Hittade ett filmklipp på ett av de större universitetens lokala DC från Kosovo. Filmklippet heter "Kosovo gun battle"...

Någon som vet något om detta filmklipp? Vad är bakgrunden till eldstriden?

Hittade ett filmklipp på ett av de större universitetens lokala DC från Kosovo. Filmklippet heter "Kosovo gun battle" och visar hur tyska KFOR, av bilderna o döma i Prizren, är i eldstrid och skjuter kraftigt mot en liten gul bil av lokal modell. Det hela verkar kaosartat och lokalbefolkning runtomkring springer vilt omkring.
I slutet ser man hur lokala herrar plockar ut vapen ur bilen där en död man ligger.

Någon som vet något om detta filmklipp? Vad är bakgrunden till eldstriden?

[1999-06-13]: "We were met by thousands of people cheering and throwing flowers," said Willcuts. "It felt like we were entering France after the Nazis were chased out after World War II." The situation soon took a dramatic turn when two armed men in a small car began shooting at a German tank. In an incident aired by CNN, the two men were shot by NATO troops. Also wounded were a German soldier and a female bystander. Willcuts administered first-aid to one of the gunmen, who told him, "I am a Serb. I must die for my country."

06/29/99 - Oregon Resident to Direct World Vision Kosovo Work

PORTLAND – Oregon resident Stuart Willcuts has been named Kosovo Team Leader for World Vision, overseeing the agency's work in Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro. 

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Based in Tirana, Albania, Willcuts, 50, of Newberg, has been spending much of his time in Prizren, southern Kosovo, 18 miles from the Albanian border. His first trip into Prizren was with a convoy of German NATO peacekeepers on June 13, just days after the peace accords were signed.

"We were met by thousands of people cheering and throwing flowers," said Willcuts. "It felt like we were entering France after the Nazis were chased out after World War II." The situation soon took a dramatic turn when two armed men in a small car began shooting at a German tank. In an incident aired by CNN, the two men were shot by NATO troops. Also wounded were a German soldier and a female bystander. Willcuts administered first-aid to one of the gunmen, who told him, "I am a Serb. I must die for my country."

Willcuts, who has worked in emergency situations for nearly three decades, said the devastation of Kosovo has been worse than he expected. "People are returning to nothing. Even their livestock is missing. I've heard stories of Serbs putting all the village livestock into a house and setting it on fire."

Among the most urgent needs is housing, said Willcuts. Some 40,000 homes in the Prizren area have sustained damage; nearly half of those homes are uninhabitable – most of them so badly that "nothing remains but a concrete foundation."

Working with other agencies, World Vision is attempting to provide these families with some sort of shelter before the Balkan winter begins. "I've been talking with some of the old folks who have been around for a long time. Based on the weather this summer, they expect winter to set in no later than October 15," he said.

World Vision already has erected 20 temporary shelters for returning refugees. The shelters, measuring 20-by-12 feet, can be built quickly at a cost of about $1,000 each. World Vision plans to build at least 3,200 of these shelters.

Willcuts has worked in disaster relief for more than 25 years, beginning in Vietnam in 1971. He has worked and traveled extensively in Latin America and Africa in positions with World Vision, Northwest Medical Teams International, the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies. Most recently he was director of World Vision's work in Azerbaijan. He is a 1972 graduate of George Fox College in Newberg, Oregon.

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Media Contacts: Sheryl Watkins – 253.815.2246; LuAnn Yocky– 503.293.6601
or e-mail us at MediaInfo@worldvision.org

World Vision is the largest, privately funded Christian relief and development organization in the world, serving more than 70 million people annually in nearly 100 countries. For more information, please see our website: ww.worldvision.org.

Donations for helping World Vision's efforts with Kosovo refugees may be made by calling toll-free, 1-888-511-6565.

The situation soon took a dramatic turn when two armed men in a small car began shooting at a German tank.

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