World IN BRIEF : YUGOSLAVIA : Serbian Leader Seeks to Calm Secessionists
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
In an apparent attempt to stem secessionist movements, Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic made conciliatory statements about Yugoslavia’s ethnic Albanian and Muslim minorities. Milosevic has led the Serbian fight to retain a central federation in the country, racked by secessionist movements and a six-month war between Serbs and Croats in Croatia. Meanwhile, Yugoslav air force jets mounted fierce raids on the key Croatian city of Karlovac, and fighting raged in central Croatia.
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