Graffiti on a building in Kosovska Mitrovica – Never Surrender

This is the graffiti on the building at the entrance to Kosovska Mitrovica, made after the declaration of the self-proclaimed independence of Kosovo. It made the Serbs from nothern Kosovska Mitrovica, as a symbol of survival, and a vow to remain there until the end.

Never surrender

Never surrender

Ovo je grafit na zgradi, na ulazu u Kosovsku Mitrovicu, napravljen posle samostalnog proglašenja nezavisnosti Kosova. Napravili su ga Srbi koji žive u severnoj Kosovskoj Mitrovici kao simbol opstanka. preživljavanja, i zaveta da ?e ovde ostati do kraja.

Never surrender

Never surrender

Two fights in Kosovska Mitrovica – the Albanians against the Serbs -june 2010

Kosovska Mitrovica - bird-eye view

Places where the incidents occurred

First fight which happened on Wednesday, 6th june 2010, was the incident between Serbs & Albanians. It was in the part of Kosovska Mitrovica named “Mikro naselje (naselje-settlement), when Albanians came to Serbian luna park, and provocated Serbs. A group of Serbs felt called so they wanted to attack Albanians. Albanians were wearing ski masks, and one of them had a knife. When Serbs looked it, one Serb went somewhere, and took ax. When he came, the fight has began. There were 7-8 Serbs and 5 Albanians. This fight was fatal for Albanians. Three Albanians have suffered serious head injuries after ax attack, one was injured with the ax in the leg, and one had minor injury. This was on the playground, where were kids and wives.All of them saw this. After the fights, all the Serbian and Albanian TV stations in the main news reported on this case and that the Albanians were transported to the hospital, and the Serbs to prison. People all over the world heard for this.

Kosovska Mitrovica - bird-eye view

Mesta gde su se tu?e dogodile

Prva tu?a se desila u sredu, 6. juna 2010. godine, bio je to incident izme?u Srba i Albanaca, kada su Albanci došli u srpski luna park da provociraju Srbe, a luna park je bio  u multietni?kom delu Kosovske Mitrovice nazvanim “Mikro Naselje”. Grupa Srba se ose?ala prozvanom, pa su imali želje i volje da napadnu Albance. Albanci su nosili maske za skijanje, a jedan od njih je imao nož. Kada su ih Srbi videli, otišli su negde, i vratili za za petnaestak minuta sa sekirom. Kada su došli, tu?a je po?ela. Bilo je 7-8 Srba i 5 Albanaca. Ina?e ova tu?a je bila fatalna za Albance. Tri Albanca su imala ozbiljne povrede glave, posledica udarca sekirom, jedan je imao povredu noge, a još jedan manje povrede glave. Ovo se dogodilo na igralištu, gde je bio luna park, a tako?e ovde su bile i žene i deca koji su posmatrali ovo. Posle tu?e sve Albanske i Srpske TV i Radio stanice su prenosile ovo kao glavnu vest. Srbi su otišli u zatvor, a Albanci u bolnicu. Ljudi širom sveta su ?uli za ovo. Continue reading

Main Bridge in Kosovska Mitrovica

The bridge that separates the northern part of the city from the south, and that is the center of almost every conflict between Serbs and Albanians. Serbs are in the north, and Albanians in the southern part of Kosovska Mitrovica.

Main bridge in Kosovska Mitrovica

Bridge in Kosovska Mitrovica from a air, at night.

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The bridge that separates the northern part of the city from the south, and that is the center of almost every conflict between Serbs and Albanians. Serbs are in the north, and Albanians in the southern part of Kosovska Mitrovica.

Main bridge in Kosovska Mitrovica

Bridge in Kosovska Mitrovica from a air, at night.

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