Correction: Interesting developments in the North

In my previous post I stated the following on Kosovo's special policing units:

"[the] special unit in which I speak of has yet to be deployed (again) to patrol."

The unit has been deployed already, although reading translated news articles it seems that they have not been deployed (see one article below from Koha Ditore). In fact I have photo-evidence, not that this is secret, but just for authenticity of my blog (i.e. meaning I'm not making things up). One can identify a special police unit because they drive Toyota Landcruisers, as opposed to the various other makes and models they use. Please see pictures below (disclaimer: the pictures are not great because I did not want to be conspicuous.)

In the picture to the right, the Landcruiser is very small in the back. I apologize for the poor quality.

"AKR does not support Rexhepi on sending special units to the north"

Koha Ditore reports that the Alliance for New Kosovo does not support the position of the Minister of Internal Affairs Bajram Rexhepi of sending special units of Kosovo Police in to the north. AKR advisor for politics and national security Shefki Abdullahu said on Wednesday at a press conference that he ranks the Minister’s announcement as imprudent. “The announcement of Minister Rexhepi is hastened. The situation in the north is complicated, it has been such for 11 years now, when special units of a state are sent to a place to stabilize the situation, there is no return,” said Abdullahu. He added that if the sending of the units was supported by the international community in Kosovo, then the operation would have been successful, but if not, it could compromise Kosovo Police.