AlQa'dah 29, 1432, Oct 27, 2011, SPA -- Serbs in Kosovo have started a partial removal of roadblocks that have hampered movement and supply of NATO-led peacekeepers in the country's tense north, according to AP. Serbs have blocked roads for three months to stop Kosovo Albanian leadership from extending its control over the part of the country populated mostly by ethnic Serbs. Serbs said they have started the removal of the blockade Thursday so the peacekeepers can supply their troops. But they plan to keep checkpoints to prevent an EU mission from transporting Kosovo officials. Kosovo Albanian authorities deployed their security forces in July to two border posts in northern Kosovo to enforce a trade ban with Serbia. Serbs reacted by blocking roads with rocks, mud and logs, triggering clashes with Kosovo police that left one police officer dead. Serbs reject Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence.
