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WASHINGTON - The United States is considering keeping a key military air base in Bosnia-Herzegovina after NATO wraps up its peace mission there as part of a new force projection concept designed to facilitate the war on terror, military officials said Monday. The plan, whose final approval at the Pentagon is still pending, was disclosed to members of Congress amid growing concern that Bosnia may become a "safe haven" for al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic militant groups that could use it as a base for operations in Europe and elsewhere. Major General James Darden, a senior representative of the US European Command, told...

EAGLE BASE, Bosnia and Herzegovina — When Capt. Tim Hagen was back home in Minnesota, he used to go out every week to see his favorite band, Jack Knife and the Sharps. He thought he would have to give that up during the six-month rotation in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the 34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard. That was until he heard a small band from the States perform at Eagle Base as part of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation entertainment program. He wondered if Jack Knife and the Sharps could do the same. He asked around, contacted...

Christian Blood spilled in Kosovo in picturesTue Sep 2, 3:33 PM ET - Stanica Savic, the mother of killed Kosovo Serb Miomir Savic, mourns over a coffin with his remains during a funeral in the village of Cernica, September 2, 2003. Savic died in a hospital at the U.S. Army's Camp Bondsteel from wounds sustained when a hand-grenade exploded, outside a shop in the village of Cernica on Sunday. REUTERS/Stringer Tue Sep 2, 1:57 PM ET - Judges rejected demands by former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic (news - web sites) to be released for at least two years to prepare...

Two U.S. Soldiers Die in Kosovo Helicopter Crash Sun June 8, 2003 07:16 AM ET PRISTINA, Serbia and Montenegro (Reuters) - Two U.S. peacekeeping soldiers were killed Sunday when their AH 64 helicopter crashed in Kosovo, the U.S. military said. The cause of the crash was being investigated, but a U.S. officer said there was no sign it was due to hostile action. "There is no notification of a hostile intent," Major Hilary Luton, spokesman for the U.S. sector in Kosovo, said. He could not give the precise site of the accident and said names of the casualties were being...

By Ivana Avramovic, Stars and StripesEuropean edition, Saturday, May 17, 2003 EAGLE BASE, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- During an unusual town hall meeting Friday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz praised peacekeeping troops for their service and role in providing stability in the world. Wolfowitz met with more than 100 troops of all ranks, answering their questions at Peacekeeper’s Hall here. "The mission that you're doing here in Bosnia is extremely important for our country, for Bosnia and for the stability in the world," Wolfowitz said. "This mission has gone on longer than it was expected, although that...

    | |     February 6, 2002Yugoslavia's EndThe name is gone, but delusions remain This Tuesday, the parliament of the last Yugoslavia decided to lay the name and the idea to rest, abolishing the country in favor of a new, ill-defined entity called "Serbia and Montenegro." The new Constitutional Charter and the bill governing its implementation had already been passed by the Serbian parliament on the 28th, and by the parliament of Montenegro the day after. The decision is not unexpected. As early as last March, Serbia and Montenegro's vassal potentates signed a pledge drafted by their...

PRISTINA, Serbia-Montenegro - A U.S. peacekeeper serving in Kosovo was found dead early Sunday, a statement from the main U.S. Camp Bondsteel said. The soldier's body was discovered near the town of Dobercane, about 35 miles east of the provincial capital Pristina. The statement did not give the cause of death. The name of the soldier was not released, pending notification of the next of kin. "Military police are conducting an investigation of the incident," the statement said. About 3,000 U.S. troops are serving with the international peacekeeping force in Kosovo, which came under NATO and U.N. control after the...