NewzSerbian President Aleksandar Vucic has formally requested that the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, known as KFOR, reconsider its planned withdrawal from the Ibar River bridge in the city of Mitrovica. The bridge serves as a critical transit point in the city, which acts as the primary urban center for the ethnic Serb population in Kosovo.
The request highlights ongoing tensions regarding the control and security of the bridge, which has long been a symbolic and physical divide between the northern and southern sectors of Mitrovica. The potential removal of KFOR forces from this location remains a point of contention for Serbian authorities concerned about the stability and protection of the local Serb community.
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