A deadly gunfight in a Kosovar village raised worries that the troubled Balkan region would be plunged into another conflict, with confusion and fear running high among residents. “I’d like to know who runs this place,” a mechanic said.
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Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic Rejects Kosovo Troop Buildup Claims
Aleksandar Vucic called Washington’s assertions of a “destabilizing” military presence along the border a “campaign of lies” after an attack in Kosovo renewed attention to a territorial conflict.
President Vucic Plays Up His Role as Defender of Serbs
President Aleksandar Vucic, who has been the target of protests in Belgrade, has been playing up his role defending Serbs in Kosovo, where tensions have recently flared.
Serbia Protests After Mass Shootings Demand Social Changes
The protests, which have gathered momentum since two massacres in May, are denouncing a “culture of violence” and the increasingly authoritarian rule of the country’s leader.
After Mass Shootings in Serbia, Few Want to Give Up Their Guns
Two massacres have prompted the government to tighten already strict rules, but the nation’s gun culture is deep-rooted and complex.
What is Behind the Rising Tensions Between Kosovo and Serbia?
Clashes in northern Kosovo that injured dozens of ethnic Serbs and NATO soldiers are the latest flare up in a long-running standoff between Kosovo and Serbia.
Thousands of Guns Turned in After 2 Mass Shootings in Serbia
The unregistered weapons were handed over to the authorities as the government vows to disarm the country after two mass shootings.
Serbia Reflects on Gun Ownership After Mass Shootings
Back-to-back massacres have forced the country, still in mourning, to grapple with its complicated and long gun tradition.
What’s Behind Serbia’s Gun Violence
Serbia has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world, after the Balkan wars left the country awash in weapons.
Serbian Shooting Claims 8 Lives, Day After School Massacre Killed 9
A day after Serbia’s first mass shooting in seven years, a second one left the small country in shock and its president called for a radical reduction in gun ownership.