The attack carried out by a group of Albanians against members of the Serbian Armed Forces near the “Debela Glava” base, close to the administrative line with Kosovo and Metohija, represents a serious incident involving the use of firearms—one that should have prompted a response from international forces stationed in the area, said Predrag Ćeranić, dean of the Faculty of Security Studies in Banjaluka.
Those who opened fire on the Serbian Armed Forces, he noted, were reportedly not wearing uniforms.
“Whether they were hunters or whether this was a deliberate provocation will be determined in time. There is a great deal of speculation, including reports in certain Serbian media that this incident was preceded by a meeting held on a British military vessel, attended by representatives of Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and even BiH. Whether this meeting is connected to the attack should primarily be clarified by representatives of the international forces, because we cannot rely on Priština,” Ćeranić said.
He stressed that such incidents will continue for as long as they are encouraged from the outside.
“We in Republika Srpska cannot remain indifferent to reports that Turkey has sold or donated a thousand drones to an illegitimate structure, given that so-called Kosovo is not recognised by the UN as an independent state. For us, Kosovo and Metohija is part of Serbia. Any move toward militarising the armed and parapolice structures in Kosovo should be a matter of concern not only for Serbia and us in Republika Srpska, but also for the international actors who grant them legitimacy. There was gunfire, and fortunately no members of the Serbian Armed Forces were injured, but the problem remains,” Ćeranić emphasised.
He added that strained relations with the “secessionist province” will continue until some form of “agreement” is reached, but this latest incident—although seemingly regional—must be viewed in the broader context of shifting geopolitics and changing centres of power.
“Russia, the United States, and China are the centrifugal powers, while EU countries remain on the margins of these developments. They are not on good terms with the new US administration, let alone with Moscow. I am referring to the EU and Brussels as a political centre. Because of these tectonic shifts, we here in the Balkans are also bearing the consequences,” Ćeranić said.
He noted that certain topics in the media are often artificially produced.
“BiH is a society in which almost every security issue quickly slips into political discourse—even a terrorist attack. The attack on the police station in Zvornik was framed as a blood feud, instead of being unanimously condemned as an attack on the army and the police. We are a divided society, and these divisions are deepened and encouraged by certain foreign power centres,” he stressed.
Ćeranić also said that the so-called high representative in BiH has contributed to these divisions.
“On Sunday, we are heading into early elections that are extremely important for the survival of Republika Srpska and for the political course that has preserved it for decades. From domestic violence to shootings in Kosovo and Metohija, we see that politics permeates everything. What matters most to us is building and preserving the institutions of Republika Srpska so they can function better and serve all citizens,” Ćeranić concluded.
Source: RTRS
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