KOSOVOYUGOSLAVIA SERB TROOPS PASS THROUGH CHECKPOINT

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(14 Jun 1999) Natural Sound • • The largest force of Serbian troops to withdraw from Kosovo so far, passed the checkpoint manned by U-S troops at Gnjilane on Monday. • • The Serbian withdrawal from Kosovo continues at pace, with U-S marines supervising scores of Serbian tanks passing through a checkpoint on their way back to their home bases. • • With their headquarters in the northern Kosovan town of Gnjilane now operational, the marines were out in force on Monday, monitoring the continuing Serbian withdrawal from the province. • • The mood was sombre and professional -- both sides seemed determined to get the evacuation over and done with as soon as possible. • • Inside were Serb fighters with all their rations, rifles, machine guns and rocket launchers, heading out of Kosovo and back over the border into Serbia. • • The remaining troops - of a 40-thousand member contingent in Kosovo when the peace agreement was reached -- and all Serb paramilitaries are to leave Kosovo by June 20. • • This area near the Serbian border is in the US-designated sector for NATO's K-FOR peacekeeping force. • • The Marines, used to being first into action, followed the British, French, Germans and Italians who started moving into Serbia on Saturday. • • And all the time, U-S army Apaches and U-S Marine Corps Cobras constantly shadowed the convoy -- just in case. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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