{"id":1943516,"date":"2023-06-03T12:29:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T16:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/commando-battalion-and-700-nato-troops-headed-to-european-flashpoint-after-violent-unrest\/"},"modified":"2023-06-03T12:30:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T16:30:46","slug":"commando-battalion-and-700-nato-troops-headed-to-european-flashpoint-after-violent-unrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/commando-battalion-and-700-nato-troops-headed-to-european-flashpoint-after-violent-unrest\/","title":{"rendered":"700 NATO troops and a Commando Battalion are heading to a European flashpoint after violent unrest."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcommando-battalion-and-700-nato-troops-headed-to-european-flashpoint-after-violent-unrest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1943516&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Turkey Sends Commando Battalion to Quell Unrest in Kosovo<\/h2>\n<p>The Turkish defense ministry has responded to a NATO request for troops to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/commando-battalion-and-700-nato-troops-headed-to-european-flashpoint-after-violent-unrest\/\" title=\"700 NATO troops and a Commando Battalion are heading to a European flashpoint after violent unrest.\">quell violent unrest<\/a> in northern Kosovo by announcing the deployment of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-military-action-in-the-2021-israel-hamas-conflict\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Military Action In The 2021 Israel-Hamas Conflict?\">commando battalion<\/a>. The battalion will join NATO&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-of-haiti-assassinated-wednesday\/\" title=\"President of Haiti Assassinated Wednesday\">peacekeeping mission<\/a> in the region, known as KFOR, as a reserve unit. The move comes after violent clashes with ethnic Serbs left 30 international soldiers wounded. NATO has announced that it will be sending 700 troops to bolster the force in the area. KFOR currently consists of almost 3,800 troops, including some 350 from Turkey.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hundreds of ethnic Serbs gathered in Zvecan in Kosovo, days after clashes between Serbs and soldiers from a NATO-led peacekeeping force caused injuries, prompting NATO to send in more troops. There are fears of a renewal of the region\u2019s bloody conflicts. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7nIGynWa6v\">https:\/\/t.co\/7nIGynWa6v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Associated Press (@AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\/status\/1663846611896750080?\">May 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Will violence in the Balkans escalate?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Will violence in the Balkans escalate?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"answer\" value=\"yes\">Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"answer\" value=\"no\">No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script><br \/>\n\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name = cname + \"=\";<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca = decodedCookie.split(';');<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i = 0; i <ca.length; i++) {\n\t\t\t\tvar c = ca[i];\n\t\t\t\twhile (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {\n\t\t\t\t\tc = c.substring(1);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn c.substring(name.length, c.length);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn \"\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tfunction ffp_setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) {\n\t\t\tvar d = new Date();\n\t\t\td.setTime(d.getTime() + (exdays*24*60*60*1000));\n\t\t\tvar expires = \"expires=\"+ d.toUTCString();\n\t\t\tdocument.cookie = cname + \"=\" + cvalue + \";\" + expires + \";path=\/\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\twindow.ff_poll_voted = false;\n\n\t\tvar voted_cookie_name = 'firefly_voted_3372595';\n\n\t\tfunction ff_poll_submit( event ) {\n\t\t\tevent.preventDefault();\n\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPoll = jQuery( '#firefly-poll' );\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPollContainer = jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\n\t\t\tvar pollFormBox = jQuery('#pollFormBox');\n\n\t\t\tif( window.ff_poll_voted || ffp_getCookie( voted_cookie_name ) ){ return; }\n\t\t\twindow.ff_poll_voted = true;\n\n\t\t\tfireflyPollContainer.addClass('loading');\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkey&#8217;s defense ministry will send a commando battalion to northern Kosovo to assist in quelling violent unrest, following a request from NATO&#8217;s Joint Force Command Naples. 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