Kosovo erupts in violence

Dozens of NATO peacekeeping soldiers and more than 50 local Serbs were injured in clashes in northern Kosovo, while Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vucic put the army on the highest level of combat alert

May 29: 19 Hungarian and 11 Italian peacekeepers hurt as they try to deter protesters from invading government building in Zvecan. Security cordons around two other town halls also set up by NATO soldiers

Recent disorder began after Kosovo Serbs boycotted April’s local elections in Serb majority area, allowing ethnic Albanians to take control of councils with turnout of less than 4%

Despite support for Kosovo, EU and U.S. have criticised Pristina for destabilising situation

Kosovo Force (KFOR): NATO force comprises 3,762 troops from 27 nations, including Italy (715), U.S. (561), and Hungary (469)

Majority ethnic-Serb areas of Kosovo

Belgrade
SERBIA
ROMANIA
BULGARIA
GREECE
CROATIA
ITALY
HUNGARY
NORTH
MACEDONIA
MONTENEGRO
ALBANIA
BOSNIA-HERZ.
Pristina
KOSOVO
SRBIA

ALBANIA
NORTH
MACEDONIA
MONTENEGRO
Leposavic
Zubin Potok
Mitrovica
Zvecan
Gnjilane
Urosevac
Gracanica
Djakovica
Prizren
Pec
12 miles
20km

Sources: KFOR, BBC, AFP
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