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NATO-led forces are ready to intervene in northern Kosovo if regional stability is compromised.
NATO said in a statement Tensions were high in municipalities in northern Kosovo on Sunday, with the Kosovo Army Pristina (KFOR) closely monitoring the situation.
A NATO-led peacekeeping force, KFOR was established in 1999 with the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1244 to respond to a worsening humanitarian crisis.
Tensions have risen again amid new government regulations that force people entering Kosovo with Serbian IDs to exchange them for temporary IDs for the duration of their stay.
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On Sunday, Serbs in northern Kosovo, which borders Serbia in the Balkans, closed two border crossings with Serbia to protest the new rules.
NATO said KFOR was monitoring the situation closely and was “ready to intervene if stability were to be endangered.”
“KFOR maintains a visible and agile posture on the ground, and the KFOR commander is in contact with all key interlocutors, including representatives of Kosovo’s security services and Serbs in the defense.” NATO said in a statement.
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The new regulations were due to come into force on August 1, but Kosovo announced late Sunday that it would postpone decisions on license plates and Serbian-issued IDs until September 1.