Terrorism in Yugoslavia

The Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers, set up to try former Kosovo Liberation Army members for wartime and post-war crimes, could now be judicially operational in May.

"When we did an investigation in Racak, it was clear that there was an armed conflict, that it is about Albanian terrorists and that there are no questions about torture. Walker, however, said otherwise, and Serbia was bombed," says Danica Marinkovic, former head of the investigative team of the District Court in Pristina.

The appeals court in Colmar, France, will on March 2 announce its decision on Serbia's request to extradite Ramush Haradinaj.

Tanjug reported this on Friday, citing the court's spokesperson.

The daughter of a former local commander of the KLA ("Kosovo Liberation Army"), who was murdered last year, has been killed in a traffic accident.

Serbian state broadcaster RTS reported on Friday that Blerinda Curri died in Kosovo Polje, shortly after she was struck by a driver running a red light.

The driver, Amir Salihu, was arrested after the incident.

The daughter of a former local commander of the KLA ("Kosovo Liberation Army"), who was murdered last year, has been killed in a traffic accident.

Serbian state broadcaster RTS reported on Friday that Blerinda Curri died in Kosovo Polje, shortly after she was struck by a driver running a red light.

Graffiti reading "Kill the Serb," and "UCK," along with a swastika and other offensive content have been painted on a fast food kiosk in Gnjilane.

"UCK" is the Albanian language acronym for "Kosovo Liberation Army" (KLA).

The European Union approved 19 judges who will serve at the new Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers, set up to try former Kosovo Liberation Army members for 1990s wartime crimes.

BELGRADE - Serbia demands an urgent extradition of Ramus Haradinaj, the head of the Office for Kosovo-Metohija, Marko Djuric, said Friday after a government session on the matter.

Serbia will continue to prosecute all those accused or indicted of war crimes, regardless of their ethnicity, the government concluded at the session.

The new court in The Hague which will try former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters is still waiting for the Dutch parliament’s ratification and for the EU to supply its budget.

Serbian state broadcaster RTS is reporting that an ethnic Albanian from Kosovo has been arrested in Switzerland on a Serbian warrant.

As a former member of the KLA ("Kosovo Liberation Army"), the individual, A.S., has been charged with committing war crimes against Serb civilians, local media in Pristina are reporting, citing those in Switzerland.