Фото : KFOR : 16.09.11

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German KFOR soldiers guard the Jarinje border crossing with Serbia in the north of Kosovo on September 16, 2011. Kosovo and EU police on September 16 were dispatched at two disputed border crossings with Serbia -- Jarinje and Brnjak in the north of Kosovo -- in a move that raised fears of a fresh wave of ethnic violence in a tense Balkan region. The action came two months after clashes that left one dead which erupted when Pristina dispatched special police to take over the posts to enforce a ban on imports from Serbia. The Serbian ban was imposed in protest at Kosovo's declaration of independence from Belgrade, which Belgrade, backed by Russia, has refused to recognise. NATO peacekeepers KFOR have since manned the posts.

MP.net : 16/09/11

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Video showing German troops manning a checkpoint at a blocked border crossing.
These KFOR photos are quite interesting, as you can see atleast one of them with the new "Modell 2000" gas mask, while others wear special Crowd and Riot Controll helmets and gloves, carry CS spray and 40mm pellet grenades. They look quite well prepared and seem to expect the worst. Let´s hope it´ll stay quiet!

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Kosovo Force (KFOR) soldiers stand guard near the closed Serbia-Kosovo border crossing of Jarinje September 16, 2011. Kosovan and European Union police and customs officers were deployed at two contested border crossings with Serbia in the predominantly-Serb north of the country on Friday, an official said, amid concerns the move could provoke ethnic violence.

A fire burns next to a German KFOR Armoured Personnel Carrier as it guards the border crossing Jarinje between Serbia and northern Kosovo on September 16, 2011.

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Kosovo Force (KFOR) soldiers from Germany remove part of a roadblock at the closed Serbia-Kosovo border crossing of Brnjak September 20, 2011.

A Kosovo Force (KFOR) soldier from Germany stands guard at the closed Serbia-Kosovo border crossing of Jarinje September 18, 2011.

A Kosovo Force (KFOR) soldier from Germany sits in a TPz Fuchs armoured personnel carrier (APC) as an Aerospatiale SA-330J Puma helicopter takes off at the closed Serbia-Kosovo border crossing of Jarinje September 18, 2011.

Local Serbs gather as Kosovo Force (KFOR) soldier from Germany stands guard at the closed Serbia-Kosovo border crossing of Brnjak September 20, 2011.

Kosovo Force (KFOR) soldiers from Germany stand guard alongside their vehicles in the village of Zupce, near the town of Zubin Potok September 19, 2011.

German Army Lieutenant Colonel Glaab (C) of the Kosovo Force (KFOR), shakes hands with a local Serb in the village of Zupce near the town of Zubin Potok September 19, 2011.

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A German (KFOR) soldier stands near barricades set up on the main bridge in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica September 28, 2011. NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo brought in more troops to a contested border crossing in the ethnic Serb north on Wednesday, a day after more than a dozen people were hurt in clashes.