NATO beefs up its Kosovo force as the US worries about a buildup of Serb troops in the area

By ZANA CIMILI
Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — NATO is reinforcing its troop presence in Kosovo in response to a weekend shootout that left four people dead. The U.S. is also concerned about a buildup of Serbian forces on the northern border of its former territory. Kosovo’s prime minister welcomed NATO’s decision Friday. He says last weekend’s attack illustrates that Serbia is trying to destabilize Kosovo with Russia’s help. Prime Minister Albin Kurti told AP that the assailants “want to turn the clock back by 30 years. But that is not going to happen.” Kosovo police have launched fresh raids in several locations in the Serb-dominated north.