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On September 21, Serbian military units were reportedly placed on alert and headed to the border with Kosovo. Days later, Serbian tanks were spotted being transported to the border, while Serbian air force jets and attack helicopters flew near the border.The purported cause of the flare-up in tensions? License plates.Serbia, unlike roughly half of United Nations member states, does not recognize Kosovo’s independence (it was a part of Serbia until 1999 and declared independence in 2008) and has long restricted entry to its territory for cars bearing Kosovo-issued plates. On September 20, Kosovo police began enforcing a new law aimed at reciprocity" with Serbia. The law requires cars entering from Serbia to have temporary plates installed at the border. The temporary plates reportedly cost roughly 5 euros.License Plate Spat Sees Ethnic Serbs In Kosovo Continue To Block Road To Border Crossing.Kosovo sent special police units to the border to enforce the new law. They were met by protests from ethnic Serbs
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