Re. But, because of what has happened in the last 100 days or so, the risk is not what it was and if I was to catergorise, then Kosovo would, in my eyes, now be medium risk for a short or long term hold, depending on the individual's wishes or circumstance.
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In a little reported story, on June 8 two men entered the highly protected compound which is the residence of the Prime Minister of this not-quite-a-country. Hashim Thachi wasn't there at the time and the intruders escaped when guards opened fire. Thachi was a leader of the KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army) before being named PM, and the Serbs consider him a war criminel and therefore a fair target for their agents. Any Serb who dares venture into Kosovo is almost certain to be targeted by the local population and it is even ill-advised for foreigners to travel to the enclave with a Serbian registered vehicle. Thousands of Orthodox churches have been destroyed in Kosovo (whilst UN forces look on) and Orthodox priests have been molested and sometimes even murdered. The recent Declaration of Independance has exacerbated tensions even further between the Christian Orthodox Serbs and the Islamic Albanians...
"Such criminal acts damage the positive image of the state of Kosovo" said a government official after the attack.
Kosovo prime minister's home attacked » Kuwait Times Website