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Questions who will make up the Kosovan police force as Yugoslav Army troops and Serbian special police forces withdraw from Kosovo in November 1998. The implementation of a police force that is representative of the 90 percent ethnic Albanian majority in Kosovo as part of a political solution; Whether the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) should be included in the police force.

Reports on the continuing violence in Kosovo, Serbia, in October of 1998, despite the cease-fire agreement signed by United States envoy Richard Holbrooke and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. How both Serbian forces and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) have broken the cease-fire; Efforts by the United Nations to enforce the cease-fire and its verification by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Examines how fighting between the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the Serbs in Yugoslavia in October 1998 is threatening the peace agreement in the area. Deal between United States envoy Richard Holbrooke and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to have Serb forces withdraw from the region by October 27, 1998; Warning given to the KLA against provoking fighting that could lead to airstrikes.

Reports on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's bombing of Serbia and the ethnic cleansing the Serbian government is accused of in Kosovo. Airstrikes against Yugoslavia; The fears and hopes of the citizens of Serbia; Report that several prominent ethnic Albanians including Fehmi Agani had been executed; Reports from the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) on the violent attacks by the Serb government on the people of Kosovo.

Discusses the role of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in the peace talks for the region. Success of the KLA; Political differences emerging within the KLA; The KLA's desire for independence from Yugoslavia; Question of whether the KLA will sign the peace agreement; Risks if the KLA rejects the peace plan; Pressure from the international community on the KLA; Role of KLA leader Adem Demaci, and his influence.

Focuses on reports of terrorism in Serbia allegedly perpetrated by ethnic Albanians. How the death of Adrian Krasniqi has prompted investigations into the mysterious rebel faction called the Kosovo Liberation Army; Why ethnic Albanians do not believe that there is an organized resistance movement in Serbia; The belief, by some, that the government is staging the alleged terrorist activity; How the Serbian state radio reported a terrorist attack days before it actually occurred.

Reports on the emergence of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosovo (FARK), a guerrilla organization dedicated to the independence of the Kosovo region of Serbia. The relationship between FARK and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA); How the presence of FARK indicates that people may be questioning the legitimacy of the KLA; The role that Bujar Bukoshi, Kosovo prime minister in exile, plays in FARK; Possible divisions that FARK will create among ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. INSET: KLA's `Blind One' speaks candidly about the Kosovo war.

Focuses on the fighting between Serb forces and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in Serbia's southern province as of August 26, 1998. The move of Serb forces closer to Kosovo's capital, Pristina; The possibility of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) interference; The pros and cons of military intervention ordered by the United Nation's Security Council.

Reports on the effects felt in Macedonia from the Serbian and ethnic Albanian conflict in Yugoslavia. High percentage of ethnic Albanian citizens in Macedonia; Macedonian support of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA); Refugee crisis developing in Macedonia; Similar complaints about government from the ethnic Albanians from Kosovo and from Macedonia; Macedonia's peaceful secession from Yugoslavia in 1991; Smuggling of arms from Macedonia to Kosovo by the KLA.

Describes the rejection of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) by local ethnic Albanians in central Kosovo. Why the KLA has been marginalized; Role of United States diplomats and pacifist ethnic Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova; Peace negotiations; Exercises by NATO troops in Albania; History of the conflict; The KLA's support of Adem Demaci; Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic.

Comments on the political violence between the Serbian forces and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Successes of the Serbian military forces; Estimated number of refugees in Kosovo; Tactics used by the Serbian army; United Nations view of the Serbian attacks; Likelihood that the KLA will resort to guerrilla tactics; Russia's willingness to lend troops to possible North Atlantic Treaty Organization intervention.

Reports on fighting in Kosovo between Serbian troops and members of the Kosvo Liberation Army (KLA) and fears that the ethnic cleansing and mass graves that marked the conflict in Bosnia will happen there. European Union monitors discounting stories of a mass grave in the town of Orahovac; Serbs attempting to disrupt the ethnic Albanian KLA by forcing its soldiers to take care of refugees; Conflict's similarities with Bosnia.

Reports that the fighting in Kosovo, Serbia between the Serb army and the Kosovo Liberation Army has begun to push toward major cities like Orahovac in July 1998. Number of people killed in the conflicts; The potential for damage which exists in cities; Efforts to reach diplomatic solutions; The insistence from ethnic Albanians in Kosovo on independence, not autonomy; Why Albanians in Kosovo have little to gain from international diplomatic efforts.

Reports on the amount Serbia is spending to finance its war against Kosovo. How Serbia is losing money by keeping control of the province; Details about Kosovo's lack of infrastructure and pollution problems; Statistics on the number of ethnic Albanians occupying Kosovo; Information about the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and their death toll; Inability of Yugoslav officials to release economic information; Value of Kosovo's mining industry to the Serbs.

Reports that independence fighters from the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) appear to be gradually seizing control of Serbia's southern province as of June 29, 1998. The prospect for peace diminishing with every KLA victory; Details of the KLA's guerrilla wars; Statistics.

Discusses attitudes among ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, Serbia regarding the guerrilla war waged by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) against Serbia. Why many young men feel pressure to join the KLA; How there is no real consensus among Albanians regarding the KLA and its war; Friction between Ibrahim Rugova, who advocates passive resistance, and the KLA; How the division impacts the ability of the international community to intervene.

Examines the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and its lack of command and leadership. Details on a KLA gathering to bury a slain soldier and illustrate their might; Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's refusal to negotiate with the KLA; The issue of the United States not recognizing the army as legitimate representatives.

Questions whether Serbians want to continue fighting in Kosovo, an Albanian-dominated southern Serbian province. How Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic struggles to gain nationalism; Serbian attitudes towards war; The issue of Serbia's Orthodox monasteries in Kosovo; Percentage of control of Kosovo by secessionist Kosovo Liberation Army.