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Article: Macedonia tries further peace talks and ceasefire to avert a civil war
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 30, 2001
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WITH A shaky ceasefire back in force - for the time being -
Macedonia watched nervously yesterday to see if peace talks, which
went into a second day, can avert a civil war.
In the capital, Skopje, Albanians watch in fear as angry mobs of
ethnic Macedonians hold almost nightly demonstrations against the
Albanian rebellion. If a war comes, they fear they will be the
targets. It is the same in Gostivar - only here, the Slav Macedonians
are in the minority and fear they will be the targets. Last week,
Macedonians in Gostivar watched as Albanian rebels attacked the
centre of Tetovo, just 24km (15 miles) north, and Macedonians fled
the city as the rebels took control of much of it.
"They're ...