Mobile police patrols have replaced checkpoints as the major deterrent to freedom of movement by ethnic Albanian residents. Nevertheless, KDOM is seeing heavier civilian traffic on most roads, and IDPs are returning home even in the Malisevo, Lapusnik, and Komorane areas. KDOM dispatched 12 teams today to central and western Kosovo. The focus of the missions was to check on police activity and to build bridges with more IDPs in the countryside. In numerous small villages north of Pristina life has returned to normal.
Civilian traffic continues to increase on all major roads today.
The official also noted that some Kosovars trying to return from Montenegro had been beaten and harassed at the Kosovo border. The EU is doing a housing survey in Kosovo to determine needs for reconstruction. It should be ready in January for donors interested in helping Kosovars rebuild. U.S. KDOM personnel count today is 140. Special Section on Kosovo Home Page Office of the Special Representative Bureau of European Affairs Home Page .