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The Secretary of State for Defense in Great Britain, Hon Grant Shapps, has spoken about the situation in Kosovo, after the terrorist attack that occurred on Sunday, September 24.
He also spoke about the transfer of command of the 1st Battalion of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment – a reserve force for the NATO Force in Kosovo (KFOR).
Grant Shapps, in a post on the "X" platform, announced that the sending of additional troops to Kosovo came after an urgent request from NATO.
"Following an urgent request from NATO, I have authorized the activation of a battalion of British soldiers to maintain peace in Kosovo", wrote Grant Shapps.
The Secretary of State for Defense has further emphasized that British soldiers will arrive in Kosovo in the coming days.
"In the coming days, hundreds of soldiers and women will be deployed to guarantee the safety and freedom of everyone in Kosovo and myself. they know they will make the United Kingdom proud," said Grant Shapps.
The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, also known as the Tigers, is a flexible and fighting regiment.
As an infantry regiment, it is trained in dismounted close combat or combat on foot (1 PWRR), specialist infantry trained to operate in small teams around the world (2 PWRR) and we are at the forefront of the Army Reserve equipped with many of the latest equipment (3 and 4 PWRR).
After an urgent request from NATO, I've authorized the activation of a battalion of British soldiers to keep the peace in Kosovo
— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) October 1, 2023
In the coming days, hundreds of service men & women will deploy to ensure the safety & freedom of all in Kosovo and I know they will do the UK proud pic.twitter.com/ybsEgX0FbR
The UK will send additional troops to the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, KFOR, at the request of the latter, following the deadly attack on the Kosovo Police in the north of the country last week.
Britain's Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that it will move around 200 additional troops to its contingent in Kosovo, which already has 400 British soldiers, in the coming days.
"This unit of the British army will join the NATO force in Kosovo, following a specific request from the Supreme Commander of the Alliance for Europe, SACEUR, American General Chris Cavoli", the announcement states.
NATO's decision to increase peacekeeping troops in Kosovo comes a week after the Kosovo Police was attacked by a Serbian armed group in the village of Banjské, in the municipality of Zveçan on September 24, where Sergeant Afrim Bunjaku was killed.
Sulmuesit serbë u strehuan në manastirin e fshatit, pasi e kishin sulmuar në një pritë një patrullë të policisë, nga ku e vazhduan konfrontimin me policinë, dhe si pasojë tre prej tyre u vranë.
Policia e Kosovës e gjeti dhe e konfiskoi një arsenal të jashtëzakonshëm armësh në Banjskë dhe përreth në ditët pas sulmit.
Të dielën pasdite, ministri i Brendshëm i Kosovës, Xhelal Sveçla, tha se vendi i tij ka mbledhur prova që dëshmojnë se Serbia u përpoq ta aneksojë veriun e Kosovës dhe se sulmuesit u përgatitën për një kohë të gjatë në bazat ushtarake të ushtrisë serbe brenda Serbisë.
Ai tha gjatë një konference për media të dielën në jug të Mitrovicës se mbi 90 persona morën pjesë në sulmin kundër Policisë së Kosovës.
On Friday, Millan Radojčiči took responsibility for this attack, and resigned from the post of vice president of Lista Serbe - the largest party of Serbs in Kosovo, which has the support of the Serbian Government.
Serbia has denied Kosovo's accusations that it was involved in this attack, described as a terrorist attack by the Kosovar authorities.
Days after the attack, Serbia denied it was moving troops near the border with Kosovo, after the United States, European Union and Kosovo authorities called on it to withdraw troops along the border with the neighboring country.
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