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Kosovo declares independence: ; Russia protests act, warning it will stir conflict with Serbia
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Russia's reaction, 2A
PRISTINA, Kosovo - Revelers fired guns, waved red-and-black
Albanian flags and set off fireworks over Kosovo Sunday after
parliament proclaimed independence in defiance of Serbia and Russia,
which condemned the declaration of the world's newest nation.
A decade after a bloody separatist war with Serbian forces that
claimed 10,000 lives, lawmakers pronounced the territory the
Republic of Kosovo and pledged to make it a "democratic, multiethnic
state." Its le...
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; Adem Nacaj shuddered and then wept as he lifted the lid of the coffin containing his son Veli, 30. "These Serbs are war criminals. What they are doing is unbelievable," he cried. In all, 19 coffins were laid out in a bare room thick with the stench of death. Outside, more relatives gathered to
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Ethnic Albanian guerrillas may be new target for Kosovo peacekeepers
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; Fighters appear to be increasing campaign to drive Serbs from province By ROBERTO SURO AND R. JEFFREY SMITH Washington Post Wednesday, March 15, 2000 Washington -- A senior Pentagon official warned Tuesday that U.S. troops in Kosovo this spring might have to fight their former allies, ethnic
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