KOSOVO: ALBANIAN MINERS PROTEST
Eng/Albanian/Nat
About 2-thousand Albanian miners have taken part in a demonstration to demand the reopening of their mine.
The mine, 10 kilometres from the ethnically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica, was closed during the conflict and has not been opened since.
Albanian students joined the protest in support of the miners, and also demanded that their university buildings be reopened so that they could continue their studies.
Around two thousand Kosovo Albanian miners took part in Thursday's demonstration, demanding that they be given their jobs back at Stari Trg mine.
The mine, near the northern industrial town of Kosovska Mitrovica, was taken over by Serbs in 1990 and has been under French control since peacekeepers arrived in Kosovo three months ago.
The president of the independent miners union explained that Kosovska Mitrovica's Albanian miners wanted to work to earn their own living and not rely solely on aid from abroad.
SOUNDBITE: (Albanian)
We are doing this so we can inform the public that we want to work, to live from our work and not from foreign aid.
SUPER CAPTION: Xhafer Nuli, miner's leader
The miners gathered at the centre of the town and marched to the mine itself, chanting slogans and holding up placards and flags.
The placards urged K-FOR and the international community to allow miners to go back to work.
Hundreds walked the 10 kilometres between the town and the mine to demonstrate the strength of feeling among the ethnic Albanian mining community.
Many have given years of their working life to the mine, and said that in order to feel that life had returned to normal in the war torn province it was important that they be allowed to work again.
In Kosovska Mitrovica itself, ethnic Albanian students held a protest in front of the U-N building, demanding they be allowed to return to their schools on the Serb side of the town.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
Even though K-FOR soldier have been her 119 days we are still not able to continue with our studies in the university buildings.
SUPER CAPTION: Naxhige Mripa, student demonstrator
Kosovska Mitrovica is now a divided town, with K-FOR troops keeping Serb and Albanian communities apart for fear of retribution.
On Wednesday an attack on a Serb convoy near the town left at least one Serb dead and at least 11 Serbs and 15 peacekeepers or U-N police injured.
The confrontation occurred as Serbs passed by a crowd of ethnic Albanians leaving a memorial service for several people killed in an apparent massacre by Serbs.
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The mines near Mitrovica in northern Kosovo were once among Yugoslavias biggest employers. They yielded metals from lead to gold. Now Serbia and Kosovo are tussling over ownership. Meanwhile,.
Durante el conflicto militar en 1998 en Kosovo, mediante el cual los albaneses reclamaron su independencia de Serbia, miles de albanokosovares cruzaron ilegalmente la frontera con la Unión.
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More troops arrive to reinforce British contingent
1. Wide shot newly arrived British soldiers from Royal Green Jackets
2. Mid shot soldiers
3. Close up soldiers
4. Soldiers march off
5. Group of soldiers
6. Close up soldiers in group
7. Soldiers picking up kit and walking off
8. Royal Green Jackets regimental flag flying over tent
9. Closer shot of flag
10. SOUNDBITE (English): Mark Farrier, Royal Green Jackets regiment:
I'm a sniper in the Royal Green Jackets which are currently based in Blackpool. We arrived two days ago with a force of approximately 650 men with approximately another 400 coming out from the Light Infantry who are based in Cyprus. We are here to train the Iraqi Civil Defence Force in basic military skills, weapon handling, all kinds of stuff.
11. Various of soldiers putting camouflage net over tents
12. Various of soldier inside tent giving first aid lesson, with injured man on ground and soldiers watching
13. Various of soldiers doing shooting practice
14. Close up British flag flying
15. Wider shot of tents with flag flying
STORYLINE:
British soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Green Jackets were settling into their new home near Basra on Thursday, having arrived from England two days ago.
They are currently based at Al Shieba, a military airport near Basra.
The 650 troops are part of a force of around 1,400 extra British soldiers being sent to Basra to strengthen the UK force's ability to restore security in the south of the country.
These men recently flew in from Brize Norton in southern England after leaving their base near Blackpool in the north of the country.
Further reinforcements from another unit - the 2nd battalion Light Infantry - are expected to arrive from another base in Cyprus in the next few days.
These troops will be specifically concerned with training Iraqi Civil Defence Force personnel in the necessary skills to make them an effective peace keeping force.
The new units join a British contingent of around 10,000 soldiers in southern Iraq.
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Random Wiki - St. Peter's Church (Albanian: Kisha e Shën Pjetrit), known as the Latin Church (Serbian Cyrillic: Латинска црква) or the Saxon Church (Сашка црква), is an old Roman Catholic Church built in the 13th century, near Mitrovica in Kosovo. It is a Protected Monument of Culture since 1958 by the Republic of Serbia,[1] and protected as a Cultural Heritage by the Republic of Kosovo.[2]
The church was built by Saxon miners and Catholic merchants from the maritime cities during the Kingdom of Serbia.[1] It was to serve the Catholic community needs and was firstly mentioned in 1303, in conjunction with the town of Trepča. This indicates that the presence of Catholic community dates back in the area to much earlier, thus at least to the 13th century. Written records hint that the church was active until the 16th century, despite the fact that the miners started operations in Trepča in the beginning of the 15th century, which hints to the fact that in the 13th century the area was populated with catholic people. During this period, along with the church of Saint Peter, the Catholic Church of Santa Maria is also mentioned in Trepča, and in 1448, four Catholic priests are mentioned. In the 21st century the church is almost entirely in ruins and only the old part of the perimeter walls remains. The only wall standing is the main part of eastern wall, with three apses. The building is Basilica type. They shape and construction type of the walls is indicative of Byzantine influence.[3][4]