Rising Tensions in Kosovo: NATO Troops and Serb Protesters Clash

Serbian protesters smashed two cars belonging to journalists in Kosovo's Leposavic town on Tuesday, a day after 30 NATO soldiers and 52 protesters were hurt in clashes, as EU and NATO officials urged a de-escalation of the violence. Unrest in the region has intensified since ethnic Albanian mayors took office in northern Kosovo's Serb-majority area after April elections that the Serbs boycotted, a move that led the U.S. and its allies to rebuke Pristina on Friday. NATO said in a statement it would send additional forces to Kosovo to curb the violence, adding it "has directed the deployment of the Operational Reserve Forces (ORF) for the Western Balkans."