Reinforcements for KFOR, 200 more British soldiers in Kosovo: "Deployment after violent attack on police..."

NATO specified that the soldiers in question are from the First Battalion of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and that they are joining the British contingent of 400 soldiers already in Kosovo.

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Members of KFOR in Kosovo, Photo: Reuters
Members of KFOR in Kosovo, Photo: Reuters
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The first contingent of 200 British soldiers arrived in Kosovo today to reinforce the KFOR peacekeeping mission, NATO announced.

"This deployment is a prudent step to ensure that KFOR has the forces it needs to fulfill its United Nations mandate to maintain a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for all people in Kosovo," the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said.

NATO specified that they are soldiers of the First Battalion of the Royal Princess of Wales Regiment and that they are joining the British contingent of 400 soldiers already in Kosovo.

They also reminded that the Government of Romania announced on Tuesday that it is also sending around 100 additional soldiers to support KFOR.

"The deployment comes after a violent attack on the Kosovo police on September 24 and an increase in tensions in the region," NATO said, Radio Free Europe reports.

The deployment of additional forces is said to be based on a request by NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe and approved by the Allies.

It is recalled that NATO has been leading a peacekeeping operation in Kosovo since 1999, in accordance with its mandate under Resolution 1244 of the United Nations Security Council.

Germany will send more soldiers to Kosovo

Germany will send more soldiers to Kosovo as part of the NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force, Defense Ministry spokesman Mitko Miller said.

"I can confirm that the federal government has decided to expand its military involvement in KFOR from April next year, regardless of the recent events in Kosovo," Miller said at a press conference in Berlin, reports Anadolia.

According to him, the new contingent of soldiers will replace the Austrian KFOR forces and will be trained to fight riots.

Miller spoke about 155 additional soldiers, stating that there are currently 71 German soldiers in Kosovo.

The German mandate for the KFOR mission has a maximum of 400 soldiers.

The latest rise in tensions in Kosovo came after an attack by a group of armed Serbs on September 24 in Banjska, northern Kosovo, in which one Kosovo policeman and at least three attackers were killed.

Responsibility for the organization of the attack was taken by the former vice-president of the Serbian List, Milan Radoičić.

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