Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- Macedonian Sources Say Albanian Rebels Regroup in Kosovo SKOPJE, Aug 20, 2001 -- (dpa) Macedonian army sources were reported Monday as saying that 700 Albanian rebels were poised in Kosovo to enter Macedonia. In addition, some 2,000 Albanian troops could join them at "any time", the newspaper Dnevnik quoted the sources as saying. Albanian rebels were regrouping near the village of Radusha, on Kosovo side of the Macedonian-Yugoslav border, the report said. The watchtower in the village was "in the hands" of the rebels. "No one from KFOR (Kosovo peacekeeping) units does anything to stop rebels from entering in the village of Radusha from the Kosovo side. The Polish soldiers from KFOR sit like on picnic", army sources were quoted as saying. The paper also said Macedonian soldiers in the border area were angered by the failure of the Macedonian command to send any reinforcements for a week. The situation in the crisis areas in Macedonia was calm on Monday morning after rebels had stopped their attacks on security forces in the villages above Tetovo after midnight Sunday, police sources said. There were no injured on the Macedonian side, the sources said. The NATO commander for Europe, U.S. General Joseph W. Ralston, was due to arrive in the Macedonian capital on Monday ahead of the planned deployment of 3,500 troops to collect arms from ethnic Albanian rebels. His assessment of the stability of the ceasefire would be crucial in deciding whether to go forward with operation Essential Harvest, officials in Brussels said. The NATO alliance was expected to reach a decision on the disarmament mission this week. Several hundred advance troops have arrived in Macedonia since Friday. If the mission goes ahead, the soldiers would be tasked with collecting the rebels' weapons within 30 days. (C)2001. dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
