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Fears of a humanitarian disaster in Kosovo are mounting as top diplomats at the United Nations (UN) struggle to unite on a course of action to stop the carnage in the province. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected to release a report this weekend assessing whether Serbia is complying with
Milosevic, Slobodan
NATO warplanes carried out air exercises in the southern Balkans on Saturday, demonstrating the alliance's military capabilities in the region amid escalating violence in Kosovo. The exercises came a day after fighting between Serbs and ethnic Albanians killed at least five people and sparked fears of a wider
Milosevic, Slobodan
British RAF Jaguar attack aircraft were preparing to take part in a massive show of force over the Balkans as part of the Determined Falcon exercise, amid fresh claims of Serbian attacks in Kosovo. The exercise involved around 65 warplanes from nine Nato nations, with the aim of warning Serbian
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The crisis in Kosovo has intensified as Slobodan Milosevic's regime faces a four-point list of demands from the contact group, only for Russia to break ranks by opposing any use of force by Nato. The Russian foreign minister, Yevgeny Primakov, described talks with Milosevic as "potentially decisive&
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The crisis in Kosovo has reached a boiling point, with Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic's violent crackdown against ethnic Albanians prompting NATO to consider military action. Unlike the Bosnian conflict, where the alliance sat idly by until the situation became unbearable, NATO is now weighing its options, including air
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NATO's decision to authorize its peacekeeping troops to use deadly force in response to a predawn attack on Italian soldiers marks a departure from the more stringent rules of engagement employed by the United Nations. This shift in policy was underscored when Italian troops fired back at a
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US Defense Secretary William Perry's visit to Sarajevo was overshadowed by the continued detention of up to 16 Bosnians who were promised freedom of movement under the Dayton peace accord. The incident has undermined NATO's optimism about compliance with the agreement, with the Bosnian government blaming
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Diplomatic efforts to resolve the Bosnian conflict seemed to hit a roadblock Wednesday when the plane carrying US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke to Serbia was rerouted to avoid NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb forces. However, the real message behind this incident was one of coordinated international action,
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has increased its air campaign in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia in response to continued violence by Serb forces. On February 28, 1994, U.S. Air Force F-16s shot down four Serb warplanes violating the United Nations-declared 'no-fly zone' over Bosnia. The following months
Partnership for Peace
In a bid to bolster security and cooperation across the continent, NATO's Partnership for Peace initiative has been hailed by German Chancellor Helmut Kohl as a "historically unprecedented offer" to Eastern Europe's former Communist states. Praising the U.S.-designed concept, Kohl emphasized that
Partnership for Peace
NATO leaders on Monday signed a program inviting all interested European countries to participate in the US-sponsored Partnership for Peace plan, marking a crucial step towards strengthening ties between the Western alliance and eastern European nations. In a bid to address growing security concerns, the partnership plan creates an entrance
