Count dont look from the folly of these historic sent back until the job only takes to beat. A special cup ill just say. Hello welcome again to rewind im fully back to bill since Al Jazeera English launched more than a decade ago with built up an Incredible Library of Award Winning films here on rewind where revisiting some of the best of them and finding out whats happened since 10 years ago kosovo sandwiched between serbia and albania on the Balkan Peninsula declared itself independent and independence held the promise of a new beginning after a bloody war had ravaged the country at the end of the 1990 s. In the months following the message in south this new nation aljazeera correspondent bonamy phillips. Traveled to the village of barrack of all where ethnic serbians who had fled during the war where returning to make a new life alongside their are binion neighbors from 2008 is bonamy film about one villages attempt to forge an inclusive and peaceful future kosovo a year of fear and hope. This is western kosovo and behind me you can see the village of but. Its just a small place but what makes it so unusual in kosovo is that in late 2007 a handful of serb families who had run away during the war decided to come back here that makes but one of the very few communities in kosovo where Ethnic Albanians and ethnic serbs live side by side as neighbors we decided to follow 2 families in one albanian and one throughout this historic year in kosovo our idea was to see what the prospects of 2 communities living in peace in a land which has been divided for so long by hatred and war. As you can fell apart in the night the main lease. On moved into courts of. The suppressed k. L. A. Guerrillas fighting for independence for the majority albanian population. Many albanians fled into neighboring countries a desperate exodus fueled by atrocities carried out by so troops. In march 91000 our nature began bobbing yugoslavia to stop the persecution of albanians. Nato succeeded in forcing serb troops out but failed to protect civilians. Now they suffered ethnic cleansing at the hands of albanians some 100000 fled from cost of the province which is regarded as their spiritual home slipped out of belgrade control. If. 9 years have passed its february 2008 and salva bad yak is one of the serbs whos come back to rebuild his old life in the village of birth of for salva and his wife lupica a new start after years of demoralising exile in southern serbia. We only got here to months ago with him was in ruins and overgrown with weeds we have to start a life from 0 which is very difficult so far we havent had any problems with out unable to. Part of the time being. But solve those children could see no future in this ruined village and decided not to come back with him to call. The returning serbs are mainly old mainly men. Theyve just heard that cos of those ethnic albanian. Will declare independence from serbia in the coming days they warre on what this means as bizarre as it is no matter how hard theyre trying to take it away from us were staying i havent stolen anything from anyone this is mine and mine alone its all i have. On the other side of the village and of course of those divine. Is an ethnic albanian working the land a verdict of over 30 years a tough life because even afford to send his children to school but he believes independents will change everything if. The board. God willing it will be soon things will change for the better and we waited 100 years for this and. So how did he and his family feel about serbs coming back to the village. Theyve come back to their property lines that have done something wrong will not come back and they dont come back but the ones who have returned have done nothing wrong so im not going to harm them they will be in their homes and we will be in our homes so everything is normal. The declaration of independence by course of Us Government was accompanied by an eruption of joy. In the capital at the sculpture spells out the word new born of the ethnic albanian crowd saw this as the tryout the culmination of a long bloody struggle against the serbs. It was still dark seeing the next day and saying thank you to the americans and europeans who had back their independence. Celebrations took place across cos a band would give an illusion his family a camera so they could keep a video diary this year hear his children joy in the street dances in a small town. And back at home or. Even lose his grandson was allowed to raise a glass to the new era. Its so obvious that its going to be better the president is good europe is going to help us america are going to help the countries that are with us are strong. We also lost family to keep a video diary. They saw no reason to celebrate on the day of independence but played cards at home hoping there would be no trouble in vain as it turned out was a was a reaction david belgrade not possible. Was. A huge crowd protested the declaration of independence this. Anger and humiliation whipped up by Prime Minister costa beats. Soon often. Hundreds attacked the american embassy. In cos of that celebrated american french and here they vented their new you read towards the west which they believed would help steal their sacred cos about. Back in but salvato and his brother. Have bore down to earth and. Planting crops for the 1st time since they came home they fill this Important Movement north albi a right of a mechanized plowing machine a gift from foreign donors of the cost but government it should make farming easier but trouble is brewing again. This time in a nearby. Supposed to independence attacked un and nato peacekeepers with grenades and guards at the end of this chaotic day one soldier had died many dozens were injured. But the peacekeepers are reluctant to use force against the serbs called suppose future in the back. These are still happy day. Off family film over the easter holiday. Most Ethnic Albanians in kosovo all nominally muslim. But here in weston costs of many a catholic like lucian his family. Back in but lucian saw those seem to be getting on well it looks like it might end the beginning of a tentative friendship they speak together in serbia as software. Over. Their now partners in this new venture intended to lift out of poverty i. Just opened. Up part time jobs here again the hong responded by the cost of government and foreign aid groups and the pig farm seems to be a catalyst bringing. Together. Of course this brings us closer we can communicate with them and they can communicate with us because we work together. Weeks later in early may serbs elected a new governor. The nationalist Prime Minister. Confronting the west over kosovo looking for another time. When the results came out in belgrade a surprising victory for pro western democrats led by president boris tadic which the democrats also reject the cost of an independence but getting serbia into the union is their priority. For the celebrations went on long into the night this result reduce tension across the board. Sama in the village of. The ruins of houses destroyed in the ugly reminders of what went wrong here. So long ago. But next to them new houses for the serbs who are trickling back the cost of a government has helped build that it says its committed to a Multiethnic Society where serbs are welcome. Oh no mo but there is a growing Serb Community and. And in june salva and his family feel this ceremony they call this day spousal dom marking the ascension of christ in the orthodox calendar. By tradition the serbs gather at the site of a ruined Orthodox Church just as they did before the. Pick goes on all day. Has plenty of drink and old folk songs of courtship and love a day that boarded the together and strengthened their feelings but but where they belong. In july news from belgrade resonated across europe the bosnian serb leader and war crimes suspect rather than carriage was courts after years in hiding this is how he disguised himself. There were protests against his arrest but they were contained maybe this was the final angry spasm of serbian nationalism. By the end of september salvo has reason to be satisfied the 1st crop of peppers since the serbs returned is a good one. And hes been led to a car by a nearby serbian monastery giving him the freedom to drive across cos of 0 if he feels safe doing so. Today hes going to the nearby town of cleanup where serbs have been attacked by albanians even since the war with a lot of problems. So far weve had no problems whatsoever neither with people with the police or anything is not a money however we do have our most of our license plates which helps as far as im concerned with drive all the way to pristina if you want to. Know where any possible. Shopping in cleveland solve always treated politely by albanians but suburbs say theyre worried about their safety of this town and they dare not go to bars. Theyre not all over the world theyre in. Salvado film this delivery of 3 grain from the serbian government. It shows how belgrade tries to keep the loyalty of us who live in kosovo giving them aid the serbian government undermines cos of those independence. By big november its called suppose albanians who are part. Of the very same prestigious streets where that celebrated 9 months before they reject the plan for the un secretarygeneral ban ki moon which will allow serbia to retain power over parts of course of a. But theres a deep frustration here that independence has not changed their lives in the way that hoped that course of those government has let them down. There have been changes we are now independents with the constitution of we are making utils the european standards donors have promised us. Thats why people today are more optimistic and hopeful about the future certainly it will be difficulties. But we will make progress. But like so many costs been albanians lucian his son did not yet see that progress. By the end of the year things are going badly at the peak farm donors have pulled out news doubts it can survive. Back home he looks after his own life stopped and wonders how to find paid work optimism has turned so quickly to dissolution of. Course. Theres so much corruption you cant even imagine the top officials are taking everything for themselves opening up businesses like restaurants and petrol stations and we have been abandoned. And for the 1st time i sensed resentment from this family towards the serbs in the village itself scum of. Reverse worthwhile. Of women for i cant blame the serbs they have nothing to do with this we mind our own business but the truth is that they have been held more than we have. They robbed does they killed us they burned our homes and now theyve come back and the authorities have built them new homes. They lived confortable in the past and now we are left helpless no one comes to help asses. Not that the serbs of but are finding life easy many still depend on Social Security and help from their neighbors but theres also a determination to stay on and possible. To i dont know if it means a lot to me it means that its ours and nobody elses. My grandfather and my great grandfather were born here. Its been ours for 200 years. But they can take that away just like that. This is the last bit of home videos. It shows his neighbors gathered in his living room its hard to know if there is a future for this community. And heres the last build we received from the family joy at that time together and one night at least getting their frustration. At least here in the declaration of independence. And life carried on pretty much as before in fact perhaps what is most striking is how much in common. They both mistrust politicians in distant citizens frustrated at slow Economic Development and corruption and perhaps above all a common desire to carry on living here peacefully. And they consider that. Throughout the year and we saw that serbs and albanians avoided confrontation. But we also saw they live largely separate lines. With their own religions customs and language. To. One Little Village. Not likely to change but maybe. That was a year. Since independence back in 2008. Tough for the young state with Major Players like russia china and crucially next door serbia refusing to recognize its independence but how have the villages of barrack of a fair 10 years on Barnaby Phillips braved the winter snow to go back and find out. This was my return to kosovo and the Little Village of buck up of the depths of a cold winter a return to a place which i got to know well in 2008 following an albanian families who are neighbors ive not been back since ive been treated know whats changed when i left this village 10 years ago the serb family were at the heads of about their future even physically worried about their safety the albanians well they hoped that cos of those independence would be the answer to all their problems that it would help make them which one decade on ive come back to find out what happened to those hopes and dreams many of the old serb houses still lie in ruins sad reminders of an arcade. But when i visited sappho and his wife lubyanka i found them in good spirits more relaxed more comfortable feeling more permanent in their presence. Because the father got there and there are no more now when the brits. So you. Why islam is were there courts are more mature and then there were no money people or were programmers in the more you market doesnt appear to be the big number but they would not do so now. And yet this community is precarious several of the older people i met in 2008 have died very few young have retirement nest egg to sell you see call. Or if the full story also wanted to. Rajan more to the woman a. Victim or 2 for the 3000. 00 good its possible for its simple this is how it. Can only serve as a good the do or do not really. The syrian tale symbolism it can be learned though there was a look at it was a minority in the years that it will be known for their notes that we are. More than one of them. And yet all is not well in back of the pick farming business that salva and his albanian neighbor louche worked on together collapsed and albanian family moved into the property. Whats keeping young serbs away from here is not fear as in the past but a lack of jobs and those economic frustrations i felt very strongly on the albanian side to. Lucy was happy to see me but hes still a small time farmer still wishing he could afford a tractor still hoping for regular paid employment. Through 3rd poor from the show for good because of the bigger the guy who. Was a dog owner. So. The Music Community the pool was supposed to look were. Going to fall for mrs server to order her to 51st with. Me because my ligaments when were going to. The mo. Lucian printers family has grown they have 10 grandchildren with the 11th on the way to of their daughters live in western europe they depend on their remittances like so many families in kosovo. Printer describes relations with the serbs exactly as she did 10 years ago. And. The percentage. Its an immunity to. Which option. You want to give. Or take an american want to know. The complaints ive heard here about corruption lack of jobs reflect what people across kosovo a feeling disappointment that independence has not transform peoples lives. What i found is that in one sense the village of bourke over is working serbs and albanians live in peace but in other ways this village is not so exceptional after it could have been a model of cooperation for cos of a in fact the 2 communities lead parallel lives even as they share this land they live apart. Well thats it for this week if you want to catch up with the rest of the films in the series you can find them on the rewind page on the aljazeera website but for now until next time good bye thanks so much. 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