NATO deploys 700 special troops to Kosovo
23/08/2012

NATO will deploy another military unit to Kosovo this October. 700 German and Austrian troops will serve as quick intervention forces.

The news was announced by the daily “Der Spiegel”, stating that the troops will replace an Italian peacekeeping unit.

This is the third time within one year that the German soldiers from the Reserve Operations Division will deploy to Kosovo.

According to Der Spiegel, the German government has tasked these troops to help stabilizing the situation in northern Kosovo.

“The security situation in Kosovo is alarming. Despite the presence of 5800 international soldiers and 700 Italian peacekeeping forces, the situation is still delicate in the northern border with Serbia”, the German newspaper states.

Quoting General Rainer Glatz, Der Spiegel adds that there are serious chances that the situation might deteriorate in the upcoming months.

For this reason, the 700 German and Austrian soldiers are prepared for dangerous situations that might be too hard to handle by the normal troops.