April 13, 2007: Bosnia is trying to deport nearly
four hundred foreigners suspected of supporting Islamic radicalism. Bosnia has
started the process by revoking the citizenship of 367 natives of Turkey,
Egypt, Algeria, Syria, Tunisia, Sudan and Russia, who were granted citizenship
during the 1990s war. These people were given citizenship quickly, by Bosnian
officials believed to be in support of Islamic radicalism. April 11, 2007:
Macedonian Moslems (most of whom are ethnic Albanians) have complained to the
government that two mosques in Skopje are now under the control of Islamic
radicals. One of the complaints was filed by a member of Macedonia's Islamic
Community, which is an official organization. The Islamic Community wants the
government to take action and return the mosques to its control.
April 9, 2007: Serbia said it plans to cut its
military's tank force by 75 percent, to
250 tanks. One reason is that the old tanks are obsolete. However, Serbia is
now a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace program and is both modernizing
and reforming its military forces. Serbia intends to use the British Army as
its model for reorganizing its armored units. The cut in the tank force sends a
signal that Serbia is not planning on military action to stop Kosovo
independence.
April 6, 2007: A senior European Union
representative in Kosovo said that the EU will provide Kosovo with over
$600 million. The aid will be distributed
during the three years following "the final resolution of Kosovo's status."
April 5, 2007: The Kosovar parliament voted to
support the UN's independence plan. There are 120 seats in the Kosovar
parliament. 100 members voted to support the plan, 19 abstained, one voted
against independence
