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Kosovo’s Minister of Interior Affairs, Xhelal Svecla, said in an interview with Syri TV that around “90 terrorists took part in the attack in Banjska near Zvecan” and that their objective was to create a corridor between Serbia and the two northern municipalities of Mitrovica North and Zvecan.
He said that the security situation in the north is currently quiet, but that it remains tense.
“Now we have a lot of information revealing Serbia’s scenario on September 24. There were around 90 terrorists that entered with heavy weapons into the Republic of Kosovo and they planned to create a corridor between Serbia and the municipalities of Mitrovica North and Zvecan … This plan included an exceptionally dangerous element. Some of their vehicles, around 30 that were in Kosovo, had KFOR stickers. They also had Italian KFOR uniforms and around 23-24 weapons with silencers. They were ready to mask as KFOR troops and execute Kosovo police officers, in which case tensions would rise to the point where no one would know who was shooting whom. They also had a large number of uniforms, equipment, and weapons, a way larger number than the number of troops. This is an indication that they were prepared to give some of the weapons and uniforms to people who were already in Kosovo. Their numbers would double or even triple,” he said.
Svecla said that it is KFOR’s responsibility to monitor the border between Kosovo and Serbia. “According to the Kumanovo agreement, the Kosovo Police cannot get closer than 1 kilometer to this line. It is difficult for the Kosovo Police. We too think that the increase in the number of KFOR troops at the border with Serbia would be welcome,” he argued.
According to Svecla, there is no doubt that Serbia was involved in the attack in Banjska and that the armed group had been trained in Serbia. He did not rule out the possibility of another similar scenario.
Svecla claimed that Kosovo’s authorities have evidence about Russia’s influence in the group that carried out the attack.
“We have seized Russian documents. We suspect the direct involvement of individuals from Russia. According to the prisoners, some of the people never talked and wore masks. It is possible that there were members of Wagner there,” he said.

A clash last week between Kosovo police and Serbian fighters resulted in four deaths and growing fears of renewed conflict. Can the worst still be avoided? https://t.co/pKdcBKWKrH

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Well, that escalated quickly pic.twitter.com/X3IefXfhEu

— Nenad (@N_Milosavljevic) October 7, 2023

i upravo zato se našla paravojna formacija koja je htela da unese napredak i mir https://t.co/BtFCQIhsgr

— Radomir Martin (@radomir_martin) October 6, 2023

rumbeando wrote:

Well, that escalated quickly pic.twitter.com/X3IefXfhEu

— Nenad (@N_Milosavljevic) October 7, 2023

Vlada Kosova tvrdi da su u Banjskoj, gde se dogodio napad, pronađen automobil i lična karta Milorada Jevtića. Prema rečima ministra unutrašnjih poslova, Jevtić je bio u društvu Danila Vučića, sina predsednika Srbije u 4 od 5 poseta Kosovu. Još činjenica o direktnoj umešanosti Srbije“, rekao je Svečlja.

Večeras je Kurti optužio moju porodicu, mog prvenca Danila, ni on sam ne zna kako je do toga došao, da je nekako učestvovao u, kako kaže, terorističkom napadu u Banjskoj. Prva odlika kukavica koju svaki čovek primeti je kad neko napada tuđe porodice, decu, jer mu se oni uvek čine kao najlakše mete. Danilo, naravno, nema nikakve veze ni sa čim, osim što voli Srbiju i Kosovo i Metohiju kao njen deo, u skladu sa Poveljom UN. Pokušao si Kurti i dugim cevima majicu da mu skineš, nisi uspeo. Ćerku si mi vređao, onako, junački i muški kako samo ti umeš. Terorista na Kosovu si samo ti, jer ubijaš i terorišeš srpski narod, a za Danila ne brini, hrabar je mladić, nikada i ni po čemu tebi sličan. A, Šolaku i domaćim kriminalcima, kojima Kurti uređuje medije, samo poručujem da Srbiju neće pobediti. 

Jeta Xharra: Radoicic carried out the attack.

EU Ambassador: We see some social media but we need to see more evidence.

JXH: What do you mean social media? Even Serbia acknowledges this.
A: Let's see the concrete evidence.

JXH: He confessed! pic.twitter.com/9OBMgIXgdE

— Admirim (@admirim) October 9, 2023

Urednica portala KoSSev Tatjana Lazarević:


„...Ovo je vrlo težak trenutak. On nije pao sa neba, jer stanovništvo duži niz godina živi u similakrumu. Banjska nije pala sa neba, bez obzira što se kompletna zajednica sa severa našla u svojevrsnom šoku. Moram da kažem da je poslednje tri godine, a naročito unazad godinu dana raširena priča, odnosno lažna vest, koja se sjajno primila kod Srba – da Srbija nikada nije bolje stajala na međunarodnoj sceni i da vlast dobro zna šta radi, kao i da će vojska doći“, kazala je ona.

Objašnjava da je još to verovanje poteklo od odluke srpskih vlasti da se povuče iz institucija Kosova.

„Postojala je priča da će Vojska Srbije da se vrati, i ta lažna vest je veoma pažljivo negovana paralelno sa usijavanjem krize na severu. Ja sam sigurna da je ona negovana od strane srpskih struktura, i to se lako videlo. Na severu su Srbi malobrojna zajednica, ta vest se puštala proverenim kanalima, ako ne – od usta do usta. Takođe, prenosila se od komesarskih sastanaka pa sve do institucija“, rekla je Lazaverić.

Potvrđuje da su Srbi nakon događaja u Banjskoj doživeli „hladni tuš“, ali i napominje da će se uskoro „ponovo neka slična priča zakotrljati“.

„Ovo nije prvi put da se pušta vest o povratku vojske na Kosovo“, ukazala je urednica portala Kossev.

Ocenjuje da su građani srpske nacionalnosti razočarani, ali da i dalje mnogi od njih neće javno da spominju ime Milana Radočića, jer i dalje gaje sentimente prema njemu da se bori za srpske nacionalne interese.

„Ja ga i dalje vidim kao projekat vlasti. Kada kažem to mislim da to mogu da budu i zvanične vlasti i paravlasti… On je bio suštinski sprovoditelj Briselskog sporazuma“, napomenula je Lazarević.

Ističe da bez obzira na to šta se sve desilo, predsednik Aleksandar Vučić nije izgubio uticaj kod Srba na Kosovu.

„Sigurna sam da šta god bi Vučić naredio ili tražio od Srba na severu – to bi bez problema Srbi i sproveli. Čak i oni koji ga sada kritikuju… Srbi su svoju lojalnost uvek ponavljala Beogradu. Što je više Srbija gubila na Kosovu, to su građani više bili lojalniji Srbiji. Kakva god vlast da dođe u Beograd, Srbi će uvek ‘između dva zla’ uvek birati državu“, zaključila je Lazarević.