Kosovo court jails three Serb separatists over 2023 Banjska attack
Attack in the village of Banjska led to a clash with police that left one police officer and three of the gunmen dead.

Attack in the village of Banjska led to a clash with police that left one police officer and three of the gunmen dead.






![A rescue worker evacuates a child from a flooded house due to heavy rainfall in the village of Kuzmin, Kosovo on Jan. 7, 2026. [Valdrin Xhema/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1767804632.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


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