THE KLA IN ITS OWN WORDS

THE KLA IN ITS OWN WORDS
www.slobodan-milosevic.org - July 26, 2007

Documents compiled by: Andy Wilcoxson

The following is a collection of communiqués issued by the Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK). Each of these documents was published by the Albanian media or entered into evidence at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague.

Those wishing to gain a better understanding of the KLA and its policies must analyze the organization's propaganda and its threats against ethnic Albanian "collaborators" and the international community.

The following is the text of Communique No 78 of the Kosovo Liberation Army General Staff, published on Kosovo
Liberation Army KosovaPress news agency web site: Pristina, 16th May 1999:

We, the fighters of the Kosova Kosovo Liberation Army UCK - Communique No 78 of the UCK General Staff says - are
indignant at the insults that continue to be repeated by many of our detractors, calling us extremists because
we are fighting with weapons in hand for the independence of Kosova - a demand that those who accuse us of being
extremists have stated and have included in their programmes.

It is known that the armed struggle is the more extreme vital activity for gaining freedom and independence, but
neither cowards nor hypocrites can engage in this activity. The best, most tolerant and most loyal sons and
daughters of the people are waging the struggle for freedom and independence, at a time when the Serbian
occupier is aiming at the elimination of everything Albanian in Kosova. Freedom is not given, it is won.

The UCK was created as a result of a vital need of the Albanian people of Kosova, when all those who sought
freedom by pacifist methods had failed. With the help of the eight years of pacifism, many political
manipulations were carried out to deceive the people of Kosova and to stop any efforts for freedom. Then, the
fear of assuming power poisoned the spirit of the political manipulators, and they replaced solidarity with the
youths of the UCK with a cynical, insulting and indifferent attitude. The meetings in Belgrade - at a time when
the Serbian army was torching all of Kosova and expelling 1.4m Albanians from Kosova - were a result of this
attitude.

The UCK was created as an historic necessity, since its first fighters were the most fervent idealists for the
independence of Kosova, who spent part of their lives in the prisons of Yugoslavia, accused of being anti-
Communists and extremists. We have not taken up arms for class reasons or for ideological goals, as some
Albanian players would like to accuse us. The people of Kosova did not form their own liberation army for the
purpose of a social revolution or to oppose government with a national tinge, but they are carrying on a
struggle to be liberated from the century-old occupier. If you confuse these two things, this means that you are
making a mistake on purpose.

We, the fighters of the UCK, led by the Provisional Government of Kosova, as a product of the Rambouillet
agreement, know very well that a government does come forth from the muzzle of a gun. We are fighting to create
a free state, and a free vote makes a free government. For this purpose, we are improving the structures of the
UCK to achieve our strategic objective, in accord with our sacred mission - the liberation of Kosova - as an
army with the goals and standards of Western democracies. The UCK General Staff will soon announce these
improvements to the public, Communique No 78, signed by the chief of the UCK General Staff, Agim Ceku.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
March 22, 1999, Monday

Kosovo rebels urge "merciless" attacks on Serbian forces

Source: Kosovapress news agency web site in Albanian 20 Mar 99

Text of report by Kosova Liberation Army Kosovapress news agency web site on 20th March

Communique No 77 of the General Staff of the Kosova Liberation Army - FirstPIFirstPIPristina, 20th March: In
recent days, the Serbian aggressor has undertaken a massive military offensive, with about 20,000 forces, as a
response to our efforts and those of the international community towards a peaceful resolution of the problem of
Kosova [Kosovo]. The most intensive strikes have been concentrated in the Shala, Llap and Drenica operations
zones and also in other zones, for the purpose of taking control of these zones. This clearly reveals the secret
plans of the aggressor for the ethnic cleansing and division of Kosova.

An attempt is being made to realize these aims before the arrival of NATO forces, so as to put a fait accompli
before us and before the international community. The [Kosovo] Liberation Army [UCK] is countering these attacks
and offering strong resistance to them. The enemy has suffered great losses.

Therefore, the people of Kosova should not be afraid of these attacks by the enemy, because they will not be the
first or the last. We must unite around the UCK and assist its forces in all ways and by all means available to
us. Let us all line up in its ranks and attack the enemy mercilessly, because, in this way, we will gain
freedom. The UCK fighters must increase their activity and their combat readiness and strike the enemy
unceasingly, as they have done widely up to now. The present actions are decisive for the UCK and for the
freedom and independence of Kosova. Today, the moment has come to show the people of Kosova who the UCK is, to
show them our combat skills and our courage, to defend our people through sacrifices, and to attack the enemy
mercilessly.

Right is on our side and victory is ours.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
May 28, 1999, Friday

Kosovo rebels announce start of new operation on Albanian border

SOURCE: Source: Kosovapress news agency web site in English 26 May 99

Text of "operative communique No 79 from the headquarters of the General Staff of the Kosova Liberation Army"
carried by Kosovo Liberation Army Kosovapress news agency web site

Prishine [Pristina], 26th May: As world opinion fully knows, Serb forces have forced the majority of the Kosovar
people to flee their homes, they have also continuously threatened them by shelling them from the ground and the
air. The major part of the Kosovar people are now placed temporarily in the environs of Kukes, Has and Tropoja
in Albania.

As a consequence of endless bombing, the population has suffered death, injury and other depredations.

Under these conditions, in order to halt the Serb military from inflicting further death upon the displaced
population in Albania, the KLA [Kosovo Liberation Army - UCK in Albanian] has organized and ordered an operation
codenamed "Arrow" to begin along the political boundaries of Albania with the specific goal of eliminating Serb
units in and around the Albanian border region. This operation is undertaken in coordination with the forces of
the Operative Zones of Pashtriku and the autonomous unit of the General Command organized only for special
operations such as this (FDW) [expansion unknown].

The offensive operation "Arrow" began today on 26th May 1999 at 4:00 [not further specified] and is being
carried out successfully. Until midday today, units of the Kosova Liberation Army have captured the mountain
Pashtrik and its northern slopes, the village of Milaj, they have liquidated some border posts held by Serb
forces. These operations to clean the whole border region of Albania continues, aiming ultimately to penetrate
deeper into the territory of Kosova. As a consequence of the fighting that has taken place so far, 20 enemy
soldiers have been killed while two others have been captured. Except for heavy armour, a large number [of] war
material has been destroyed. From the forces of the Kosova Liberation Army, one soldier has died and two others
have been injured. The operation continues.

[signed] Chief of the General Staff Agim Ceku

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
May 23, 1997, Friday

Underground group killed Albanian for collaboration

Source: Kosova Daily Report, Pristina, in English 20 May 97

Text of report by the Democratic League of Kosovo bulletin Kosova Daily Report

The clandestine group calling itself Ushtria Clirimtare e Kosoves (Liberation Army of Kosovo, UCK) has claimed
responsibility for killing an Albanian and shooting and wounding two Serb policemen, on 5th and 16th May,
respectively.

In a press release (Communique No 33) faxed to the media, the UCK said it killed Hetem Dobruna at the Llozice
village of Klina earlier this month, because of his "notorious and open collaboration with the Serbian occupying
authorities" . The second attack was carried against "the Serbian criminal policemen Miomir Kicovic and Radisav
Planic" in the Lovac cafe in Skenderaj on 16th May, the UCK said. The message, undersigned by "the HQ of the
UCK" said the "Albanian political factors should bring an end to the deceptive propaganda, which has induced
false illusions among the people," while warning the international community "not to trade off the Albanian
question, as it did early this century" .

The "UCK's Pristina unit" issued last week a strongly-worded statement, which has been interpreted by some as
more of a warning and threats to the Kosovar Albanians as a whole than to Serbia itself. In it there were
threatening messages for the Albanian-language media in Kosovo and calls for cessation of payment of the 3 per
cent income to the Kosovo government, which makes up in fact the budget that caters for the system of education
and welfare needs for the people of Kosovo. The Kosovo leadership has expressed doubts over the very existence
of the UCK.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
December 8, 1997, Monday

Rebel movement calls for armed struggle in Kosovo

Source: 'Bujku', Pristina, in Albanian 5 Dec 97 p10

The Kosovo Liberation Army, a clandestine organization which is said to represent rebel Albanians in Kosovo, has
claimed responsibility for armed attacks which targeted the Serbian authorities. A statement dated 3rd December
said that Kosovo would only be liberated by an " armed struggle" , and it called on ethnic Albanian officials to
give it financial support. The following is the text of a report by the Kosovo Albanian-language newspaper
'Bujku' on 5th December; Serbo-Croat version of Albanian place names given in square brackets where known:

A fax reached our editorial office yesterday containing Communique No 40 of the Kosovo Liberation Army [UCK in
Albania, OVK in Serbo-Croat] and signed by the "General Staff of the UCK" . The communique states:

"By a decision of the General Staff, armed units of the UCK continued their liberation operations during
November.

"On the evening of 11th November, a hand-grenade attack was carried out against the house of Tomcic, the
Serbian-imposed chairman of the municipality of Podujeve [Podujevo], in the village of Tashec near Kursumlija,
in Operational Zone No 5.

"Our armed units also conducted other liberation operations between 25th and 28th November in Operational Zone
No 1.

"On 25th November, our units opened fire and repulsed a Serbian police patrol in the village of Vojnike. On the
same day, the police wounded the 11-year-old child Babri Krasniqi.

"On the morning of 26th November, on receiving reports that the police were to undertake a punitive expedition
against the villages of Drenice, our armed units took up positions at Kryqat e Pupit. Our units opened fire as
soon as the Serbian expedition came within range, and a battle lasting several hours ensued. During the
afternoon, our units got the upper hand. The police fled in panic, leaving behind two dead and several wounded,
as well as ammunition and other police equipment. The UCK units that took part in this battle suffered no
losses. In despair at the losses they had suffered, the police shot in the direction of some houses during their
retreat. Halit Gecaj was wounded and later died, and Shaban Rrecaj was also injured. Material damage was also
caused.

"On 26th November, a special UCK unit attacked Golesh aerodrome. A Cessna 310 aircraft was hit and brought down,
and five enemies were killed. The unit returned to its base without losses.

"On 27th November, the police station at Irzniq was attacked. The Serbian policeman Dragan Davidovic was killed
and two others were wounded. They were Zeljko Lutovac and Zarko Milosevic, officers of the federal police.

"On the evening of 28th November, Dalip Dugolli, a collaborator and one of Milosevic's most trusted men, was
killed in the village of Petreshice near Shtime [Stimlje].

"We make it clear to the Albanian people that the UCK was born out of necessity, because of the times we live
in, and its sole goal is the liberation of our territories. It has not introduced itself to the public in the
normal fashion, indoors or at a round table, but by turning the barrel of a gun against the invader and
traitors. Those in the failed pacifist movement [ethnic Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova and his party advocate a
peaceful solution] must now realize that Kosovo and the other Albanian territories will not be liberated down
the telephone or from an office, but only by a serious commitment in support of the armed struggle.

"Our public appearance at the burial of our beloved schoolteacher Halit Gecaj on 28th November was not a chance
appearance, but rather an appeal to all those who genuinely wish to commit themselves to the liberation of
Kosovo. We appeal to the government of Kosovo and especially to [self-declared ethnic Albanian] Prime Minister
Bukoshi not to speak in obscure and isolated phrases, but to hand over the funds collected for the liberation of
Kosovo to the representatives of the UCK. In discussing the status of Kosovo and the Albanian people who live
divided on their own lands, the UCK will not recognize any agreement that excludes its own representatives from
the talks. The UCK will announced its representatives to the public at the proper time.

"Our rallying-cry to all Albanians is: Help our comrades at all times, and help the fund for the liberation of
Kosovo!

"We make it clear once again to the occupiers of our land that so long as they communicate with our people using
the language of violence and crime, we will respond in the same fashion, but with greater force.

"We repeat to the international centres that are interested in this peninsula that our struggle is a just
struggle of liberation. It is the occupier who is waging a war of terrorism. We think that the time of
resolutions that you vote for, but which put no obligation on the Serbian terrorists, is now over. Your direct
commitment to a fair solution of the Albanian cause will mean commitment to a final unravelling of the Balkan
knot.

"Glory to the martyrs of the nation."

Thus concludes the communique, which is dated 3rd December.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
January 10, 1998, Saturday

Kosovo Liberation Army claims responsibility for armed attacks in Kosovo, Macedonia

Source: 'Bujku', Pristina, in Albanian 8 Jan 98

Text of report by the Kosovo Albanian-language newspaper 'Bujku' on 8th January

Communique No. 41 of the Kosovo Liberation Army [UCK], signed by the central staff of this army, reached our
editorial offices by fax yesterday. It states:

"On 25th November 1997, units of the UCK carried out two armed attacks against the Serbian police in Operational
Zone No. 1, one in the village of Zakute near Podujeve, in which a police car was attacked, and a second in
which the Serbian police station in Podujeve was attacked. Material damage was done to the enemy.

"On the orders of the Central Staff, armed operations also started in Operational Zone No. 2.

"On 16th December 1997, the building of the anti-Albanian court in FYROM [Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia]
was attacked with explosives, causing material damage.

"On 4th January 1998, the police stations in Kumanovo and Prilep were also attacked with explosives. On this
occasion, several police vehicles were destroyed, and other material damage was caused.

"The military units taking part in these operations then withdrew without casualties," the communique concludes.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
March 7, 1998, Saturday

"Kosovo Liberation Army will continue liberation struggle"

SOURCE: Source: 'Bujku', Pristina, in Albanian 4 Mar 98

The organization formed by ethnic Albanian guerrillas in Kosovo has issued a statement on its "battle" with the
Serbian security forces in the region of Drenica on 27th-28th February and 1st March. It said it would "continue
its liberation struggle" . The following is the text of a report entitled "Serbian police massacre Albanian
civilians" , published by the Kosovo Albanian-language newspaper 'Bujku' on 4th March:

A fax has reached our editorial board in Switzerland containing a communique from the Kosovo Liberation Army
[UCK - Albanian acronym], numbered 43 and signed by the UCK General Staff. It states:

"After several weeks of siege in Drenice [Drenica], a bitter armed confrontation began on 27th February between
the forces of the Kosovo Liberation Army and Serbian military and police forces.

"There were bitter clashes in this battle, sometimes with hand-to-hand fighting. Our forces encountered Serbian
forces at Polac, Llaushe [Lausa], Likoshan [Likosane], Qirez [Cirez], and dozens of villages of Drenice.

"Dozens of Serbian enemies were killed and injured in the clashes. Our units captured large quantities of
military equipment and disabled dozens of the enemy's motor vehicles and one helicopter. During its retreat, the
Serbian military and police force massacred dozens of Albanian civilians. We express our condolences to the
families of the fallen. The UCK swears in blood to wreak revenge many times over.

"In the course of the engagements, three members of UCK units were wounded, one of them seriously.

"The entire population of martyred Drenice united with the liberation forces during the four-day operations of
the UCK's military units.

"The population of martyred Drenice, this region of Azem and Shote Galica, Ahmet Delia, Shaban Polluzha, Rifat
Berisha and Tahir Meha [ethnic Albanian activists of the 1920's to 1981], again showed their superb bravery in
the fighting.

"Albanian people, we know that you are in a dreadful plight, harassed, persecuted and surrounded by an
occupation force of hundreds of thousands, but we are sure that we shall win with our will of steel and our high
military morale.

"After these difficult but glorious days, we showed who is the master of this land. The UCK will continue its
liberation struggle. We can only win this struggle if we are united. The armed forces of the UCK are in a state
of alert, ready to strike at the enemy until we win.

"The UCK appeals to all able-bodied Albanians who can liberate the country to join our units fighting in the
field, to make Kosovo a no-go area for the enemy.

"Death to enemies and traitors!

"Glory to those who have fallen for freedom!"

Thus ends Communique No 43 of the UCK General Staff, dated 2nd March 1998.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
March 13, 1998, Friday

Ethnic Albanian rebels to continue "liberation struggle"

SOURCE: Source: 'Bujku', Pristina, in Albanian 11 Mar 98

The Kosovo Liberation Army - formed by ethnic Albanian rebels - has said that in its recent clashes with Serbian
forces it captured a great quantity of military equipment and that it will continue its struggle for
independence. It criticized Albanian TV's reporting of the situation in Kosovo. The following is the text of "We
ask world capitals to recognize the state of Kosovo" published by the Kosovo Albanian-language newspaper 'Bujku'
on 11th March:

A fax containing Communique No 45 of the Kosovo Liberation Army [OVK in Serbo-Croat, UCK in Albanian], signed by
the UCK General Staff and dated 9th March, arrived at our editorial office yesterday.

The communique reads as follows:

"In the last few days since 7th March, our armed forces have clashed on a broad front with formations of the
occupying Serbian military and police forces and Chetnik [derogatory name for Serb] volunteers.

"Military confrontations stretched across a wide front, extending from Gllogoc [Glogovac] in the direction of
Skenderaj [Srbica] in the north, towards Kline [Klina], towards Mitrovice [Mitrovica] in the east, and in the
villages along the Cicavice ridge from Gllogoc in the direction of Prishtina [Pristina], including many villages
in the Drenice [Drenica] region.

"The UCK's military formations also engaged occupation forces in the Llap region, in the area between Decan
[Decani], Gjakove [Djakovica] and Kline, and between Malisheve [Malisevo] and Rahovec [Orahovac], crossing from
the Lumihat region. There were also engagements on a line stretching from Decan to Peje [Pec].

"The UCK fought the invader's forces and succeeded in breaking through the enemy's lines on several fronts
against police and military sieges, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy's military, police and volunteer forces
and considerable material damage. A great deal of military equipment was also captured, which is now at the
disposal of the UCK.

"The UCK General Staff informs political forces abroad and international institutions and organizations,
especially the contact group which is meeting in London today, the EU, the United Nations and all democratic
states, that the UCK and the Albanian people will continue their liberation struggle on the basis of their
historical determination for independence.

"We ask the world capitals to recognize the state of Kosova and to punish the Serbian occupier on the basis of
international conventions of war, because Serbia's fascist war to annihilate the Albanian people is now plain.

"We ask that the Albanian media come to the scenes of the events and report the situation on the front lines
realistically. Albanian Television has spread disinformation and has distorted the UCK's communiquwhile some of
the other media have ignored them. Any failure to broadcast the army's communique in a time of war is a serious
dereliction of responsibility in the struggle that our nation is waging," the communique states among other
things.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
May 15, 1998, Friday

Albanian rebels say they are stepping up resistance to "Serbian invader"

Source: 'Koha Ditore', Pristina, in Albanian 13 May 98

The Kosovo Liberation Army - formed by ethnic Albanian rebels in Serbia's province of Kosovo - has said that it
has carried out several actions against "the Serbian invader" in the last three months, and that it is stepping
up and extending its operations. It said that 16 of its men had been killed in action, and it called on ethnic
Albanians to keep in contact "with our military formations" . The following is the text of "Communique No 47"
issued by the Kosovo Liberation Army in Pristina on 12th May, and published by the Kosovo Albanian-language
newspaper 'Koha Ditore' on 13th May - Serbo-Croat variants of place names given in brackets if known:

During March, April, and the first part of May, the Albanian people's struggle against the Serbian invader
continued and grew stronger under the leadership of the Kosova Liberation Army [UCK - OVK in Serbo-Croat]. On
the orders of the UCK General Staff, successive operations against the invasion troops were carried out in
Operational Zone No 1, that is, in the operational subzones of Drenice [Drenica], Erenik, Dukagjin [Dugadzini],
Pashtrik [Pastrik] and Llap [Lap]. In the course of bitter fighting on the front, the invading forces suffered
major human and material losses. Throughout this period, operations were also carried out against Albanian
collaborationists, who, despite earlier warnings, did not abandon their antinational courses of action.

In the subzone of Erenik, several successful operations were carried out against the invader in Gllogjan
[Glodjane], Baballoc [Babloc] and Hulaj. Our forces waged a bitter struggle against the enemy throughout this
period. Our army has broken the enemy's attacks and is continuing to fight successfully to defend and extend the
liberated areas.

In the operational subzone of Dukagjin, our military operations against the invader have been intensified.
Several important operations were carried out throughout this period and the line of resistance against the
enemy was extended as far as Kijeve [Kijevo], thus extending the front and linking our forces in this subzone to
our military formations in the operational subzone of Drenice. Successful operations against the enemy were also
carried out in the operational subzone of Llap, in Prishtina [Pristina], and in Podujeve [Podujevo].

There was also extensive fighting in the operational subzone of Drenice. The front line is being strengthened
and extended every day in favour of our liberation forces. The enemy's positions are being incessantly hit and
some have been annihilated, as at Buroje. Fighting has also taken place in region No 1 of this subzone.

In a lightning action by our military formations, an operation against the enemy's punitive expeditions on the
main road in the operational subzone of Pashtrik was successfully carried out.

We warn the invaders of the harmful role they are playing with regard to their own population, by manipulating
them for their own terrorist purposes against our people. Serbian paramilitary formations have attacked our
armed forces, and this has required us to retaliate with success. Serbian paramilitaries have been captured,
disarmed and released. The enemy has suffered severe physical and material losses in the battles against the
enemy. The enemy is trying at all costs to minimize these losses.

During this fighting, the following fighters fell heroically at their posts:

Adem Jashari, Besim Jashari, Beqir Rexhepi, Besim Halilaj, Hamit Jashari, Rexhep Rexhepi, Gazmend Mehmetaj,
Agron Mehmetaj, Artim Jashari, Osman Geci, Shaban Jashari, Hamez Jashari, Him Haradinaj, Fitim Jashari, Ramiz
Jashari, and Ilir Konoshevci.

We express our condolences to the families of our fallen warriors, so that they may turn their grief into
strength.

Under the new circumstances that have arisen, in accordance with our operational goals outlined in our Political
Declaration No 2, and on the basis of reports by our intelligence service on the movements of the enemy's troops
and their strategic positions, we have undertaken several military operations of a broader nature, under a
decision by the UCK General Staff, in order to eliminate these important enemy targets in some operational
subzones of Operational Zone No 1.

Several attacks are now under way against the enemy's positions in Regions Three and Four of the operational
subzone of Drenice. We appeal to our people to remain in their own territories and to act according to
circumstances, in contact with our military formations.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
June 26, 1998, Friday

Albanian rebels appeal for increased mobilization and more funds

SOURCE: Source: 'Koha Ditore', Pristina, in Albanian 20 Jun 98

The Kosovo Albanian rebel movement in Serbia's province of Kosovo has called for more support from the "Albanian
political force" , greater mobilization and more financial contributions. The following is the text of
"Communique No 48 for the media, issued by the Kosovo Liberation Army" , published by the Kosovo Albanian-
language newspaper 'Koha Ditore' on 20th June:

Pristina, 19th June: In accordance with Order 219 of the General Staff of the Kosovo Liberation Army [UCK],
armed actions were recently carried out by our military forces against the forces of the enemy.

Punitive measures were undertaken against some incorrigible collaborationist elements. In Operations Zone No 1
and the subzones of Karadak, Llap [Lap], Drenice [Drenica], Pashtrik [Pastrik], Erenik and Dukagjin [Dugadzini],
there has been fighting for the purpose of liberating and expanding free territories in many points of special
importance for us. We forced the enemy to evacuate and withdraw from a large part of the territory in some
operations subzones such as those in Drenice, Dukagjin, Pashtrik and Erenik, which are controlled by our armed
forces. In the operations subzone of Karadak, successful actions were carried out by our units. Enemy troops
were killed and wounded and suffered great material losses. Our units are in a state of readiness for other
attacks.

Our rapid action operational units carried out actions in the operations zone of Llap and, in general, in the
local operation subzones of Pristina, Obiliq [Obilic] and Podujeve [Podujevo], where the enemy suffered
fatalities and material losses. Combat in a broader radius of operational activity is also being carried on by
our units in operation subzones in Drenice.

In the 6th and 7th zones, the enemy is suffering considerable losses of troops and destruction of technical and
military equipment. Our combat units are fighting in the vicinity of Runik; there are still some remnants of the
enemy's forces in this zone.

In the operation subzone of Pashtrik and in local operations in this subzone, there was intense fighting between
our units and those of the occupiers. Many of the enemy's troops were killed and wounded. Two of our soldiers
were killed. Our military units have taken positions in the place called "the stone of Rahovec" [Orahovac], and
any movement of enemy forces is being kept under control. People in the ranks of the enemy forces are being
taken prisoner.

Successful actions by our units were also carried out in the operations subzone of Erenik. The enemy offensive
against our military units is unsuccessful. Our positions are strong. We are working to move our military troops
to the counteroffensive.

Taking our situation into consideration, the General Staff is once again calling upon the entire sound Albanian
political force to place itself at the service of the fatherland and of its liberation war and to distance
itself once and for all from the policy of deceit and internal dissension within the national group, and from
anarchy in the name of fictitious institutions, while trying to eliminate real national institutions and their
army, the UCK. This could weaken our forces and lead to fratricide. This type of manoeuvring, which would be
detrimental to the interests of the fatherland and to the goal of the liberation war, will be denounced and
punished.

The UCK General Staff calls upon our people to increase their mobilization and their readiness to confront the
enemy once and for all and not to abandon their own homes, and to work to create conditions for a general
mobilization.

We call upon our fellow countrymen and all those who are able to help the UCK by their contributions to give to
our fund "The native land is calling" .

We salute the international community for the new initiatives proposed with regard to Kosovo, but we demand that
these initiatives be implemented and that they should not remain mere declarations. This would help peace in the
region.

Pristina, 19th June 1998 The General Staff of the Kosovo Liberation Army

BBC Monitoring Europe - Political
Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring
August 27, 1998, Thursday

SERBIA: REBEL ARMY IN KOSOVO HINDERED BY "DEFEATIST ELEMENTS" IN ITS RANKS

SOURCE: Albanian TV, Tirana, in Albanian 1635 gmt 26 Aug 98

The rebel Kosovo Liberation Army has said that it would have been more successful in its fight against Serbian
forces if it had not been for "defeatist elements" in its ranks. A statement by its spokesman Jakup Krasniqi
reported heavy fighting in many parts of the Serbian province of Kosovo, and called for more support from Kosovo
Albanians. The following is the text of communique No 51 of the General Staff of the rebel Liberation Army of
Kosovo, read out by its spokesman Jakup Krasniqi on the telephone to Albanian TV on 26th August:
Our liberation war is continuing with all the force and word indistinct that such a war should muster, despite
the destruction left behind by the Serbian offensive. The Serbian Yugoslav army, the Serbian police, civilians
and paramilitaries are raiding the homes of Albanians and their shops, and setting fire to everything in order
to hide the looting.

All this is done to take revenge on the Liberation Army of Kosovo UCK in Albanian - OVK in Serbo-Croat , which
has constantly caused the enemy to suffer heavy losses in men and equipment on the battlefield. Fierce fighting
has taken place and is still under way in most of the regions of Operation Zone No 1. The heaviest fighting has
been reported in the sub-zones of Drenice Drenica and Dukagjin. Fighting is now under way in the area of
Pashtrik. Low intensity fighting has taken place in the sub-zones of Shale and Nedime, and everywhere
considerable losses both in people and military equipment have been inflicted on the enemy.

Throughout, our armed units have carried out lightning attacks on areas where the enemy is deployed, such as in
Qafe e Dules, Jezerke, Budakulle, Greqet, Gryke e Llapushnikut, Cerovik, Qabec, Acareve Acarevo , Prekaz Prekaze
, Jabllanice, Gllogjan Glodjane , Loxhe, Rahushic and in the entire border area, and also in Shalce and word
indistinct .

Everywhere, the enemy has been confronted with strong resistance from the UCK, resistance that has forced the
enemy not only to use all its military artillery and weapons, but also to wage war mainly from a distance in
order to kill women, children and the elderly, to burn houses and crops.

Although courage and determination of a high military and professional level were displayed throughout, fighting
would have been more successful everywhere if it had not been for some enemy and defeatist elements who
penetrated the UCK ranks and waged and are waging a special word indistinct war by disseminating misinformation
and creating a situation of panic among the population.

We invite the Albanian people to stay, as they have done so far, close to their liberation army by placing their
entire moral, intellectual, material and physical potential at the war's disposal.

We appeal to the international community not to equate our army and our liberation fight with the Serbian
criminal word indistinct , which is known for its destruction of the civilian population, but to accelerate
their commitment to a fair solution of the Kosovo issue.

We call on the public media in Kosovo to place themselves at the service of liberation and independence, to
disseminate information correctly and prudently, and never to place themselves at the service of groups and
individuals who incite rifts and divisions.

The UCK is an institutionalized, organized and structured army, becoming ever more professional and more
prepared to fight until victory.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
September 28, 1998, Monday

Rebels say murdered Kosovo official not member of General Staff

Source: 'Koha Ditore', Pristina, in Albanian 24 Sep 98

Excerpts from communique No 55 of the Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK): " The UCK has military operations only in
Kosova" , as published by the Kosovo Albanian-language newspaper 'Koha Ditore' on 24th September; Serbo-Croat
variant of place names given in brackets if known

Pristina, 23rd September: The enemy hordes have launched a broad offensive against the operations zone of
Drenica and part of the operations subzone of Mitrovica [Kosovska Mitrovica]. The combat machinery is the usual
one that was used against us earlier. In this offensive by the enemy, the attacks have been concentrated on the
frontline against Prekaz i Eperm [Gornje Prekaze] and Prekaz i Ulet [Donje Prekaze], Polac, Likoc, Plozhine
[Pluzina] and Tice [Tica], and on the side of Gllogoc [Glogovac], from Dobrosheci, Gllareva [Iglarevo], Bainca,
Glllobari [Globare], Llapushnik [Lapusnik], Domanek and the villages near Cucavica, from Vushtrri [Vucitrn] to
Obiliq [Obilic]. In this part of the combat zone, our military units of the 113th Brigade, Azem Galica, and the
111th Brigade have carried out successful counterattacks and have killed more than 50 enemy soldiers and
mercenaries and wounded many others. Also, a good part of the enemy's combat equipment has been destroyed. On
our side, during the past two days two were killed and two wounded.

Despite our efforts to evacuate the civilian population and to provide safe lodging for them, the civilian
population, which serves as a line of demarcation longing for the enemy's attack, has been a special problem for
us. For this reason, we appeal to international opinion to stop the enemy's terrorist acts. However, our armed
forces are determined and trained to continue the just struggle of our people until victory is achieved...

We were saddened to hear the news of the murder [in Tirana] of the soldier Ahmet Krasniqi [defence minister in
the Kosovo Albanian government-in-exile], but we must say that, in our command structures that operate in Kosova
[Kosovo], he was not the general commander of the Liberation Army of Kosovo [UCK in Albanian, OVK in Serbo-
Croat] or a member of the General Staff. The UCK has military operations only in Kosova. It has only one General
Staff that operates in Kosova. Otherwise, the value is lost if we use the name General Staff for anything we
want...

General Staff of the UCK, 23rd September 1998, Pristina.

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September 28, 1998, Monday

SERBIA: REBELS SAY KOSOVO ALBANIAN PARTIES IMPEDING "HOLY WAR"

SOURCE: ARTA news agency web site, Pristina, in English 2130 gmt 27 Sep 98

Text of report by Pristina-based Kosovo Albanian ARTA news agency web site; Serbo-Croat variant of place names
in brackets if known.

Prishtina, Pristina , 27th September (ARTA): The political communique No 10 of the KLA Kosovo Liberation Army,
[UCK in Albanian, OVK in Serbo-Croat] states that "the Liberation Struggle of the KLA and the Albanian nation is
continuing with persistence and determination, while the political parties of Kosova Kosovo are still behaving
as indifferent and side-tracked and with their actions are impeding this Holy War.

It is a misfortune and even a tragedy for such " personalities" to lead one nation, since they are transgressing
the influence and the authority of KLA with their declarations in front of the international community.

Those same people have asked for a new nation-wide referendum in order to justify their cowardice and
incapacity, not to say their betrayal. The Albanian nation in the 1991 referendum, as well as nowadays in the
course of the liberation war, is determined for the independence of Kosova. In addition, it is ready to win it
with the most sublime sacrifice. Since this fact is familiar to everybody, the demand for the referendum about a
cultural autonomy is unacceptable and nonsense.

First of all, the political parties of Kosova are to be blamed for the prevailing circumstances in Kosova
because they provided space and reason for the occupier to undertake the destructive offensive, which endangered
the individual and collective lives of the Kosova Albanians.

Second to be blamed is the Serb population and intelligentsia, which did not seriously react against the terror
and vandalism, which was and is being applied by Serb military and police. The international factor has not
undertaken any adequate punitive measures against the ethical policy of Belgrade occupier. It has allowed
criminals headed by Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to commit the most barbaric crimes ever done, applied
against the civilian population and its property, in their presence.

The KLA General Headquarters, appreciated some of the sections of the resolution adopted by the UN Security
Council, nevertheless it demands the actions of NATO and the international community to be concrete and urgent.
The KLA has declared that it respects all the covenants, in war and peace, which are adopted by this community
and it has offered a cooperation. Therefore, we demand the problem of Kosova to be treated as a political and
military crisis, which has induced a humanitarian one with catastrophic dimensions.

The KLA General Headquarters demand from the Albanian nation to avoid being a victim of the humanity of the most
criminal regime Europe has ever had.

We urge political parties in Kosova and Albania to give up quarrels, fragmentation and the struggle for power,
at a time when Albanian territories are being soaked in blood by Serb pyromaniacs; at a time when Albanian
wealth is being destroyed, and Albanian dignity is being brought to dust. Otherwise, these irresponsible acts
shall be judged by history.

We also urge political activists, intellectuals, and professionals to join the KLA, which fights for the freedom
and independence of Kosova.

The KLA General Headquarters has always valued and appreciated the courage of those who are ready to sacrifice
themselves for the freedom and independence of Kosova.

The large scale police-military offensive, in the last three months, especially in the month of September, has
only brought forward the legitimacy of the KLA, which is growing stronger and more professional each day.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
October 1, 1998, Thursday

Rebels punish "treacherous elements" , report September fighting

SOURCE: Source: 'Koha Ditore', Pristina, in Albanian 29 Sep 98

The ethnic Albanian rebel movement in the Serbian province of Kosovo has said that fighting with the Yugoslav
Army and the Serbian police escalated throughout Kosovo in September. The rebel movement also said it had
punished "some treacherous elements" who were betraying the ethnic Albanian cause. The following are excerpts
from " Communique No 56" issued by the General Staff of the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army in Pristina on 28th
September, and published by the Kosovo Albanian-language newspaper 'Koha Ditore' on 29th September:

The middle of September saw the highest level of military confrontation between Serbian military, police and
paramilitary forces and the Kosovo Liberation Army [UCK]. Bitter fighting took place in almost all the subzones
of the first operational zone of Kosovo. General fighting took place, and is continuing, in the operational
subzone of Drenice [Drenica]. In this area alone, the enemy has deployed an extraordinary military machine, with
about 250 tanks, more than 300 other military vehicles, and more than 6,000 infantry and airborne troops.
Special Unit Brigade No 111 helped by Brigades Nos 112, 113 and 144 fought these forces with unprecedented
heroism.

In this often hand-to-hand fighting, the enemy lost more than 130 soldiers; many were wounded and they also
sustained considerable damage to military equipment. During the fighting, a considerable quantity of weapons and
ammunition was captured from the enemy.

UCK formations also conducted continuous operations against Serbian troops in the operational zone of Pashtrik.
There were dead and wounded on the enemy side, and several military vehicles were destroyed. There were no dead
or wounded on our side. Our units also put up stalwart resistance to the enemy in the operational subzones of
Shale, Llap, Nerodime and Dukagjin [Metohija - western Kosovo].

In this period, punitive measures were also taken against some treacherous elements whose antinational
activities are damaging the Albanian people's liberation war...

In this serious situation, the General Staff invites the Albanian people, wherever they live and work, to help
the liberation struggle, to be united and undaunted on the sacred path of liberation, led by the UCK.

The UCK General Staff is watching carefully the diplomatic steps taken by the relevant members of the
international community in their commitment to a solution to the Kosovo issue. The General Staff considers that
this commitment must be fairer, faster and more vigorous. Otherwise, the consequences of the war taking place in
Kosovo will soon be reflected in the Balkans and beyond.

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October 2, 1998, Friday

SERBIA: REBEL KOSOVO FORCE DENIES DEFEAT, PREPARES FOR "FINAL WAR"

SOURCE: ARTA news agency web site, Pristina, in English 1800 gmt 1 Oct 98

Excerpt from report by Pristina-based Kosovo Albanian ARTA news agency web site.

Pristina, 1st October: "The liberation war of our people, led by KLA Kosovo Liberation Army; UCK in Albanian;
OVK in Serbo-Croat has entered a new phase, difficult and dramatic, yet ethical. It will end with victory," says
communique No 57 issued by the KLA general headquarters.

"The enemy conducted the strongest offensive ever in the first operational zone, from 21st to 30th September.
The enemy engaged thousands of tanks, transporters, APCs armoured personnel carriers and other motorized
vehicles during this offensive that included the subzone of Drenica, Shale, Pashtrik and Nerodime. The KLA
replied back to these forces, everywhere, with great determination. It caused them enormous loss in fighters and
fighting technique. In the subzone of Drenica, which is entirely taken over by war, the harshest clashes took
place in Prekaz, Gllanaselle, Rezalle, Likovc, Negroc etc. The enemy suffered a loss of 97 soldiers and
paramilitary, with 114 tanks and other fighting vehicles destroyed. The KLA had 11 killed and eight wounded
among its ranks. The enemy, always defeated by the KLA, takes its revenge on civilians, killing and massacring
them. Such was the case with the Delia family in Obri. In the subzone of Shale as well, the brave boys of
Artikoll caused enormous damage and loss in manpower to the enemy.

"In the subzones of Pashtrik and Nerodime, fierce clashes took place in Budakove, Greicevc, and Jezerc Jezerce .
The enemy suffered great loss. In these particular clashes, the enemy had 100 killed and wounded and dozens of
burnt vehicles. In the Pashtrik subzone, the units of the 21st brigade attacked the enemy forces in Petrove and
Cernaleve, whereas the units of the 121st brigade attacked the enemy forces in Dragobil and Malisheve. During
these actions, the KLA killed 65 Serbian bandits and destroyed two tanks and one vehicle. Clashes of lower
intensity took place in other parts of the first operative zone. In all these clashes, the KLA losses are
relatively minimal. This is another proof that the enemy cannot defeat the KLA. On the contrary, our army is
well prepared and it is now getting prepared for the final war..."

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October 19, 1998, Monday

KOSOVO REBELS SAY SERBIAN FORCES BRING REINFORCEMENTS, FIGHTING CONTINUES

SOURCE: Albanian TV, Tirana, in Albanian 1635 gmt 18 Oct 98

Text of report by Albanian TV on 18th October; Serbo-Croat variant of place names in brackets if known
Communique No 60 of the General Staff of the Kosova Kosovo Liberation Army UCK, OVK in Serbo-Croat states that
the situation in Kosova is serious. Despite the threats of the international community and NATO against the
fascist regime of Belgrade to withdraw its military forces from Kosova, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic
and his murderous regime are not only not fulfilling their obligations under the UN Security Council resolution,
but have brought in new military and police reinforcements and deployed them in various parts of Kosova.

In the operational subzone of Dukagjin alone, forces were deployed at Krelan, Maznik and Dashinoc between 14th
and 17th October. These forces have bombarded the surrounding villages, especially those of Dushkaje. During
these days, avoiding the controls of international observers, there has been shelling of Albanian villages and
of the lines of the UCK from the positions of military and police forces throughout Kosova, such as in the
operational subzone of Llap, where the town of Podujeve Podujevo was at the centre of confrontations, in the
operational subzones of Drenice Drenica , Nerodime, Shale and Pashtrik, and as far as the border strip, where
the enemy has concentrated large military and police forces. The bitterest fighting took place along the
highways between Komoran Komorane and Kijeve Kijevo ; Komoran and Malisheve Malisevo ; Malisheve and Rahovec
Orahovac ; Shtime Stimlje and Suhareke Suva Reka ; Suhareke and Rahovec; and Podujeve Podujevo and Pristina,
where units of UCK scouts fell into ambushes and were obliged to respond to gunfire with gunfire of their own.
The UCK General Staff informs the international community about the dangerous tendencies of the enemy to expand
the conflict into urban areas of Kosova, especially inside the towns of Podujeve, Rahovec, Malisheve, Suhareke
and especially the Kosova capital of Pristina. This is evident from the enemy's attacks in Pristina on 16th
October, the communique states.

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November 1, 1998, Sunday

KOSOVO REBELS URGE ALBANIANS TO UNITE FOR "LIBERATION"

SOURCE: ARTA news agency web site, Pristina, in English 2210 gmt 31 Oct 98

Excerpts from report by Pristina-based Kosovo Albanian ARTA news agency web site

Pristina, 31st October: The KLA Kosovo Liberation Army; UCK in Albanian; OVK in Serbo-Croat General Headquarters
Communique No 16, states: "During the current offensive, the Albanian people of Kosova Kosovo and its liberation
army faced the offensive of the largest Serbian military scale, but also the highest level of the heroic
resistance of the KLA.

"During these battles, KLA showed great operative capability. With the sacrifice they showed in these battles,
our brave soldiers are the best example, showing how it should be fought for the independence of Kosova. In this
fighting, KLA gained an overall experience, which suits as a guarantee for its future on the tough path, full of
sacrifices, on the path towards the liberation of Kosova...

"It is the blood of the martyrs of the KLA that fell from all sides of Kosova that obliges and forces the
Albanians wherever they are to unite even more for the war for the liberation of Kosova.

"Brothers and sisters, compatriots and fellow warriors, the KLA General Headquarters feels excessive pain for
the martyrs of freedom and for every citizen of Kosova. It feels and shares the pain and suffering for the
massive destruction that the barbarian enemy caused, but it is also convinced that the freedom and independence
have no other alternative.

"The KLA General Headquarters expresses its deepest condolences to the families and the close ones of those who
for the freedom of their country did not spare anything - even their life."

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
November 16, 1998, Monday

Kosovo rebels say they are continuing policy of "self-restraint"

SOURCE: Source: Albanian TV, Tirana, in Albanian 1929 gmt 14 Nov 98

Text of report by Albanian TV on 14th November

Communique No 62 of the Kosova [Kosovo] Liberation Army [UCK] states that the self-restraint announced by the
UCK General Staff is continuing, except in cases where Serbian criminal gangs have launched attacks and
provocations. Self-restraint was announced, not because we are under any obligation from an agreement, but out
of respect for international conventions and to leave scope for politicians and diplomats to achieve a stable
and peaceful political settlement in Kosova. The struggle, seriousness and determination of the UCK and the
Albanian people put Kosova at the top of the international agenda in 1998, and led to it being treated
seriously. This is shown by the meetings between the political representatives of the UCK at home and abroad
with diplomats and foreign officials, especially those of the United States.

In this context, the communique draws attention to a 115-page report in English that includes facts describing
all the different kinds of barbaric Serbian violence in Kosova, even after UN Security Council Resolution No
1,199 and other resolutions. This report has been delivered to the EU parliament, the Belgian Senate, the
general prosecutor of the tribunal in The Hague and other European institutions. These institutions have also
been informed of the political platform and strategy of the UCK, so that they will accept the UCK as the
national liberation army of the Albanian people in Kosova.

The UCK General Staff is completing its restructuring and is organizing its internal and external structures,
also making changes in its leadership. Mr Faton Mehmetaj has been discharged from the political directorate and
Mr Rame Buja has been appointed. The UCK General Staff expressed its concern at and dissociates itself from the
kidnapping of people of whatever nationality. The UCK is fighting against murderous criminal invaders of the
Belgrade regime. The UCK General Staff asks the international community, the Red Cross and OSCE observers to
oblige the fascist regime of Belgrade not to abuse our self-restraint or to allow their own insignia and cars to
be used to enter Albanian villages to kill and massacre people, as happened in Negroc [Negrovac] near Gllogoc
and Decan near Malisheve. Everybody, the communique says, is obliged to help the UCK's fund within the country,
thus helping the struggle for freedom, democracy and independence in Kosova.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
November 18, 1998, Wednesday

Kosovo rebels warn media not to "truncate" communiques

Source: 'Koha Ditore', Pristina, in Albanian 15 Nov 98

Excerpts from communique No 62 of the general staff of the Kosovo Liberation Army as published by the Kosovo
Albanian-language newspaper 'Koha Ditore' on 15th November

The Kosova [Kosovo] Liberation Army is continuing in its self-restraint, announced by the UCK general staff in
statement No 12, except in cases in which Serbian criminal gangs have launched attacks and provocations. Self-
restraint was announced, not because we are under any obligation from an agreement, but out of respect for
international conventions and to leave scope for politicians and diplomats to achieve a stable and peaceful
political settlement in Kosova...

The UCK general staff is completing its restructuring and is organizing its inner and outer structures, also
making changes in its leadership. Mr Faton Mehmetaj has been discharged from the political directorate, and Mr
Rame Buja has been appointed. The UCK general staff expressed its concern at and dissociates itself from the
kidnapping of people of whatever nationality.

The kidnapping of two Serbian civilians in Polac [Polance], about which we learned from the public media, was an
isolated incident carried out by irresponsible people, which as such damages our just liberation struggle...

The UCK general staff criticizes the satellite programme of Pristina Television [as published] and other media
at home and abroad not to truncate our appeals for unity and for our campaign The Homeland in Danger - The
Homeland Calls, as announced in political declaration No 18.

Such behaviour not only violates democratic principles and the code of journalism, but is also a punishable act,
now or at any time.

We ask our compatriots wherever they are to help and to join without hesitation our just liberation struggle.

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December 27, 1998, Sunday

SERBIA: KOSOVO REBELS PLEDGE TO ASSIST OSCE OBSERVERS, MEDIA

SOURCE: Albanian TV, Tirana, in Albanian 1735 gmt 26 Dec 98

Text of report by Albanian TV on 26th December

We now read Communique No 67 of the General Staff of the Kosova Kosovo Liberation Army UCK in Albanian; OVK in
Serbo-Croat :

After the attack by the Serbian military and police forces in the Llap Lap area, Albanian citizens and
international personnel feel more unsafe than ever. In its attack of 24th December, the Belgrade regime not only
suffered considerable casualties and damage, but also suffered a serious moral and diplomatic defeat in the
international arena. The great majority of diplomatic circles and the foreign media, apart from the Russians,
have condemned the attack of the Serbian forces on the villages of Llap. The complete Serbian defeat in the Llap
region has led the Serbian occupation forces to take revenge on the Albanian civilian population, women and
children, and to threaten OSCE observers and foreign media correspondents.

The UCK General Staff is aware that under such circumstances the occupation forces are putting obstacles in the
path of the OSCE observers. The UCK General Staff informs international governmental and nongovernmental
institutions, journalists and correspondents that they will never be hindered under any circumstances, but will
be welcomed and assisted by the Albanian people and the UCK, and that no harm will come to them from us. We also
ask them to report objectively about the situation in Kosova. The UCK General Staff should be informed on every
incident or disagreement on the ground.

We ask the international community to report and judge impartially the situation in Kosova, because the
criminals and their victims cannot under any circumstances be deemed equal culprits. We are convinced that you
have not sent your representatives to assist Belgrade in its crimes, the communique of the UCK General Staff
says.

BBC Monitoring Europe - Political
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May 17, 1999, Monday

KOSOVO REBEL ARMY REPORTEDLY RESTRUCTURING TO ACHIEVE WESTERN STANDARD

SOURCE: Kosovapress news agency web site in Albanian 16 May 99

The Kosovo Liberation Army has said it will soon announce the result of the restructuring, currently under way,
which should bring it closer to the standard of the armies in Western democracies. It reiterated its support for
the self-declared provisional government of Kosovo and condemned the recent meeting between Serbian authorities
and the Kosovo Albanian leader, Ibrahim Rugova, in Belgrade. The following is the text of Communique No 78 of
the Kosovo Liberation Army General Staff, published on Kosovo Liberation Army Kosovapress news agency web site:
Pristina, 16th May: We, the fighters of the Kosova Kosovo Liberation Army UCK - Communique No 78 of the UCK
General Staff says - are indignant at the insults that continue to be repeated by many of our detractors,
calling us extremists because we are fighting with weapons in hand for the independence of Kosova - a demand
that those who accuse us of being extremists have stated and have included in their programmes.

It is known that the armed struggle is the more extreme vital activity for gaining freedom and independence, but
neither cowards nor hypocrites can engage in this activity. The best, most tolerant and most loyal sons and
daughters of the people are waging the struggle for freedom and independence, at a time when the Serbian
occupier is aiming at the elimination of everything Albanian in Kosova. Freedom is not given, it is won.

The UCK was created as a result of a vital need of the Albanian people of Kosova, when all those who sought
freedom by pacifist methods had failed. With the help of the eight years of pacifism, many political
manipulations were carried out to deceive the people of Kosova and to stop any efforts for freedom. Then, the
fear of assuming power poisoned the spirit of the political manipulators, and they replaced solidarity with the
youths of the UCK with a cynical, insulting and indifferent attitude. The meetings in Belgrade - at a time when
the Serbian army was torching all of Kosova and expelling 1.4m Albanians from Kosova - were a result of this
attitude.

The UCK was created as an historic necessity, since its first fighters were the most fervent idealists for the
independence of Kosova, who spent part of their lives in the prisons of Yugoslavia, accused of being anti-
Communists and extremists. We have not taken up arms for class reasons or for ideological goals, as some
Albanian players would like to accuse us. The people of Kosova did not form their own liberation army for the
purpose of a social revolution or to oppose government with a national tinge, but they are carrying on a
struggle to be liberated from the century-old occupier. If you confuse these two things, this means that you are
making a mistake on purpose.

We, the fighters of the UCK, led by the Provisional Government of Kosova, as a product of the Rambouillet
agreement, know very well that a government does come forth from the muzzle of a gun. We are fighting to create
a free state, and a free vote makes a free government. For this purpose, we are improving the structures of the
UCK to achieve our strategic objective, in accord with our sacred mission - the liberation of Kosova - as an
army with the goals and standards of Western democracies. The UCK General Staff will soon announce these
improvements to the public, Communique No 78, signed by the chief of the UCK General Staff, Agim Ceku, says.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
January 18, 1999, Monday

Kosovo rebels accuse Serbia of "classic fascism"

SOURCE: Source: Albanian TV, Tirana, in Albanian 1735 gmt 16 Jan 99

Text of report by Albanian TV on 16th January

Following the recent massacre of Albanians near Shtime [Stimlje], the office of the general political
representative of the Kosovo Liberation Army [UCK in Albanian; OVK in Serbo-Croat] has issued the following
communique:

There is no end to the state terrorism and systematic repression of the Belgrade regime in Kosovo. The murder of
children who are the future of every people and society shows that the Serbian regime wants to kill the future
of the Albanians in Kosovo. The execution of dozens of Albanians, including women, children and the elderly,
shows clearly that the Serbian regime and state have launched themselves into classic fascism, exceeding that of
World War II. The international community appears not to have learnt any lessons from Srebrenica and Zepa in
Bosnia. This is not all. The greatest misfortune must be the satisfaction of the alibi that the international
community has secured for itself in the OSCE Verification Mission, which is impotent to secure even its own
safety, let alone that of the population of Kosovo.

The Serbian regime, the communique continues, does not want a political solution to the Kosovo issue. It wants
Kosovo not only as its colony, not only occupied, but without Albanians. It will do this through war, terror,
massacres and genocide. The sole guarantee for the Albanians of Kosovo lies with the UCK. Only by supporting,
aiding and joining the UCK can they repel the fascist dregs of the Belgrade regime and secure the independence
of the [self-declared] Republic of Kosovo and the freedom of the Albanian people in Kosovo.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
March 15, 1999, Monday

Rebels call for government of unity but do not reject talks solution

SOURCE: Source: Kosovapress web site in Albanian 11 Mar 99

The Kosovo Liberation Army has called for "a government that unites and focuses" on the goals of the Kosovo
Albanian people It says the proposals made at the Rambouillet peace conference in France were " full of defects
and shortcomings" , but "did not close all the doors and outlets for the future" . The following is the text of
" Communique No. 76 of the General Staff of the Kosova Liberation Army" published by the rebel Kosovo Liberation
Army's news agency Kosovapress web site on 11th March

Pristina, 11th March: The political and security situation in Kosova [Kosovo], after the Rambouillet conference,
continues to be tense with daily fighting throughout Kosova. The most serious fighting, accompanied by a
barbarism that is now well-known, has developed and continues in the regions of Neredima, Shala, Llap [Lap],
Pashtrik, Drenica [central Kosovo], and other places. There have been displacements of the population in the
villages in Artakolli, in some villages in Drenica, and in those in Malesia e Kacanik. During this fighting, the
Kosova Liberation Army [UCK] used defensive tactics for the most part. Thus, it inflicted losses on the enemy,
both human losses and losses of combat equipment. The greatest losses were inflicted in the zones of Shala and
Nerodima. Three members of the UCK were killed, and several were wounded. The enemy took revenge, pillaging and
torching abandoned houses. The purpose of these attacks was to clear the ethnic lands of the Albanians and to
devastate entire villages, just like during last year's offensives, massacring the civilian population: women,
children and old men.

These barbarous acts have stirred the conscience of the international community. But, unfortunately, there are
still members of this community who, in different international forums, are becoming advocates of the crime and
genocide perpetrated by the fascist regime of Belgrade. The United Nations, the Security Council, NATO, and the
other US and European mechanisms have a duty to defend the people of Kosova from the Serbian forces or help them
to defend themselves. The situation created during and after the Rambouillet conference requires that the
Albanian people, the political subjects within and outside the country, the UCK, the Albanian state, and
Albanians, wherever they are, unite around the struggle for freedom, independence, and democracy, and around the
people of Kosova and their liberation army. In this war, when Kosova is in flames because of the enemy's
barbarism, when new graves are dug each day, any appeal for partisan, or, perhaps, sectarian division is poison
in the open wound of Kosova. Kosova needs a provisional government and a broad political and intellectual
spectrum. It needs a government that unites and focuses, with wisdom, on the short-term and long-term goals of
the Albanian people and the UCK. Any other policy is harmful for our today and for our tomorrow, which should be
happy, with prospects opened to the future.

For the Albanian people and the UCK, the international conference at Rambouillet is not the desired solution in
the framework of national aspirations. It is full of defects and shortcomings, but it does not close all the
doors and outlets for the future. The acceptance or the failure to accept the provisional agreement on Kosova
should not disorient the Albanians. On the contrary, they must be more strongly and better united and organized
than they have been up to now. The fate and the future of Kosova depend mainly on the Albanians themselves and
their cooperation with the international community and its relevant mechanisms.

The UCK and the war, blood and sacrifice of the Albanian people for freedom and independence, not fictitious
institutions, sent the Albanian delegation to Rambouillet. There is no one who did not have a place at
Rambouillet.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
August 12, 1996, Monday

Kosovo "liberation army" claims responsibility for attacks on Serbian police

SOURCE: Source: 'Bota Sot', Zurich, in Albanian 10 Aug 96

Text of "Communique No 22" from the "leading staff of the Liberation Army of Kosovo" in the Swiss-based
Albanian-language newspaper 'Bota Sot' on 10th August

On 2nd August, in Operational Zone No 1, our guerrilla units launched four armed attacks against the occupying
Serbian police posts. Our attacks were intended to destroy the Serbian police targets and inflict heavy material
losses.

The target of the attacks was chosen on the basis of a decision made by the UCK [Liberation Army of Kosovo]
leading staff.

The Albanian people of Kosovo will not be cheated by defeatists and rabbits who are overwhelmed with fear and
panic. They know quite well that their best sons are leading the actions, and they will not lay down their arms
until the occupied territories have been liberated.

Through this communique, we would like to state clearly to the current Serbian political leadership that they
must withdraw from our territories as soon as possible, or our attacks to liberate the country will be fierce
and merciless.

The decision-making centres should be aware that we are not terrorists, as the Serbs are trying to call us, but
that we are warriors of liberty. In view of the fact that the international decision-making centres have so far
ignored the demands of our people, we are obliged to use force to liberate our territories.

[signed] The leading staff of the Liberation Army of Kosovo

[dated] Pristina, 4th August 1996

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
January 10, 1998, Saturday

Kosovo Liberation Army claims responsibility for armed attacks in Kosovo, Macedonia

SOURCE: Source: 'Bujku', Pristina, in Albanian 8 Jan 98

Text of report by the Kosovo Albanian-language newspaper 'Bujku' on 8th January

Communique No. 41 of the Kosovo Liberation Army [UCK], signed by the central staff of this army, reached our
editorial offices by fax yesterday. It states:

"On 25th November 1997, units of the UCK carried out two armed attacks against the Serbian police in Operational
Zone No. 1, one in the village of Zakute near Podujeve, in which a police car was attacked, and a second in
which the Serbian police station in Podujeve was attacked. Material damage was done to the enemy.

"On the orders of the Central Staff, armed operations also started in Operational Zone No. 2.

"On 16th December 1997, the building of the anti-Albanian court in FYROM [Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia]
was attacked with explosives, causing material damage.

"On 4th January 1998, the police stations in Kumanovo and Prilep were also attacked with explosives. On this
occasion, several police vehicles were destroyed, and other material damage was caused.

"The military units taking part in these operations then withdrew without casualties," the communique concludes.

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
August 13, 1997, Wednesday

Ethnic Albanian rebels threaten "greater slaughter than in Bosnia"

SOURCE: Source: 'Koha Ditore', Pristina, in Albanian 8 Aug 97 p3

Text of report "The Kosovo Liberation Army claims responsibility for recent attacks on the police" published by
the ethnic Albanian Kosovo newspaper 'Koha Ditore' on 8th August - all names as received

In a communique for the media bearing the number 35, the organization calling itself "The Kosovo Liberation
Army" [UCK] claims responsibility for recent armed incidents in Kosovo, in which two Serbian policemen and two
Albanian civilians were injured. This communique states: "By a decision of the UCK Central Staff made on 3rd and
4th August, our guerrilla units carried out three armed operations against the occupiers and their
collaborators." The organization also claims responsibility for what are called "the assassinations of Ali
Qullapeku from Terstenik and Ramiz Leku from Baince near Gllogovc [Glogovac]" .

The communique states: "Because we are dealing with an enemy that understands nothing but the language of force,
we are compelled, albeit against our will, to talk down the barrel of a gun, not as ' terrorists', but as a
liberation organization that has set itself the task of fighting mercilessly against the invader and his
collaborators until the Albanian lands are totally liberated."

The organization also invites the Albanian people and Albanian businessmen to pour funds into the UCK and
states: "We invite the occupiers to follow the example of civilized peoples, who have given up their colonies,
and to abandon their ambitions of keeping the Albanian lands under occupation." Otherwise, the communique adds,
" they will fare worse than did the Nazi fascists in World War II and even worse than their Russian brothers in
Afghanistan and Chechnya" .

The UCK draws the attention of the international community to its " failure to make a tangible commitment to
solving the issue of the Albanian lands in the former Yugoslavia" . The UCK communique concludes by saying: "You
will be forced to intervene after a greater slaughter than in Bosnia-Hercegovina and after the flames of war
have engulfed the entire Balkans."

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
October 22, 1997, Wednesday

Rebel Albanian group claims responsibility for attacks in Kosovo

Source: Kosova Daily Report, Pristina, in English 20 Oct 97

Text of report by the Democratic League of Kosovo bulletin Kosova Daily Report; Albanian version of place names
is followed by the Serbo-Croat version in brackets where known, transmitted on 20th October

A clandestine group calling itself "Ushtria Clirimtare e Kosoves" (UCK) (Liberation Army of Kosovo) has claimed
responsibility for a couple of attacks at the Serbian police stations and a settlement of Slav refugees.

In communique faxed to the media, the UCK said that it had carried out (without specifying the time) attacks at
"Gerlica of Ferizaj [Urosevac], Balince of Kline [Klina], Baballoq of Decan [Decani] and Qellopek and Kliqine of
Peje [Pec]" .

The Serbian media reported last week about alleged attacks at Serbian police stations in Kliqine and Qellopek
village of Peje, as well as about an attack at a settlement of Serbian and Montenegrin refugees at Baballoq
village of Decani. There were no reports, however, about any attacks or incidents at the two other places, at
Gerlice of Ferizaj and Balince of Kline, as included in the UCK communique.

The message, undersigned by "the HQ of the UCK" said that "in the night between 15th and 16th October, in a fire
exchange between members of an UCK unit and the Serbian police forces, the warrior Adrian Krasniqi died
heroically" . Conveying condolences to the family of Adrian Krasniqi the message said that it (UCK) "vows to
carry on with struggle for liberation of the country, and to avenge Adrian and other comrades" .

The message further notes that "being unable to apprehend units of our army, the occupier has launched campaigns
of retaliation and terror against the unprotected and unarmed civil population" . The communique appeals on the
"decision-making centres of international community to undertake concrete measures against the Serbian terror on
the civil population" .

In similar fax messages bearing neither the date nor the place they were sent from, the alleged Ushtria
Clirimtare e Kosoves (UCK) has over this and last year claimed responsibility for attacks against members of the
Serbian police in Kosovo and Albanians dubbed as " collaborators of the Serbian regime in Kosovo" .

The Kosovo leadership has expressed doubts over the existence of the UCK.

Excerpt from the Limaj et al. Trial
Friday, 19 November 2004

ICTY Case no. IT-03-66.

Page 581

11 MR. WHITING: If we could turn to the collection of documents at

12 tab 42 which is U0038552 through 8690.

13 Q. Could you tell us, Mr. Lehtinen, what this collection of

14 documents is.

15 A. This is a group of reports and articles which is -- which are

16 KLA -- Kosovo Liberation Army -- communiques, political, and policy

17 statements.

18 Q. From what time period, approximately?

19 A. It's from before the war and during the war.

20 Q. Looking at the first one at 8552, could you read the highlighted

21 portion of that first KLA communique.

22 A. Yes.

23 "Pristina Kosova daily report number 1144. In English, 20 May

24 1997.

25 "In a press release communique number 33 faxed to the media, the

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1 UCK said it killed Hetem Dobruna at the Llozice village of Klina earlier

2 this month, because of his 'notorious and open collaboration with the

3 Serbian occupying authorities.'"

4 Q. Now these were published in various newspapers?

5 A. That's correct.

6 Q. Turning to 8554 which is two pages away, and appears on the

7 screen. Could you read the highlighted portion of that communique,

8 please, number 35, which was published in Pristina Koha Ditore on the 8th

9 of August, 1997.

10 A. "In a communique for the media bearing the number 35. The

11 organisation calling itself 'the Kosovo Liberation Army 'UCK' claims

12 responsibility for recent armed incidents in Kosovo, in which Serbian

13 policemen and two Albanian civilians were injured. This communique

14 states: 'By a decision of the UCK central staff made on 3 and 4 August,

15 our guerrilla units carried out three armed operations against the

16 occupiers and their collaborators.' The organisation also claims

17 responsibility for what are called 'the assassinations of Ali Qullapeku

18 from Terstenik and Ramiz Leku from Baince near Glogovac.'

19 "The communique states: "Because we are dealing with an enemy

20 that understands nothing but the language of force, we are compelled,

21 albeit against our will, to talk down the barrel of a gun; not as a

22 terrorists, but as a liberation organisation that has set itself the task

23 of fighting mercilessly against the invader and his collaborators until

24 the Albanian lands are totally liberated."

25 Q. Turn, please, to 8555 from the Pristina Kosova Daily Report, 20

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1 October 1997. Could you read the highlighted portion, please.

2 A. Yes.

3 "In similar fax messages bearing neither the date nor the place

4 they were sent from, the alleged UCK has over this and last year claimed

5 responsibility for attacks against members of the Serbian police in

6 Kosovo and Albanians dubbed as 'collaborators of the Serbian regime in

7 Kosovo.'"

8 Q. Turn please to 8556, public communique from the Tirana Television

9 Network in Albania, 24 November 1997. Could you please read the

10 highlighted text.

11 A. "The communique stressed that every collaborator who, in this or

12 that form, causes harm to the Albanian national issue is to suffer."

13 Q. Turn please to 8557. Communique number 40 of the UCK from --

14 published in Pristina Bujku, 5 December, 1997. Could you read the

15 highlighted text, please.

16 A. "On the evening of 28 November, Dalip Dugolli, a collaborator and

17 one of Milosevic's most trusted men, was killed in the village of

18 Petreshice near Shtime."

19 Q. Turn to 8560 published in Pristina Bujku 1998. Could you read

20 the highlighted portion, please.

21 A. "On 13 February 1990, Mustafe Kurti, a collaborator with the

22 occupier, was liquidated. The communique containing a threat to the

23 Albanian prime minister fabricated by the anti-Albanian circles and

24 released in the name of the UCK is not ours and is invalid."

25 Q. Turn now to 8561 communique for Pristina Bujku, 4 March 1998.

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1 Could you read the highlighted sentence.

2 A. "Death to enemies and traitors!"

3 Q. Turn please to 8573, communique number 47, 13 May 1998, Pristina

4 Koha Ditore. Could you read the highlighted text, please.

5 A. "On the orders of UCK General Staff, successive operations

6 against the invasion troops were carried out in Operational Zone number

7 1, that is in the operational subzones of Drenica, Erenik, Dukagijn,

8 Pashtrik, and Llap.

9 "Throughout this period, operations were also carried out against

10 Albanian collaborationists, who despite earlier warnings did not abandon

11 their anti-national course of actions."

12 Q. Turn to 8575, policy statement number 3 of the KLA published in

13 Pristina Bujku in Albanian, 12 June 1998. Could you read the highlighted

14 phrase, please.

15 A. "The UCK General Staff had decided to appoint Professor Jakup

16 Krasniqi as its spokesman."

17 Q. Turn please to 8577, communique number 49, Pristina Koha Ditore

18 in Albanian, 13 July 1998. Could you please read the highlighted

19 section.

20 A. "Measures have also been taken against certain die-hard

21 collaborators, who are still working against our national interests.

22 Operations are underway to reinforce and extend the positions under the

23 control of our forces in the subzones of Pashtrik, Llap, Drenica, Karadak

24 and Dukagijn, within Operational Zone Number 1. Our formations have

25 successfully carried out large-scale operations in the subzone of

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1 Pashtrik."

2 Q. Turn now to 8580. This is an interview with Mr. Jakup Krasniqi,

3 the spokesman of the KLA published in Pristina Koha Ditore, 11 July 1998.

4 Could you read, please, the highlighted section on this a page.

5 A. "First of all, the Albanian political parties must recognise the

6 UCK as the entirety of the armed forces of Kosovo, and recognise the

7 present situation as a state of war."

8 Q. Turning to the next page of that same interview at 8581. Could

9 you read the highlighted section in the first paragraph at the top of the

10 page.

11 A. "The UCK is a liberation army and a regular military formation.

12 It is not an organisation or group that goes in for small-scale actions.

13 Our operations are rather larger, and bear a greater resemblance to those

14 of a regular army."

15 Q. And now the next highlighted portion.

16 A. "The UCK General Staff had its say before the elections in

17 Kosovo, and firmly took the view that the elections should not be held in

18 time of war, because a part of Kosovo was in flames."

19 Q. Turning to the next page of this interview with the KLA

20 spokesman, 8582, could you read the highlighted portion there.

21 A. This is Mr. Krasniqi speaking.

22 "One thing must be made clear. We call him a president even

23 though in many ways he does not deserve the name."

24 Q. And who is he speaking about there?

25 A. I believe he is speaking about Mr. Ibrahim Gugova.

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1 Q. Could you read the next highlighted section, please.

2 A. Then Krasniqi: "No. We considered that Ibrahim Rugova has

3 committed a series of political mistakes, to the detriment of national

4 cause, starting from the agreement on education, which came to nothing.

5 "He is the main divisive factor."

6 Q. The next page of the interview, please, at 8583.

7 A. "Rugova is a pacifist and he is often said to believe in

8 Gandhism." He is not a pacifist but a doormat. Rugova will not allow

9 resistance but only subservience, letting yourself be trampled underfoot.

10 We have lost our dignity as individuals, families and a nation. This is

11 true of one-half of the nation. The philosophy of the UCK is to restore

12 to these people their human, family, and national dignity, and to respond

13 the enemy's barbaric violence with a liberation struggle."

14 Q. I'm going to skip the portion at the bottom of the page. If we

15 can turn to the next page. If you can read the highlighted portion at

16 the bottom of the next page. This is 8584.

17 A. "The people of Kosovo are now on a war footing and are in action.

18 We are moving in the direction of creating the institutions of war at the

19 national level, which means that we will not create what you call lists,

20 but national institutions of a war footing."

21 Koha Ditore asks: "What will the UCK do if someone enters into

22 negotiations with Serbia without consulting you?"

23 Krasniqi answers: "We will continue the war."

24 MR. TOPOLSKI: That's okay.

25 MR. WHITING: If we could turn to 8586, which is the continuation

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1 of the interview on the following day. It's published in Pristina Koha

2 Ditore, 12 July, 1998.

3 Q. And if you could read the highlighted portions of this

4 continuation of the interview with Mr. Krasniqi.

5 A. This is Mr. Krasniqi speaking again: "The UCK is a new army in

6 the process of formation. However, the UCK has had its own staff and its

7 military hierarchy from the start, and still has today.

8 "The UCK is an organised army."

9 And Krasniqi continues: "No area of Kosovo has been able to arm

10 itself without the supervision and organisation of the responsible people

11 in the UCK.

12 "It is at a certain level in the hierarchy in which we have

13 apportioned operational zones. These are military secrets, but there is

14 also a hierarchy of the operational zones."

15 Q. Could we turn to 8589. And it -- could you read Mr. Krasniqi's

16 response in the middle of the page, please.

17 A. "The international community has criticised the violation of

18 human rights in the kidnapping of Serbian and Montenegrin civilians.

19 What can you say about this?"

20 And Krasniqi answers: "It does indeed seem to us ridiculous to

21 equate the operations of the UCK with those of the Serbian occupier,

22 which are notorious throughout the world. On this point, it seems to me

23 that the international community is not respecting its conventions,

24 starting with the UN charter, et cetera, because the UCK has never dealt

25 with civilians or only if they have been in the service of the army and

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1 the police and have done serious hard [sic] to the people and the

2 Albanian national cause. There have been cases in which they have been

3 kidnapped, but in this event they have been handed over to international

4 organisations, of course when they have been innocent. First of all, all

5 Serbian forces, whether the police, the military, or armed civilians, are

6 our enemy.

7 "From the start, we had our own internal rules for our

8 operations. These clearly lay down that the UCK recognises the Geneva

9 Convention and the conventions governing the conduct of war -- even

10 though it has not been offered the chance of signing them, as it would

11 have done. We do not go in for kidnapping. Even if some people have

12 suffered, these have been more Albanian collaborators than Serbian

13 civilians. We do not deal with civilians, and we return those whom we

14 take as prisoners of war. A few days ago we handed over two Serbs

15 originating from Croatia to the International Red Cross. Those we have

16 kidnapped are either announced in a list or reported to be executed, but

17 we do not behave in a base fashion like Serbia -- we do not behave in a

18 base fashion like Serbia."

19 Sorry.

20 Q. Thank you, Mr. Lehtinen. The reference to "two Serbs originating

21 from Croatia," who that is reference to?

22 A. That is a reference to witnesses in this case.

23 Q. Which two witnesses, please?

24 A. These are called Vojko and (redacted).

25 Q. Turning please to 8603. This is Pristina Koha Ditore, 12

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1 September, 1998. Could you read the highlighted portion of this

2 statement, please.

3 A. "The UCK and the Albanian people are being stabbed in the back by

4 collaborationist and pacifist elements.

5 "The General Staff of the UCK calls on the Albanian people in

6 general and the people in Kosovo in particular to be vigilant against the

7 misinformation of the enemy and the wicked pacifists, because the UCK did

8 not take up arms simply to surrender them, but to fight for freedom.

9 "Let the chickens cluck for the pitiful pacifists, even while they are

10 alive."

11 Q. Turn please to 8606, statement of the General Staff of the KLA,

12 published in Pristina Koha Ditore on 19 September 1998. If you could

13 read the highlighted portion.

14 A. "Punitive measures of various kinds are also being undertaken

15 against collaborationist elements that continue to serve the occupying

16 power."

17 MR. WHITING: Your Honour I would ask that this collection of

18 documents be given a number.

19 THE REGISTRAR: That collection will be Prosecution Exhibit P48.

20 MR. WHITING: Turning now to the documents at tab 43.

21 Q. Mr. Lehtinen, what are these documents, please?

22 A. These are copies of the -- of parts of the original newspaper

23 articles that were translated in the earlier batch.

24 Q. So to be clear, these are originals of some of the articles that

25 are included in the original batch -- or, the prior batch?

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1 A. Exactly.

2 MR. WHITING: Your Honour, with the assistance of the usher, I

3 actually have a chart which corresponds the documents in this collection

4 to the documents in the prior collection. If they could be distributed,

5 please.

6 JUDGE PARKER: Thank you.

7 MR. WHITING: Not every document that is in this batch at tab 43

8 has a corresponding English translation in the prior exhibit, though

9 nearly all of them do. And the chart makes it clear which ones

10 correspond. The Prosecution would seek to rely only on those documents

11 that are in Albanian in this collection which have a corresponding

12 translation in the prior exhibit. However, I included all of them simply

13 because it's part of one ERN range.

14 And I would ask now that this collection of documents which is

15 0081603 to 1636 and the chart that I have just distributed be given a

16 number.

17 THE REGISTRAR: The Albanian articles from ERN number EU0081603

18 to 1636 will be Prosecution Exhibit P49. And the corresponding English

19 ERN numbers will be 49 -- Prosecution Exhibit P49.1.

Excerpt from the Limaj et al. Trial
Monday, 23 May 2005

ICTY Case no. IT-03-66.

Page 6166

7 "On 13 February 1990," and I believe that's a typographical error.

8 It should be 1998, Mustafe Kurti, a collaborator with the occupier, was

9 liquidated."

[...]

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Further down on the communique it says, "We welcome the

15 increased interest of the international community and especially U.S. and

16 Franco-German diplomacy and declare that a solution to the Albanian

17 question cannot be confined to the present borders of Kosova."

18 Again, an appeal for international support; right?

19 A. Yes, yes.

20 Q. Could we turn to a speech that Jakup Krasniqi gave. It's P141.

21 MR. WHITING: If that could be provided to the witness, please.

22 Q. On the second page in the English and the Albanian, it says --

23 this is a speech that Jakup Krasniqi gave at a funeral for the victims of

24 Qirez and Likoshan. It says "We also warn the international mechanisms -

25 the UN, the Security Council, the USA, the EU and European Parliament, et

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1 cetera, to respect the charters and documents which they themselves

2 drafted and signed from the Atlantic one to that of Helsinki and Paris.

3 "We are fully confident that in none of the mentioned valid

4 documents can the defending of one's national threshold and dignity be

5 assessed as a terrorist act, and that not a single liberation war in any

6 country of the world has been qualified as a terrorist one. And our war

7 is nothing but a liberation one. If we chose to exercise terrorism, we

8 would surely do it in Serbia and not in our homes."

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