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Article: From abroad, Kosovo Albanians put money on war
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- July 2, 1998
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BERLIN -- As fighting intensifies in Kosovo, ethnic Albanians from
the Serbian province who live abroad are preparing for war by sending
their savings home to aid the Kosovo Liberation Army, the rebels
fighting for independence from Serbia.
Kosovo Albanians in Germany and Switzerland, where most live in
exile, are abandoning hope for a peaceful settlement. Instead, they
are getting ready to "defend their fatherland." In recent months,
scores have quit Europe to return home to join the Kosovo Liberation
Army.
"Peaceful means don't work anymore. That's why I went home to
fight," Samed Syli, 19, said at a Red Cross counseling session in
Berlin. "I came back only because my brothers thought ...