11. KLA fighters stood unarmed at what used to be rebel checkpoints throughout western and west-central Kosovo on Monday. 12. On Saturday, American journalist Steve Levine and his translator Nana Kiknadze suffered shrapnel wounds at a rebel checkpoint outside Urus-Martan. 13. Still, rebel checkpoints remained. 14. Still, some rebel checkpoints remained in the area. 15. The reporters, arriving from the other direction, had to first clear a rebel checkpoint. 16. Local correspondents, citing witnesses, said the truck was stopped at a rebel checkpoint while other vehicles were allowed to pass. 17. Rebel checkpoints were much in evidence in Grozny Monday, an AFP correspondent reported. 18. The airport was closed, long-distance bus service canceled, and with bridges destroyed, drivers risked being stopped at rebel checkpoints as they made lengthy detours. |