BATTLES CONTINUE IN KOSOVO AROUND DJAKOVICA

( Editorial: --> 1769 ) PRISTINA, Aug 4 (Hina) - Serbian forces continued attacks on several villages in Kosovo's Djakovica municipality last night and on Tuesday. The Kosovo Information Centre said strong Serbian military, police and paramilitary forces were using all available weaponry in the attacks. Albanian sources said that because of the Serbian attacks, up to now 11 villages near the border with Albania had been destroyed, while the population had fled from another 15 villages of the Djakovica municipality. In Djakovica itself about 30,000 Albanian refugees had arrived from affected regions of the municipality. The Democratic Alliance of Kosovo said battles were continuing near the Albanian border and in villages in the Dushakaja district. If is feared that there maybe more victims from these battles. (Hina) mbr 041936 MET aug 98