Are There Serb Paramilitary Units in Kosovo?
War Lord Dacevic in Podujevo, Arkan in Belgrade… by D. Petrovic Nasa Borba, Beograd, FR Yugoslavia, March 11 1998 Albanian press has during the last few weeks frequently claimed that various paramilitary formations were active in Kosovo, above all, the best known of them all – the Serb Volunteer Guard, led by Zeljko Raznatovic Arkan. However, the Serb sources in Kosovo claim that these informations are absolutely wrong and that the possible cause of confusion is the increased presence of special police units who sometimes wear black uniforms, similar to those used by Arkan’s “Tigers”. Although nothing can be excluded, it is certain that Arkan’s units are not active in Kosovo and the reason is very simple: for now, the Police is keeping the situation under control. This comes from the sources very close to the top of the SVG who, however, do not exclude the possibility that “the volunteers will get involved, if necessary”. Another peace of evidence which confirms this is that Raznatov
