Word: tirana
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With a standoff shaping up, Berisha sat down for five acrimonious hours on Thursday with opposition political leaders in the capital, Tirana, then agreed to a two-day halt in military operations in the south. He is offering amnesty to citizens who turn in their weapons and have not committed crimes, which he did not define...
...step in the right direction, but the rebels were not impressed. On Friday, Albert Shyti, 27, an insurgent political leader, replied with the demands of his newly formed Committee for the Protection of Vlora: The army must pull back, an interim government must be set up in Tirana, and swindled Albanians must get their money back. In spite of such determination, the residents of Vlora and other southern towns like Saranda and Delvina will not be able to march to Tirana and enforce their demands. But they could inflict serious damage on any government troops that might try to take...
...TIRANA, Albania: Rebels have so far rejected President Sali Berisha's offer of amnesty if they lay down their arms. Instead, insurgents in Albania's southern cities organized self-defense units a nd vowed to continue fighting until Berisha resigns and new elections are called. "Weapons will not be turned in until this problem is solved," said Faud Karaliu, the new police chief in the southern city of Sarande. Civilians, who are enraged over lost life savings in corrupt investment schemes, have commandeered tanks, raided military armories and barricaded the cities of Vlore, Delvine and Sarande against government troops. Berisha...
...Sarande spin out of government control. But although the crackdown has included an escalating campaign against local journalists -- the independent Koha Jone daily has had its offices partially burned and several reporter beaten -- insurgents are not backing down. They have reportedly seized three tanks and seek to capture Tirana, the nation's capital. Meanwhile, residents in the south are flocking to shops to stock up on food and supplies, and several Albanians are trying to flee the country altogether. Albania has seething since mid-January, when failed pyramid schemes left thousands destitute. Defrauded investors took to the streets to protest...
...TIRANA, Albania: Less than 12 hours after the country entered a state of emergency amid widespread violence, Albania's parliament re-elected the man who pledged to use an "iron fist" to end the chaos. Thus President Sali Berisha enters his fifth year as leader of this often forgotten Eastern European nation, which has been gripped with unrest since mid-January when failed pyramid schemes left thousands destitute. Under the state of emergency, declared Sunday evening, people cannot gather in groups of more than four and must stay off the streets between 8 pm and 7 am. People caught outside...