HeadLine: Scots police stand by to nail Serbs who murdered, raped and tortured their way through Kosovo Daily Record, 12/06/1999, p4&5 by SHAUN MILNE SCOTTISH police forces are on stand-by to go into Kosovo and help investigate Serbian war crimes…. Read More ›
Kosovo
Shaun Milne reported from the conflict zones of Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro during the Balkans war crisis of 1999 while working as a journalist for the Scottish Daily Record. Initially tasked with a 24-hr stop delivering a cargo of aid donated by readers, he persuaded his newsdesk to allow him and photographer Tony Nicoletti to push north where he filed these dispatches from the frontline.
Welcome to Hell on Earth
HeadLine: WELCOME TO HELL ON EARTH Daily Record, 18/05/1999, p12 by SHAUN MILNE THE butcher in charge of Serbian forces in Kosovo last night warned NATO to expect hell on earth if they deploy ground troops against them. General Nebojsa… Read More ›
Families reunited with freed US soldiers
HeadLine: Families reunited with freed US soldiers Daily Record, 04/05/1999, p12 by SHAUN MILNE THE three American soldiers freed by Yugoslavia were reunited with their families in Germany yesterday. They had been held captive for more than a month after… Read More ›
KLA plea for Apaches to blast Serbs
HeadLine: KLA PLEA FOR APACHES TO BLAST SERBS. Daily Record, 26/04/1999, p16 By Shaun Milne THE Kosovo Liberation Army last night urged NATO to send in Apache helicopters to halt the Serb killing machine. They also pleaded for arms and… Read More ›
Face to face with the rebel army
HeadLine: FACE TO FACE WITH THE REBEL ARMY Daily Record, 25/04/1999, p5 by Shaun Milne at a KLA camp in Kosovo SAFETY catches click and weapons are cocked as we approach the camp where Kosovo’s rebel soldiers are in training…. Read More ›
Albanian army gets ready for another Serb attack
HeadLine: ALBANIAN ARMY GETS READY FOR ANOTHER SERB ATTACK. Daily Record, 22/04/1999, P17. By: Jamie Macaskill and Shaun Milne, on the Kosovo border ALBANIAN soldiers are massing on the border with Kosovo for an anticipated attack by the Serbs. Units… Read More ›
The blood bank slaves
HeadLine: THE BLOOD BANK SLAVES Daily Record, 21/04/1999, p6&7 by Shaun Milne in Kukes, and Jamie Macaskill REFUGEE boys are being snatched from their families and used as slaves, human shields and “blood banks” by Serb death squads, it was… Read More ›
Ashdown flies to Albania for talks with the KLA
HeadLine: ASHDOWN FLIES TO ALBANIA FOR TALKS WITH KLA Daily Record, 20/04/1999, p10&11. by Shaun Milne in Kukes, Albania LIB Dem leader Paddy Ashdown flew into Albania yesterday to meet leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army. Ashdown said the talks,… Read More ›
Kosovo’s schools mined by Serb soldiers
Headline: KOSOVO’S SCHOOLS MINED BY SERB SOLDIERS. Daily Record, 19/04/1999, p7 by Shaun Milne SERB troops are planting thousands of landmines under the schools, houses and fields of Kosovo. Refugees who have fled the town of Ferizaj, 25 miles from… Read More ›
Five minutes from safety
HeadLine: FIVE MINUTES FROM SAFETY Daily Record, 19/04/199, p6&7 by Shaun Milne, at the Kosovo border. AS he staggered across the border in the early hours yesterday carrying the bloodied body of his son, he cut one of the most… Read More ›
