Recently, the NATO force in
Kosovo, KFOR, has ramped up its training activities to evaluate
its readiness to handle potential critical situations.
This decision is a response to the ongoing instability and
interethnic tensions between Serbian and Albanian communities.
There has been an increase in incidents and provocations, with
mutual accusations that are not helping improve relations
between Belgrade and Pristina, nor are they beneficial to the
EU-facilitated dialogue between the parties. KFOR has released
images of the training exercises involving soldiers from Latvia,
Norway, the UK, Denmark, Finland, and Poland at the NATO
mission's Regional Command East. A statement from KFOR mentioned
that the operation involved American soldiers at the Novosella
base.
The exercises evaluated the soldiers' physical strength, unit
knowledge, and cavalry scouting abilities. Due to tensions in
predominantly Serbian northern Kosovo, NATO has increased the
number of KFOR personnel over the past year, which currently
stands at 4,700 troops, including the reserve force.
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