The rising tensions in the Balkans are threatening Europe
The Kosovo train crisis and the radical islamic threat
Analysis by Dr. Shaul shay (Col Res)
…In Kosovo, tensions are on the rise thanks to Belgrade’s mounting provocations. In January 2017, Serbia has opened a new rail line to the Serb part of the Kosovo city of Mitrovica. On January 14, 2017, Belgrade sent a train towards Kosovo painted in the colors of the Serbian flag, covered in the statement “Kosovo is Serbia” in multiple languages and decorated inside with Serbian Orthodox imagery. Kosovo’s special police units blocked the rail line with armored vehicles, bringing Serbs and Albanians to the “brink of conflict.” Kosovo said it was a provocation and Serbia claimed that the train was stopped from crossing the border to Kosovo, over fears it would be attacked, and then returned to Belgrade a few hours later.
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