evidence: By — Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/why-tensions-are-flaring-between-kosovo-and-serbia Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Why tensions are flaring between Kosovo and Serbia World May 29, 2023 3:41 PM EDT BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew this weekend after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and seized local municipality buildings. There have been violent clashes between Kosovo’s police and NATO-led peacekeepers on one side and local Serbs on the other, leaving several people injured on both sides. Serbia raised combat readiness of its troops stationed near the border and warned it won’t stand by if Serbs in Kosovo are attacked again. The situation has again fueled fears of a renewal of the 1998-99 conflict in Kosovo that claimed more than 10,000 lives and left more than 1 million homeless. Why are Serbia and Kosovo at odds? Kosovo is a mainly ethnic Albanian populated territory that was formerly a province of Serbia. It declared independence in 2008. Serbia has refused to recognize Kosovo’s statehood and still considers it part of Serbia, even though it has no formal control there.