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KOSOVO/YUGOSLAVIA: SERBIAN SOLDIERS ON BORDER PATROL

(3 Feb 1999) Albanian/Nat Serbian soldiers are patrolling the border where Kosovo meets Albania, the site of recent clashes between ethnic Albanian rebels. The soldiers say tensions are heightened in the border area, with regular raids from the Albanians. They say they want to keep the border region secure and are unaware rebel leaders have signalled a willingness to attend peace talks in Paris. The border post at Mount Pastrik has been the scene of clashes between ethnic Albanian guerrillas and Yugoslav soldiers since the Serb crackdown on Kosovar Albanians began. These days, despite international involvement and imminent peace talks in Paris, little has changed. Every day, Yugoslav soldiers leave their border post to patrol the surrounding area. They say this often involves facing what they call "provocations" from the Kosovo Liberation Army (K-L-A). The rebel soldiers, fighting for Kosovo's independence from Belgrade, use the border to smuggle weapons and men in from neighbouring Albania. The Yugoslav soldiers, whose daily duties centre on watching out for activities of this kind, say their job is extremely hard. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) "This is a very difficult job. We are facing provocations from the Albanian side of the border almost daily together with frequent attempts of illegal crossings over the border. But we are only doing our job - defending the border of Yugoslavia." SUPER CAPTION: Zoran Rajic, Yugoslav soldier The most recent clash took place less than a week ago, on January 28, when the Yugoslav army intercepted an arms consignment rebels were trying to smuggle into Kosovo. Three K-L-A soldiers were killed and two Yugoslav soldiers injured. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...