North Kosovo

Truck drivers with Serbian registration, who have been waiting for several days at the border crossings between Serbia and Kosovo due to the Kosovo authorities' ban on the entry of Serbian goods into Kosovo, blocked the Merdare and Jarinje border crossings last night, Serbian media reported.

Hundreds of local in Serb-majority nothern Kosovo, led by medical workers, marched from North Mitrovica to Zvecan - where workers from the Trepca mine joined them - in protest against recent arrests of people suspected of attacks against Kosovo journalists, Serbian-language Kosovo media outlet Kossev reported.

It is planned to hold a large Assembly of the Serbian people from Kosovo and Metohija in the coming period, at which the CSM would be proclaimed and the bodies of the Community established, reveals an interlocutor of "Blic" who is familiar with the plans of the Serbs from the north.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Thousands of Serbs gathered in northern Kosovska Mitrovica on Friday for a peaceful protest march in support of three Serbs recently arrested by Pristina's police - Milun Milenkovic Lune, Rados Petrovic and Dusan Obrenovic.

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, spoke about the latest information from Kosovo and Metohija, after the arrest of members of the Kosovo police on the territory of Serbia.
He also spoke about the ban on the import of Serbian goods to Kosovo and Metohija.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke by phone with US Senators Chris Murphy, Jeanne Shaheen and Pete Ricketts on Tuesday.

The situation in the north of Kosovo-Metohija was the sole topic of the conversation, the presidential press office said in a statement.

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Tuesday Belgrade would do everything to preserve peace in Kosovo-Metohija and avert war, but noted that the situation in the north of the province was the toughest to date.

"Albin Kurti showed with his statements today, and soon with his violent acts, that he is only interested in conflicts and war in the north of Kosovo and Metohija," he said.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - A large number of Serb protesters gathered in the north of Kosovska Mitrovica after Pristina's police arrested another Serb.

The protesters gathered at a crossing between the northern and the southern part of the town and Pristina's police forces are deployed on the southern side.

After the Kosovo police arrested another Serb, a large number of Serbs gathered at the crossing between the northern and southern parts of Kosovo's Mitrovica, while the Kosovo police were on the southern side.
A cannon shot was also heard from the south side of the city.
The situation is currently calm, but tense, and the sirens in North Mitrovica are still sounding.