NATO says reinforcements arriving in Kosovo after clashes last week

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. soldier in Kosovo's NATO peackeeping force (KFOR) stands guard near a municipal office in Leposavic, Kosovo, May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Fatos Bytyci/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Reinforcements for NATO's peacekeeping force have begun to arrive in Kosovo following last week's unrest in the north of the country, the alliance said on Monday.

Violence flared after Kosovo authorities installed ethnic Albanian mayors in offices in northern municipalities after being elected on a turnout of just 3.5% after Serbs who form a majority in the region boycotted local polls.