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At the end of 1999,
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the Serbian Army abandonedthe Balkan Province of Kosovo,
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clearing the way for multi-nationalforces whose primary objective
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was to keep the peace,reconstruct the province
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and disarm the local guerrillas.
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The Spanish army dispatched acontingent of professional soldiers
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to the Serbian border,
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an area known asThe Exclusion Zone.
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This strip of neutral land
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was the scene of violent incursionsby Serbian paramilitaries
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against the Kosovar population.
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It was also referred to as:The Shadow Zone.
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RUICA - KOSOVAR VILLAGEEXCLUSION ZONE
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