Kosovo's Interior Minister Xhelal Sveçla stated in an interview for RTK that some of the people who attacked the police are members of "Civil Defense", a Serbian organization declared terrorist by the government.
He also announced that Russian documents were found in the vehicles of the armed group. Zveçla said that the search for escapees is continuing, but there is still no information on their number. The Government of Kosovo announced on (June 29) the terrorist organizations "Civil Defense" and "Northern Brigade", which operate in the north of Kosovo, inhabited by a Serbian majority.
What is "Civil Defense"?
Since the end of the war in 1999, illegal structures, supported and financed by the state of Serbia, operate in the territory of Kosovo. One of them is "Civil Defense", which went public in 2011. "Civil Defense" in Serbia operates within the Ministry of Internal Affairs and its role is to react to emergency situations of danger, such as floods. , earthquakes and the like. The Kosovo Center for Security Studies has assessed that "Civil Defense" is dangerous for the security of Kosovo, as it consists of members who have completed military training. In the beginning, the organization had about 500 members, but this number has increased to over 750, in 2013 and 2014. Although it is an illegal and unregistered organization, Kosovo has been powerless to extinguish it,
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