Severna Brigada
| Northern Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Северна Бригада | |
 | |
| Active | 2023–present |
| Allegiance |  Serbia |
| Mottos | Не брините, ту смо![1] |
| Engagements | |
Severna Brigada (Serbian Cyrillic: Северна Бригада, English: North Brigade) is a Serbian militant group in North Kosovo.
North Kosovo crisis
[edit]In June 2023 the government of Kosovo designated two ethnic Serb groups, Severna Brigada and Civilna zaštita (Civil Defense), as terrorist entities, alleging they were recruiting and training members to carry out attacks on Kosovan infrastructure.[2] This followed protests in the four northern municipalities in May due to the election of Albanian mayors in those municipalities after the Serb community had boycotted the elections.[2] More than 90 KFOR soldiers were injured in the violent clashes.[3][4]
It is unclear when the Severna Brigada was established or how it operates. In August 2022, graffiti signed by the group appeared on the streets of North Kosovo.[1][2]
Some of its members are believed to have taken part in the September 2023 attack in the village of Banjska where three militants and one Kosovo police officer was killed.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Na ulicama Kosovske Mitrovice osvanule poruke "Ne brinite, tu smo – Severna Brigada"". Gorazdevac.com. 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Bytyci, Fatos (29 June 2023). "Kosovo designates two Serb groups as terrorist organisations". Reuters.
- ^ "30 KFOR soldiers injured, NATO deploys additional troops in Kosovo". Top Channel. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "NATO Demands Accountability for Attacks on Peacekeepers in North Kosovo | Balkan Insight". 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Sveçla: Sulmuesit pjesë e organizatave "Mbrojtja Civile" dhe "Brigada e Veriut"" [Sveçla: The attackers are part of the "Civil Defense" and "North Brigade" organizations] (in Albanian). Voice of America. 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.