EXCLUSIVE NEWS FEATURE Albanian paramilitaries prepare to defend Kosovo

Описание: (13 Nov 2007)
++NIGHT SHOTS ++
1. Various of armed uniformed men wearing balaclavas walking in the woods
2. Wide of a commander saluting soldiers in the line
3. SOUNDBITE: (Albanian) Albanian National Army fighter, nicknamed "Commander Preka":
"In the Albanian National Army there are 12-thousand soldiers currently. They are based everywhere, every street, every village has members of ANA (Albanian National Army). We train every day with the purpose of defending our country, defend our people from any threat posed by Czar Lazar Guard."
4. Pan up close up of machine gun to soldiers face which is hidden with a balaclava
5. SOUNDBITE: (Albanian) Albanian National Army fighter, nicknamed "Commander Preka":
"The talks will fail, there will be no success. From the year 2000 they (the government) have all lied to us, they say this meeting then the next meeting. We do not believe in them. We do not believe in our leaders, they all lie to us. Therefore we call upon all members, civilian and military, that belong to ANA, to boycott the upcoming elections."
6. Close up of insignia
7. SOUNDBITE: (Albanian) Albanian National Army fighter, nicknamed "Commander Preka":
"Our enemies are Serbia and the Guard of Czar Lazar. We are in our land. We are not creating trouble for them but they (Guard of Czar Lazar) want to come here. We shall defend this land to the last soldier."
8. Various of military induction for new volunteers
9. Close up of a soldier with semiautomatic rifle during the military salute
10. Wide of armed soldiers in line
11. Close up of a soldier to pan down a machine gun
12. Various of the flag ceremony
13. Soldiers saluting
14. Albanian flag being raised
15. Flag flapping in the wind
STORYLINE:
An outlawed ethnic Albanian paramilitary group is patrolling towns in northern Kosovo along the Serb border in defiance of international authorities.
In an exclusive interview with AP Television, a commander of the outlawed Albanian National Army, known as AKSH said the group is prepared to "defend our people from any threat" while international mediators try reach agreement on the province's final status.
The U.N. Mission in Kosovo has branded the group a "terrorist organisation."
The fighter from AKSH known as " Commander Preka" claimed he has 12-thousand soldiers in the province.
Preka who commands a group of 40-50 paramilitaries in northern Kosovo, agreed to the interview under the condition that the exact location and his name not be disclosed.
The paramilitaries, who were filmed wearing ski masks and mostly black military fatigues, were equipped with different types of light weapons, including AK-47s.
The paramilitaries claim they have been patrolling all northern Kosovo towns bordering Serbia to prevent any Serb incursion into the area.
Last month, the Serbian Guard of Czar Lazar paramilitary group, also outlawed by the U.N. mission, threatened to target U.N. and NATO peacekeepers and Albanian-run institutions if the province declared independence from Serbia.
"We train every day with the purpose of defending our country defend our people from any threat posed by Czar Lazar Guard," he said, referring to a Serbian paramilitary group who are also outlawed.
The Czar Lazar Guard is named after a medieval Serb leader, Czar Lazar, who reportedly led the Serb army in a crucial battle against the Ottoman Turks in Kosovo in 1389.
AP Television filmed AKSH soldiers dressed in military clothing in the woods in a mountainous area of the province.
"Our enemies are Serbia and the Guard of Czar Lazar," said the commander, who was in charge of the group of soldiers

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