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Kosovo: The unhealed wounds of war

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Andreas Herz
October 5, 2026

A new mass grave has been discovered as Kosovo confronts the legacy of the 1990s war. Many people remain missing on both the Serbian and Albanian sides, and their fates are still unresolved.

Twenty-seven years after the Kosovo War, Lutfije Ademi Vokshi is still searching for answers about her missing brother, Adem Ademi. In northern Kosovo, investigators have recovered 23 bodies from a mass grave, and DNA testing may finally confirm whether one of them is his. The report highlights the lasting impact of the war in Mitrovica, where ethnic divisions remain visible around the bridge separating the Albanian-majority south from the Serbian-majority north, despite differing views on the continued presence of KFOR peacekeepers.

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