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As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) air strikes continue in Yugoslavia, Secretary of Defense William Cohen has accused Serb President Slobodan Milosevic and his troops of using "crocodile tears" to deflect criticism of their actions. Cohen's comments come as a 15-member U.N. team arrives
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US Defense Secretary William S. Cohen confirmed yesterday that up to 100,000 ethnic Albanian men in Kosovo have disappeared and may have been executed by Serbian troops. The situation in Kosovo continues to deteriorate, with 1.5 million ethnic Albanians displaced through Serbia's campaign of ethnic cleansing.
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Nato's 50-day-old air campaign against Serbian forces in Kosovo has reached a potentially critical period, with heavy bombardment and fighting in several areas, amid indications that the conflict is escalating. The campaign has seen a surge in Nato aircraft, with over 900 warplanes in the region, more than
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As the Group of Eight's peace framework agreement with Yugoslavia takes shape, euphoria in Albania is giving way to nervousness and disillusionment. The agreement's proposal for Kosovo to remain part of Yugoslavia, combined with the demilitarization of the Kosovo Liberation Army and the retention of Yugoslav
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A senior Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) official, Jakup Krasniqi, has stated that the guerrilla force will not disarm, despite being a central tenet of the proposed peace deal in Germany. Krasniqi insisted that the KLA would only support a peace accord that involves a NATO-led military force in Kosovo. This
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Kosovo's ethnic Albanian leader, Ibrahim Rugova, reported to be under house arrest in Yugoslavia, arrived unexpectedly in Rome to meet Italian government leaders. Rugova and his family were guests of the Italian government, reportedly traveling with the consent of Yugoslav authorities. The meeting with Prime Minister Massimo D&
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NATO jets unleashed a new wave of airstrikes against Yugoslavia today, targeting the headquarters of the Yugoslav army, the Interior Ministry, and a residential neighborhood in Belgrade. The attacks, which included a burst of missiles that missed their target and landed on houses, resulted in injuries to four people, including
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Western officials are raising concerns about the slow progress of negotiations to release three U.S. soldiers captured by Yugoslav forces last month. Despite a visit from the International Committee of the Red Cross, access to the soldiers remains limited, and their condition is unknown. The crisis in Kosovo continues
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The first American Apache helicopter deployment has arrived in Albania, marking a significant shift in the Kosovo conflict strategy. The Apaches, armed with Hellfire missiles and heavy cannon, will be used to target Serb units, which have been using tractor-trailers to disguise their movements. Intelligence sources have warned that the
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Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown traveled to Albania to assess the military capability of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) ahead of potential NATO ground troop deployment. Ashdown emphasized that while ground troops are essential, the KLA cannot be used as proxy UN soldiers. He gathered information on behalf of Prime
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Serb infantry troops crossed into northern Albania yesterday, sparking a fierce exchange of fire with Albanian border police and briefly seizing control of a border village, Kamenica. The village, which has come under Serb shelling over the past several days, was reportedly left in flames, with at least one observer
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NATO's aerial campaign in Kosovo continued unabated, with airstrikes targeting Serb targets, including fuel depots, ammunition depots, and air defense installations. Western officials expressed growing alarm over reports of atrocities in the province, including possible mass graves and massacres. Despite a brief period of "relative restraint"
