PRISHTINA, May 30/ATA/ NATO Deploys Additional Forces to Kosovo Force in response to the recent unrest in the north of Kosovo, where 30 KFOR peacekeepers were injured, reported KosovaPress.
NATO posted a message on Twitter to say that, “In response to recent unrest and the injury of 30 members of NATO’s Kosovo Force, NATO has directed the deployment of the Operational Reserve Forces (ORF) for the Western Balkans, which was on a seven-day readiness-to-deploy status.
On Monday, KFOR members confronted Serbian protesters in Zveçan, who opposed the entry of the new Albanian mayor into the municipal building.
They threw various things in the direction of KFOR officers, injuring 30 of them.
According to NATO, the decision to increase the number of forces was taken so that KFOR can guarantee security, in accordance with its mandate. /KosovaPress/p.s./
