AP reports on the start of excavations at the mass graves in Kalludër e Vogël

The American news agency Associated Press has reported on the start of excavation work at the mass graves recently discovered in Kalludër e Vogël, in the municipality of Zubin Potok.

The search aims to find traces of people who have been missing since the 1998–1999 war in Kosovo. In its article, AP also conveys the pain of family members who have been waiting for years to learn what happened to their loved ones.

About 13,000 people lost their lives during the war in Kosovo. “Tensions between the two countries continue to persist. In May 2023, Kosovo and Serbia reached an agreement that included commitments by both sides to shed light on the fate of missing persons,” AP writes.

A few days before the latest excavations began, the Kosovo Police announced that it had arrested two Serbs suspected of war crimes linked to the mass graves. The two suspects remain in detention.

A United Nations tribunal in The Hague, the Netherlands, has tried and convicted several senior Serbian political and military officials for war crimes in Kosovo.

Erblin Ademi was carrying a photograph of his father, in which he can be seen holding him in his arms during his childhood.

“Everyone has the right to have a grave that can be visited, where they can be honored and remembered,” Ademi said.

“We very much hope that this will be the end. Regardless of how long the entire process takes, we will wait until we can honor them as they deserve,” he said, AP reports.