NBC: Serbia puts troops on high alert near border with Kosovo after raids
Kosovo broke away from Serbia following a U.S.-led NATO bombing campaign in 1999 and declared independence in 2008.
Tensions flared in the Balkans on Tuesday after police in Kosovo raided Serb-populated areas.
Dozens of people were arrested, including a Serbian and a Russian working for the United Nations, officials said. Some 90 percent of people living in Kosovo are ethnically Albanian, with ethnic Serbs making up a tiny minority.
In response, neighboring Serbia ordered its troops near the border to be on high alert, and said it would be ready to protect its people if necessary.
Authorities said Tuesday's operation targeted organized crime and smuggling, which is rampant in the area following a 100 percent tariff on all Serbian goods was imposed by Kosovo last year.
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WNU Editor: The Serb minority in Kosovo are rebelling against the high-tariffs that Kosovo has imposed on goods from Serbia, and in turn the Kosovo government is cracking down.This is far from over.
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Kosovo Police Operation Fans Tensions With Serbia, Russia -- RFE
Serbia puts forces on alert after Kosovo police operation in Serb-populated north -- Euronews
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Accept reality, Serbia does not control Kosovo: Vucic -- Reuters
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