ALBANIA: KOSOVO: CRISIS: KOSOVO LIBERATION ARMY
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(1 May 1999) Albanian/Nat
(1 May 1999) Albanian/Nat
More than 100 men traveled from Germany to Albania on Saturday to join the ranks of the KLA.
Travelling by bus and van, the men, all originally from Kosovo, arrived in the coastal town of Durres. From there they are making their way to training camps in Northern Albania.
Thousands of ethnic Albanians have been joining the ranks of the K-L-A since Nato's campaign began, many arriving from the ethnic Albanian diaspora in countries as far away as the U-S.
Travelling in buses and vans, these men from Germany but originally from Kosovo, arrived in the coastal town of Durres.
Their ultimate destination: K-L-A training camps in northern Albania.
For two weeks they will undergo an intensive military programme, led by soldiers who used to serve in the Yugoslav army.
Today's recruits came with their own uniforms but no serious weaponry.
Many did, however, have knives and were happy to demonstrate how they would use them against their Serb foes inside Kosovo.
Posing with the U-S flag, the new recruits then made their way to the K-L-A's recruitment centre.
The Drenica Restaurant is where these new recruits are processed.
Fittingly, Drenica is the name of a Kosovar town.
K-L-A leaders express surprise at the number of volunteers who keep coming from abroad - the ethnic Albanian diaspora - to join there ranks.
SOUNDBITE: (Albanian)
"We were amazed to see how many KLA volunteers are arriving from the West. In the beginning, the headquarters idea was to recruit men from Kosovo but more and more have been coming from abroad and there is no special request for them"
SUPER CAPTION: Fitim Krasmiqi, K-L-A
The K-L-A have also been recruiting from refugee camps.
There are a number of K-L-A training camps along the Albanian - Kosovo border and their activities out of Albania caused Yugoslavia to break of relations after accusing the country of aggression.
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More than 100 men traveled from Germany to Albania on Saturday to join the ranks of the KLA.
Travelling by bus and van, the men, all originally from Kosovo, arrived in the coastal town of Durres. From there they are making their way to training camps in Northern Albania.
Thousands of ethnic Albanians have been joining the ranks of the K-L-A since Nato's campaign began, many arriving from the ethnic Albanian diaspora in countries as far away as the U-S.
Travelling in buses and vans, these men from Germany but originally from Kosovo, arrived in the coastal town of Durres.
Their ultimate destination: K-L-A training camps in northern Albania.
For two weeks they will undergo an intensive military programme, led by soldiers who used to serve in the Yugoslav army.
Today's recruits came with their own uniforms but no serious weaponry.
Many did, however, have knives and were happy to demonstrate how they would use them against their Serb foes inside Kosovo.
Posing with the U-S flag, the new recruits then made their way to the K-L-A's recruitment centre.
The Drenica Restaurant is where these new recruits are processed.
Fittingly, Drenica is the name of a Kosovar town.
K-L-A leaders express surprise at the number of volunteers who keep coming from abroad - the ethnic Albanian diaspora - to join there ranks.
SOUNDBITE: (Albanian)
"We were amazed to see how many KLA volunteers are arriving from the West. In the beginning, the headquarters idea was to recruit men from Kosovo but more and more have been coming from abroad and there is no special request for them"
SUPER CAPTION: Fitim Krasmiqi, K-L-A
The K-L-A have also been recruiting from refugee camps.
There are a number of K-L-A training camps along the Albanian - Kosovo border and their activities out of Albania caused Yugoslavia to break of relations after accusing the country of aggression.
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