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Vladimir Lazarevic
Hawkish Pristina Corps commander’s by-the-book attitude took him to the top – and kept him there through war and revolution.
5 Dec 05
Cvjetan Court Ruling Controversy
Landmark case sent for re-trial raising further doubts about Serbia’s ability to try war crimes.
18 Nov 05
Belgrade Buys Time
Lazarevic’s decision to go to The Hague will help Serbia’s standing in Europe - but fugitive general Ratko Mladic has to follow him.
18 Nov 05
Serb General to Stand Trial for Kosovo Crimes
Sreten Lukic arrives in The Hague after months of wrangling over his health.
18 Nov 05
Rise and Fall of Nebojsa Pavkovic
After surviving years of tumultuous Belgrade politics, the Serbian general has ended up in a Hague cell.
18 Nov 05
Serbia Steeled for Mass Grave Charges
Prosecutors have promised to charge within months those responsible for the mass killings of Kosovo Albanians.
18 Nov 05
Milosevic's Personal Army, On Call 24 Hours A Day
Since 1991 Slobodan Milosevic has showered money and top of the range military equipment - including armoured vehicles and heavy ground attack aircraft - on his special police units, and deployed them between him and his political opponents.
10 Nov 05
Reform Of The Yugoslav Army In The Offing
Financial exigencies may finally do to the Yugoslav regular military what NATO seemingly failed to do this summer - substantially reduce its numbers.
10 Nov 05
Vuk Draskovic's Fledgling 'Falcons'
On December 7, the opposition Serbian Renewal Movement announced plans to form a special unit to 'counter the threat of state terrorism'. They have a military-sounding name - the Falcons - but they don't have guns. Yet.
10 Nov 05
Milosevic Dreams Of Military Axis To The East
Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic cherishes a dream of a military axis stretching east from Belgrade to Beijing. But his ambition rests on the future of other would-be presidents - including George Bush Jr. and Gennady Zyuganov.
10 Nov 05
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