NATO sends additional forces to Kosovo after unrest | DW News

NATO’s Joint Force Command Naples said on Tuesday that it was deploying reserve troops to Kosovo to reinforce the NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force. The information was later confirmed by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who said 700 soldiers were being deployed to the Balkan country. This follows several days of unrest and the injury of 30 KFOR (short for Kosovo Force) troops on Monday as they tried to keep protesters away from municipal buildings in Serb-dominated towns in Kosovo. “In response to recent unrest and the injury of 30 members of NATO’s Kosovo Force, NATO has directed the deployment of the Operational Reserve Forces (ORF) for the Western Balkans, which was on a seven-day readiness-to-deploy status.“ It also said that an additional reserve battalion would be ordered to increase readiness, so it would also be able to deploy in seven days if necessary. “The deployment of additional NATO forces to Kosovo is a prudent measure to ensure that KFOR has the capabili