Turkish forces arrive in Kosovo to bolster NATO-led peacekeepers after recent violence

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish commando battalion has arrived in Kosovo to assist in quelling recent violent unrest in the Balkan country. The Turkish Defense Ministry shared a video on Sunday showing troops wearing the insignia of the NATO-led Kosovo Force departing Turkey and arriving in Kosovo. The force is a peacekeeping mission that was established in 1999. Violent clashes with ethnic Serbs last Monday left 30 international soldiers injured. The clashes grew out of a confrontation that unfolded earlier after ethnic Albanian officials who won local elections in northern Kosovo entered municipal buildings to take office. They were blocked by ethnic Serbs, who overwhelmingly boycotted the votes.