Serb offensive – Kilnë)
Artillery attacks along the Cerrovikë-Baincë railroad line

Klinë, 24 September (ARTA) 1830CET --
No clashes took place in the region of Sverkë, during last night and Wednesday, although Serb police\military units are still keeping their positions, threatening to the besieged population using the pretext of "handing over the weapons".
The arrested Albanians are still held at the police station, and no information is available about them.
The villagers of Potërç, started returning to the village. It is confirmed that the Serb police and civilians made no provocative attempts.
The Serb artillery constantly fires at the dislocated population that has remained in the open fields of Drenica and Kosova, particularly those tens of thousands concentrated in the forest by the Cerrovikë-Baincë railroad.
Numerous tanks and other fighting machinery of the Serb army, positioned in several neighborhoods of Baincë, are increasing the odds of a possible attack.
Yesterday, the Serb run Prosecutor's Office pressed charges against Sali Zenuni and Ahmet Zenuni, from Gremnik, arrested under the charge of "hostile activity" and collaboration with the KLA.

KOSOVA (detentions – Gllogoc)
60 men from Prekaz i Epërm held at the police station

Gllogoc, 24 September (ARTA) 1630CET --
Serb police forces sent over 60 Albanian men from Prekaz i Epërm, municipality of Skënderaj, at the Serb police station in Gllogoc, CDHRF in Prishtina notifies.
Witnesses claim that the arrested men were in a very bad condition and added they know nothing on their whereabouts.
The same source informs that the Serb forces besieged thousands of Albanian civilians in the villages of Gllogoc.

KOSOVA (arrests – Prizren)
Serb forces block approach to the village of Rogovë of Prizren Has

Prizren, 24 September (ARTA) 1800CET --
Serb military and police forces, consisted of 6 tanks and other fighting vehicles, blocked the village of Rogovë, in the region of Prizren Has, since the morning hours, local "KOHA Ditore" sources inform.
Serb police forces stationed in the local health clinic six days ago.
The residents of Rogovë were given an ultimatum to hand over the weapons, a month ago.
As a result of the Serb army pressure, due to the ultimatums for handing over the weapons, a large part of the population of Has, fled the region, "KD" sources from the ground inform.
On the other hand, Albanian associations notify that the number of the Albanians evacuated in Prizren reaches up to 45 thousand people.
The Serb run Municipal Court in Prizren sentenced a 30-day detention and opened an investigating procedure against the brothers Besim Paçarizi (1969), Ismet Paçarizi (1958), and Elez Elezi (1949) from Prizren. They are charged for "Association for hostile activities of terrorism". These persons were arrested and are still kept in detention, since 19 September, following the raiding of Hazir Paçarizi's house.
The Municipal Court of Prizren, also charged for "terrorism" two residents of Suharekë and 15 other persons from the Rahovec municipality, The 15 from the Rahovec municipality, are being held in detention since 5 September.
Due to the increased number of prisoners in the Prizren Municipal prison, a number of the arrested, among which the group of the students of the "Xhevdet Doda" college, were transferred in the Municipal prison in Nis and in some other prisons throughout Serbia.

KOSOVA ("KD" feature)
A story of a woman from Sibovc: "Do not write my name in the news-paper"

Prishtina, 23 September (ARTA) 1800CET --
"I do not know where my husband or my children are", says s 41 year old woman from Sibovc, speaking of when the police shot at group of more than 60 escapees, who were trying to avoid the shelling.
The 41 years old H.S. says that, when the shelling started early in the morning, she took shelter in the basement of a nearby house with her children and her husband.
"We were sheltered in the basement. There were eight of us. Subsequently, other people came and the number reached 30 (mainly women and children) ".
The houses in Shipitullë where the peasants were sheltered became the targets of the Serb shells. When the first shells fell, the people who were gathered in the basements sought for other shelter.
When they got into another basement, Serb shells started to target the horrified residents.
"Five minutes after we hid inside another house, shells began to fall on it. We ran outside. We dashed into a cornfield. Therefrom we saw the military tanks coming back from Leshkoshiq to Sibovc. We ran through the cornfield trying to reach the village Zhilivodë. The police shot at us; a 60 years old woman Habibe was wounded by a sniper which hit her in the chest and in her hand. Her daughter got wounded as well", tells H.S. trying to recall every detail.
"I don’t know what happened to the rest. There were many wounded, but I really don’t know what happened to them", she says, breathing deeply, as though persuading herself that she is still alive.
"In those moments I lost my husband and children. I do not know what happened to them. I think that they are somewhere in the forests".
"I stayed with Habibe. A young man stayed with us".
From a hill near Sibovc, H.S., the wounded woman, and the young man, saw their village burning. Suddenly, policemen surrounded them.
"'Izagjite sa rukama uvis’ (Hands up), they shouted", she tells.
"When they spotted us, some 20 policemen started beating the young man who was with us".’ Gde je sada UÇK’ (Where is now KLA)", they shouted kicking him around. 'Reci, gdje je UÇK, majku ti shiptarsku’ (Tell us where is KLA, f... your Albanian mother)" they swore. They swore us as well".
After the village was destroyed, four military tanks were installed in the place where Habibe (who was bleeding) and the young man who passed out, were laying.
An old policeman dressed the wounds of Habibe. The tanks that were situated just ten meters far from us opened fire against Zhilivodë. They kept us there for two hours. During those two hours every policeman passing by, booted the young man".
In the aftermath, police took a tractor from the village, put the wounded Habibe and H.S on it, and ordered the beaten youngman to drive them to Prishtina.
"We passed through the totally destroyed village, then through the Hamidi village which was in flames, and reached Plemetin where the police left us. The local Serb civilians sweared at us. They pointed the machine gun barrel into my face and asked why I do not speak Serbian. 'Ovo je Srbija. Shto ne govorish srpski?' (This is Serbia, why the hell don’t you speak Serbian) they used to swear all the time.'Idi kod Rugove. On je poçeo rat. Idi sad kod njega'
(Go to Rugova. He started the war. Go to him now)"
H.S. says that after one hour of mal-treatment, she was allowed to go to Obiliq. But in Obiliq, they were "welcomed" by the police in the same way.
"We were stopped at the entrance of Obiliq. Initially, they did not want to let us through because they thought that Habibe was a man, disguised in female clothes. She was bleeding all the time".
They took away the young man who was with us, and I don't know what happened to him. I haven’t heard anything about him since".
After arriving in Prishtina, Habibe was taken to the Hospital. H.S. was with her
"A group of policemen was staying at the entrance of the hospital. The doctor said that the woman has lost a lot of blood, and it is necessary to find a blood donator. I told them that I have to call someone from her family, I got out of the hospital and now I am here"
H.S is staying at her brother’s house in Prishtina. Her house in Sibovc is burnt. She knows nothing about her children and husband. Her only clothes she has taken with her are stained with the blood of Habibe.
"I do not want my name to be in the news-paper" is the refrain, which is repeated always by the escapees who still feel the fear embodied.
"I was given these clothes here, because my previous ones were stained with blood", she says at the end with her voice fading away.

KOSOVA (LDSH statement – Prishtina)
Hajrizi: "UN resolution - important act of international engagement to stop the aggressor"

Prishtina, 24 September (ARTA) 2000CET --
"The UN resolution on Kosova, approved by the UN Security Council last night, makes another important act of the international engagement to stop the Serb aggression in Kosova, soften the tragic humanitarian drama and create conditions for an effective political process for the solution of its problem", it is initially stated in the statement of Mehmet Hajrizi, Secretary General of the Albanian Democratic League (LDSH), concerning the recent resolution of the UN Security Council.
"Since this resolution doesn't determine an adequate action of the international community in Kosova, since the real situation, imposes a quick and an energetic intervention. I want to emphasize the fact that it is based on Chapter VII of the UN Chart. The resolution is a promising step that makes us hope for a more intensive and effective activity of the international community, for the solution of the Kosova issue", it is said in the statement.
Hajrizi highly evaluated the engagements and statements of the diplomats and leaders of the international powers for the approval of this resolution, and "in particular" President Clinton's statement.
"We hope of similar results, in the two days' meeting of the NATO Defense Ministers, scheduled to be held in Portugal", it is stated at the end of the declaration of the LDSH Secretary General.

KOSOVA (bogus-trials – Prishtina)
Stenman: "UN will monitor trials against Albanians"

Prishtina, 24 September (ARTA) 2100CET --
UN will monitor the trials against Albanians accused of "terrorism" and according to the data it will issue a report or communique, claim officials from this organization.
"If we are not going to monitor all the trials, we will at least monitor a few of them", claims Henrik Stenman, a human rights' official of the UN Human Rights' Commissariat.
He added that they will make a report or a communique based on the course of the trial.
So far, according to Albanian sources, 927 Albanians stand accused, out of which a number of them were sent to prisons outside Kosova, since as it is claimed there wasn't any place left in Kosova.
Analysts here claim that "the trials against Albanians, resemble a ritual, rather than a real trial".
"If such things exist, UN has no way of changing the jury, and it can't intervene either. What we can do, is report about the trial and give recommendations", ended Stenman, in a telephone statement he gave to "KOHA Ditore".

KOSOVA (looting – Istog)
Looted property "urgent assistance for the needy" – says police

Istog, 24 September (ARTA) 2130CET --
In the villages bordering Drenica, where the majority of houses are abandoned, the Serb forces continue looting the Albanian property. It is unofficially found out that, several drivers of the "Radusha" Timber Enterprise in Istog, used the trucks of this organization, to transport the goods stolen from the war afflicted areas. Thus, on Wednesday, five trucks, loaded with stolen timber-wood, came to the private workshops in the municipality of Deçan, sources from Istog inform.
The same sources state that the Serb regime is naming these contingents as emergent assistance "for all the needy".

UN SECURITY COUNCIL DEMANDS CEASE-FIRE.

The UN Security Council on 23 September approved a resolution calling for a cease-fire and political dialogue in Kosova and warning that failure to comply will result in "further action and additional measures," an RFE/RL correspondent in New York reported. China abstained from voting on the measure, which passed 14-0. Russia's ambassador to the UN, Sergei Lavrov, said "no measures of force" are being introduced at this stage. But the resolution says military action in the province is "excessive and indiscriminate" and calls on the ethnic Albanian leadership to condemn all "terrorist action." On 24 September, NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana said alliance ambassadors, who are meeting in Vilamoura, Portugal, have issued an "activation warning" that includes both a limited air option and a phased air campaign for Kosova should the fighting there not cease. U.S. Defense Minister William Cohen said NATO members would commit forces for the possible military action. Germany and Holland officials committed specific numbers of planes before the NATO meeting. PB

YUGOSLAV, SERBIAN OFFICIALS DEFIANT.

Yugoslav Foreign Minister Zivadin Jovanovic described the UN resolution as "groundless" and "counterproductive," Tanjug reported. Jovanovic said the crisis in Kosova cannot be settled "with force." Serbian President Milan Milutinovic said in Prishtina on 23 September that "terrorists and their foreign helpers and supporters are mistaken if they believe that they can violate the integrity of our country without having to suffer the consequences." He said the Yugoslav army has acted "honorably, responsibly, and professionally." Milutinovic also accused Albania of training and arming "terrorists" to fight in Kosova. Meanwhile, heavy fighting continues in Kosova's central Drenica region and in the northwest of the province. Both sides reported casualties, although numbers were unconfirmed by independent sources. PB

UCK RELEASES ETHNIC ALBANIAN POLITICIANS.

Tanjug reported on 23 September that a delegation of ethnic Albanian politicians has been released by Kosova Liberation Army (UCK) forces. Djerdj Dedaj, the speaker of the unofficial Kosova assembly, said the group gained released with the help of the International Red Cross. It had been detained since 19 September. Dedaj said the politicians were told they had been detained for not alerting the UCK about their visit. The politicians represented several different ethnic Albanian political parties. PB

OSCE AGAIN POSTPONES RELEASING BOSNIAN ELECTION RESULTS.

Nicole Szulc, the Sarajevo spokeswoman for the OSCE, said on 23 September that technical problems have forced another delay in the release of the final results in Bosnian general elections, AP reported. Szulc said power outages and other technical problems are the reason for the postponement. She said the string of delays should not taint the "integrity of the process," adding that she did not believe it would hurt the OSCE's credibility. The Sarajevo daily "Oslobodjenje," reacting to comments by officials on presumed wins by two hard-line candidates to executive posts, said that "Bosnia took a step back from democracy...and came closer to the option of the final ethnic division, which represents a failure of U.S. policy." PB

WAR CRIMES INVESTIGATORS SEARCH FOR EVIDENCE IN MOSTAR.

International war crimes investigators, backed by 30 armored vehicles and a few hundred NATO peacekeepers, are searching for evidence in several buildings near the Herzegovinian town of Mostar, AP reported. NATO troops are said to have blocked access to several buildings, including the wartime headquarters of the Croatian Defense Ministry in Mostar, and retrieved several boxes of documents. The area around Vitez, the site of several alleged atrocities during the wars of Yugoslav succession, was also searched. PB

ALBANIAN GOVERNMENT WILLING TO TALK, BUT NOT TO BERISHA.

Albania's ruling Socialist Party said on 23 September that it will begin talks with the opposition Democratic Party only if its leader, former President Sali Berisha, is kept out of such discussions, Radio Tirana reported. The Socialist Party has accused Berisha of leading a failed coup d'etat against the government last week. It has stripped him of his immunity as a parliamentary deputy but has not arrested him. The Democratic Party, likewise, has broken off all communication with the Socialists and continues with a campaign calling for Prime Minister Fatos Nano to resign. Some 2,000 people demonstrated in Tirana's Skanderbeg Square on 23 September demanding that Nano step down. PB

EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS SLAM ALBANIAN POLITICAL PARTIES.

A joint statement by the EU, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, and the Western European Union criticized both the Albanian government and the opposition for the renewed turmoil in the country and urged all parties to begin talks, Reuters reported. The statement said Nano's government has been lax in fighting crime and corruption and in reforming the justice system, the police, and the civil service. But they said "slow and unsatisfactory performance by the government does not justify all-out confrontation and use of violence by" the opposition. PB

ALBANIAN COURT RELEASES MEDIA OFFICIALS.

The Tirana District Court ordered the release of Alfons Zeneli of Radio Kontakt and Ilir Zhilla, the former director of the Albanian Telegraph Agency (ATA), on 22 September, ATA reported. The court ruled that the two men must report to the judicial police every week. They were detained the previous day for allegedly participating in the violence in Tirana on 14 September after the murder of deputy Azem Hajdari. PB

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CONTENTS

•[01] Serbian forces keep burning Albanian villages
•[02] Double daily production of cigarettes in Durres
•[03] Albanian Helsinki Committee condemns recent attacks in Tirana
•[04] Three weeks after being damaged, "Shen Spiridhoni" church waits for restoration
•[05] Soros Foundation provides three laboratories for schools in Sarande
•[06] UNHCR to help accommodate Kosova refugees in Shkoder
•[07] National team in Chess World Olympiad in Elisa
•[08] Albanian civilians arrested in Gllogoc mine
•[09] Emblem of Red Cross to be pulled out from vehicles of state institutions
•[10] At least 15 Albanians killed, 60 injured and 40 villages burnt in Kosova
•[11] "Friends of music" interpreted by masters of classic music
•[12] Project for restructuring of Albanian Ministry of Labour to be extended to 1999
•[13] Burial ceremony of Defence Minister of Kosove Ahmet Krasniqi
•[14] Minister of Justice met directors of Albanian prisons
•[15] Albanian Government will be able to ease situation - Martinez
•[16] U.S. President Clinton condemns violence in recent developments in Albania
•[17] Investigation into violation of Albanian state institutions intensified
•[18] One million dollars for Kosovars' accommodation
•[19] U.S. President Clinton condemns violence in recent developments in Albania
•[20] Albanian PM Fatos Nano asks reconfirmation of his mandate as Prime Minister
•[21] SP General Leading Committee reconfirms Nano's mandate to make reshuffles in Government
•[22] Strong support by international community for state institutions in Albania
•[23] Agreement for money transfers with Italy to be signed - Savings Bank of Albania
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[01] Serbian forces keep burning Albanian villages

Prishtine, Sept 24 (ATA)-Serbian forces on Wednesday burnt the villages of Citatove e Re, Gllobar, Terstenik, Verbofc, Polluzhe, Makermal and Shtutice, Domallek, which are located along the Gllogoc-Skenderaj road, according to the chairman of the Council for the Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms in Likoc, Murat Musliu.
Musliu said that the population of these villages have settled in the mountains of Kosmac, in the open.
Reports available from Skenderaj say that the village of Prekaz i Eperm has been burnt and there are many victims from Serbian forces' shooting on tractors' trailers carrying people trying to flee the conflict zones.
Fires continued last evening until 20:00, when the Polluzhe village was burning. /mima/lm/

[06] UNHCR to help accommodate Kosova refugees in Shkoder

SHKODER, Sept 23 (ATA)-By M. Malja, The long term accommodation of the Kosova refugees in the Shkoder city was at the centre of attention of a meeting on Wednesday between the local government bodies and representatives of the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Shkoder governor Ali Lacaj told ATA.
Lacaj said that the UNHCR representative, Ahmet Mubashi, said that the section of this organisation in Shkoder will help rehabilitate three refugee reception centres in Shkoder, through a special fund provided by the Italian government.
"Most of the 4 500 Kosova refugees in the Shkoder city have been accommodated in families, dormitories of the "Luigj Gurakuqi" university and the refugee reception centre, financed by the catholic Church," said Lacaj. /mima/lm/

[08] Albanian civilians arrested in Gllogoc mine

PRISHTINE, Sept 24 (ATA)-A large number of arrested Albanians have been blocked and maltreated by the Serb police in the yard of the Gllogoc ferro- nickel mine, the Kosova Information Centre (KIC) says referring to the Democratic League of Kosova (LDK) in Vushtrri.
Meanwhile, reports from Fushe-Kosova say that Serbian civilians are being mobilised and armed in the Serb military barracks surrounding the Sllatine airport. /pas/lm/

[10] At least 15 Albanians killed, 60 injured and 40 villages burnt in Kosova

PRISHTINE, Sept 24 - ATA correspondent Behlul Jashari reports:
At least 15 Albanian civilians have been killed and more than 60 injured. More than 20 villages have been burnt in Serb forces offensive in the suburbs of Qyqavica mountain, in Rrafshi i Kosoves and Drenice, over the last two days.
There are no reports on the destiny of hundreds of Albanians abducted by the Serb forces, which continue to pursue refugees in mountains.
The gravest situation prevails in the mountains of Qyqavice, where 100 000 Albanians, under the siege of the Serb forces, are on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.
The Council for the Defence of Human Rights in Kosova today again called on the international organisations to help open a humanitarian corridor to save the lives of thousands refugees. /mima/lm/

[13] Burial ceremony of Defence Minister of Kosove Ahmet Krasniqi

TIRANE, Sept.24 (ata) - By P Shuteriqi: The burial ceremony of the Defence Minister of the Republic of Kosove Ahmet Krasniqi, killed in Tirane on Sept.21 by unidentified people, was held on Thursday.
In the commemorative meeting held on the activity of Ahmet Krasniqi Thursday morning in one of the halls of the Museum of National History in Tirane, senior personalities from Kosova and Albania spoke.
Then the coffin with the body of Krasniqi was placed in the Central House of the Army, where hundreds of co-fighters from Kosova, deputies to the People's Assembly of Albania, heads of political parties, representatives of various associations paid homage to Krasniqi.
After the homage, the coffin of Krasniqi was taken to the Cemetery of Sharre, near Tirane.
Since in his early youth, Krasniqi was in the lead of the Kosova youth movement for freedom and independence, taking place in the demonstrations of 1968. After graduating in military field in Belgrade, Krasniqi worked and commanded units in Croatia, from where he deserted from the ranks of the Yugoslav army. In March 1993, he was named Minister of Defence and Commander of the General Staff of the Kosova Armed Forces. /dast/xh/

[18] One million dollars for Kosovars' accommodation

SHKODER, Sept 24 (ATA) By M.Malaj World Bank provided 1 million dollars for the accommodation of the people coming from Kosova in Shkodra district.
Ali Lacaj, Shkodra Governor had a meeting on Thursday with representatives of the World Bank to discuss the reconstruction of some buildings for the accommodation of 4 600 people who have come from Kosova in the past weeks, through the border crossing of Vermosh in Malesia e Madhe.
Governor Lacaj said that some 12 buildings are planned for the accommodation of the refugees, in cooperation with UNHCR.
The work for the reconstruction of some beach houses in Velipoje and of the dormitory of "Prenk Jakova" school began. Soon the other buildings will be reconstructed as well.
World Bank representatives urged that the reconstructions should be over as soon as possible because the winter is approaching./dast/lola/

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COHEN / NATO / KOSOVO (L) BY JIM RANDLE (VILAMOURA, PORTUGAL)

DATE=9/24/98
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-239205
CONTENT=
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INTRO: THE NATO ALLIANCE NATO MOVED A STEP CLOSER TO AIR STRIKES IN KOSOVO THURSDAY, AS ALLIANCE DEFENSE MINISTERS DISCUSSED WHICH NATIONS WOULD PROVIDE PLANS FOR A POSSIBLE ATTACK. THE TOP U-S DEFENSE OFFICIAL SAYS THE WORLD IS 'RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE' WITH YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC AND HIS ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS IN KOSOVO. V-O-A'S JIM RANDLE REPORTS FROM VILAMOURA, PORTUGAL, WHERE THE NATO MINISTERS ARE MEETING.

TEXT: AMBASSADORS TO NATO ORDERED THE MILITARY LEADERSHIP TO BEGIN LINING UP PLANES AND OTHER ASSETS NEEDED FOR POSSIBLE AIR ATTACKS ON YUGOSLAV MILITARY TARGETS IN KOSOVO.
AFTER A DAY OF PRIVATE, INFORMAL TALKS WITH ALL OF THE NATO DEFENSE MINISTERS, NATO SECRETARY GENERAL JAVIER SOLANA SAYS MOST NATO COUNTRIES ARE WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE AIRCRAFT OR SUPPORT THE POSSIBLE AIR STRIKES IN OTHER WAYS.
GERMAN OFFICIALS SAY THEY CAN SEND FIGHTERS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE PLANES. U-S OFFICIALS SAY U-S FORCES WILL PARTICIPATE, BUT WON'T SAY IN PUBLIC WHAT KINDS OR HOW MANY.
U-S DEFENSE SECRETARY WILLIAM COHEN SAYS YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC HAS USED 26-THOUSAND TROOPS AND POLICE IN KOSOVO 'TO ATTACK VILLAGES AND DESTROY HOMES.'
MR. COHEN SAYS MORE THAN 250-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE FLED THEIR HOMES AND BECOME REFUGEES IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY. KOSOVO IS A PROVINCE OF SERBIA AND SERBIA IS THE DOMINANT REPUBLIC IN YUGOSLAVIA. MORE THAN 50-THOUSAND HAVE FLED KOSOVO TO OTHER COUNTRIES.
MR. COHEN SAYS WINTER'S ARRIVAL PUTS THE REFUGEES HIDING IN KOSOVO'S HILLS AT GREAT RISK. HE SAYS THERE IS BROAD AGREEMENT IN THE ALLIANCE TO MOVE QUICKLY TO AVERT A HUMANATARIAN DISASTER IN KOSOVO.
/// COHEN ACT ///
TODAY NATO SENT A CLEAR MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC, THAT IT IS TIME TO STOP THE KILLING AND DESTRUCTION IN KOSOVO. PATIENCE IS RUNNING OUT, AND NATO HAS USED AIR POWER IN THE PAST TO FORCE AN END TO THE FIGHTING IN BOSNIA, AND WE TOOK AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION TODAY.
/// END ACT ///
SECRETARY GENERAL SOLANA SAYS NATO AND THE U-N ARE MAKING THE SAME DEMANDS ON THE YUGOSLAV FORCES LED BY MR. MILOSEVIC. HE SAYS THEY MUST STOP THEIR OFFENSIVE, ALLOW REFUGEES TO GO HOME, AND REMOVE SECURITY UNITS USED TO SUPPRESS CIVILIANS. MR. SOLANA SAYS YUGOSLAV FORCES MUST ALSO ALLOW HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO REACH THOSE IN NEED.
/// SOLANA ACT 116 ///
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE DECISIONS TAKEN YESTERDAY AND TODAY (BY THE U-N AND NATO) , TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, ARE NOT VERY FAR FROM AN ULTIMATUM.
/// END ACT ///
BUT IN THE PAST, PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC HAS OFTEN IGNORED PUBLIC PLEAS AND PRESSURE FROM OUTSIDE HIS COUNTRY. NATO CRITICS IN THE BRITISH PRESS AND ELSEWHERE SAY THE ALLIANCE'S CREDIBILITY HAS BEEN DAMAGED WHEN PAST STRONG WORDS WERE RARELY FOLLOWED BY STRONG ACTIONS. (SIGNED) NEB/JR/WDC/KL
24-Sep-98 4:04 PM EDT (2004 UTC)
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KOSOVO REACT (L-ONLY) BY PHILIP SMUCKER (PRISTINA)

DATE=9/24/98
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-239184
CONTENT=
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INTRO: AS SERB SECURITY FORCES PRESSED THEIR OFFENSIVE AGAINST SUSPECTED ALBANIAN SEPARATISTS IN THE DRENICA REGION OF CENTRAL KOSOVO, ETHNIC ALBANIAN LEADERS CALLED FOR IMMEDIATE NATO INTERVENTION TO END THE FIGHTING. THE CALL FOLLOWS NEWS OF RENEWED NATO DETERMINATION TO INTERVENE IN THE ONGOING BATTLE IN KOSOVO. PHILIP SMUCKER FILED THIS REPORT FROM PRISTINA.

TEXT: SERBIAN SECURITY FORCES ARE STILL PRESSING THEIR OFFENSIVE AGAINST ETHNIC ALBANIAN SEPARATISTS, EVEN IN THE FACE OF RENEWED NATO THREATS.
BRUSHING OFF THE NATO WARNING THAT IT MAY USE AIR POWER TO HALT THE FIGHTING IN KOSOVO, SERB SECURITY FORCES ROUNDED UP NEARLY 200 SUSPECTED ETHNIC ALBANIAN SEPARATISTS THURSDAY.
THE ETHNIC ALBANIANS WERE SEIZED IN KOSOVO'S EMBATTLED DRENICA REGION.
U-N REFUGEE OFFICIALS EXPRESSED FEARS THAT THE MEN HAD BEEN ILLEGALLY REMOVED FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND WOULD BE MISTREATED BY THE SERBS.
AS FIGHTING CONTINUED IN THE DRENICA, A SENIOR ADVISOR TO ETHNIC ALBANIAN PRESIDENT IBRAHIM RUGOVA CALLED FOR IMMEDIATE NATO INTERVENTION TO END THE FIGHTING.
DR. ALUSH GASHI SAID NATO TROOPS WERE NEEDED TO CREATED CONDITIONS FOR A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT TO THE KOSOVO CONFLICT.
///GASHI ACT ///
NATO INTERVENTION ON THE GROUND IS NEEDED TO CREATE CONDITIONS FOR NEGOTIATIONS AND DIALOGUE AND PREVENT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS HUMANITARIAN TRAGEDY.
///END ACT///
DR. GASHI SAID THAT SERBIAN FORCES WERE SEPARATING MEN FROM WOMEN. HE ALSO SAID THAT SENDING REFUGEES BACK TO VILLAGES CONTROLLED BY SERBIAN FORCES WOULD BE LIKE SENDING THEM TO "CONCENTRATION CAMPS."
THE ETHNIC ALBANIAN LEADERSHIP IN PRISTINA REMAINS SHARPLY DIVIDED FROM THE ALBANIAN ARMED STRUGGLE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, WHICH IS BEING CARRIED OUT BY GUERRILLA FIGHTERS OF THE KOSOVO LIBERATION ARMY. BOTH THE ALBANIAN POLITICAL AND MILITARY FACTIONS INSIST ON INDEPENDENCE FROM SERBIAN RULE.
SERB FORCES ARE ENGAGED IN A FOUR PRONGED ATTACK ON DRENICA NEAR THE VILLAGE OF LIKOSHANE, WHERE KOSOVO'S GUERRILLA CONFLICT FLARED UP LAST FEBRUARY.
THE PRISTINA-BASED "SERBIAN MEDIA CENTER" SAID THAT SERBIAN POLICE SURROUNDED ALBANIAN EXTREMIST GROUPS WHO WERE WITHDRAWING TO A NEARBY MOUNTAIN. MEANWHILE, THE YUGOSLAV GOVERNMENT BRUSHED OFF THREATS OF NATO ACTION TO STOP THE WAR.
SERBIA'S PRESIDENT MILAN MILUTINOVIC TOLD SUPPORTERS THAT THE THREATS OF NATO MILITARY INTERVENTION WERE, TO USE HIS WORDS, "COMING FROM COUNTRIES THAT SAY THERE IS AN HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE AND WHO ARE AT THE SAME TIME HELPING TERRORISTS WITH MONEY AND WEAPONS."
OTHER SERB OFFICIALS DENY THAT FIGHTING IS CONTINUING. STATE TELEVISION HAS BROADCAST PICTURES OF SERBS AND ALBANIANS RETURNING TO THEIR HOMES AND LIVING HAPPILY TOGETHER. (SIGNED)
NEB/PS/PCF
24-Sep-98 12:13 PM EDT (1613 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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RUSSIA / KOSOVO (L) BY DEBORAH TATE (WHITE HOUSE)

DATE=9/24/98
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-239213
CONTENT=
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INTRO: RUSSIA'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER IGOR IVANOV THURSDAY MET WITH PRESIDENT CLINTON TO DISCUSS HIS COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC CRISIS AND OTHER ISSUES -- INCLUDING KOSOVO. MR. IVANOV EXPRESSED RUSSIA'S OPPOSITION TO ANY MILITARY ACTION TO END THE CONFLICT IN THE SERB PROVINCE. V-O-A'S DEBORAH TATE REPORTS.

TEXT: MR. IVANOV EXPRESSED RUSSIAN CONCERNS AS NATO PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE MILITARY INTERVENTION TO STOP THE SERB OFFENSIVE IN KOSOVO.
EMERGING FROM HIS TALKS WITH MR. CLINTON, MR. IVANOV (SPEAKING THROUGH A TRANSLATOR) TOLD REPORTERS MOSCOW OPPOSES SUCH USE OF FORCE BECAUSE OF WHAT HE CALLED ITS "UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES":
/// IVANOV ACTUALITY ///
USE OF POWER, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHERE IT COMES FROM, CANNOT BRING ABOUT THE RESOLUTION OF THE KOSOVO PROBLEM. WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS A LONG-TERM SETTLEMENT WHICH WOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE PEOPLE OF YUGOSLAVIA TO LIVE IN PEACE AND ACCORD IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE CURRENT EXISTING YUGOSLAV BORDERS.
/// END ACT ///
MR. IVANOV PRAISED A U-N SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION PASSED WEDNESDAY CALLING FOR AN IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE IN KOSOVO -- SAYING IT SENDS A POWERFUL SIGNAL TO BELGRADE AND PRISTINA THAT THE SITUATION IN THE SERB PROVINCE CAN NO LONGER BE TOLERATED.
ON THE ISSUE OF RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, MR. IVANOV SAYS HE REASSURED MR. CLINTON HIS GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION TO EASE THE CRISIS AND IMPLEMENT REFORM.
WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN MIKE MCCURRY SAYS MR. IVANOV AND MR. CLINTON ALSO DISCUSSED SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES -- INCLUDING THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SITUATION, AND PROSPECTS FOR RATIFICATION OF THE START TWO NUCLEAR TREATY BY THE RUSSIAN DUMA. THE PACT HAS BEEN AWAITING ACTION BY RUSSIAN LAWMAKERS FOR YEARS. (SIGNED)
NEB/DAT/WDC/PT
24-Sep-98 5:01 PM EDT (2101 UTC)
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