European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 27, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 9fierce fighting reported in Croatia Belgrade Yugoslavia apr fighting flared again Friday in secessionist Croatia As Yugoslavia a collective Federal presidency sought to end the  ease tensions in the breakaway republics the government on Friday reopened Slovenia a airspace and allowed commercial flights Over the Republic. The airways had been close since Federal troops intervened june 27, Tan Jug reported. Stipe Mesic Croatia a representative on the collective body and its current chairman called the meeting to Quot discuss the situation in Croatia and the engagement of the Federal armed forces in accordance with their constitutional role.�?�. A monday Summit attended by the eight members of the presidency and the individual presidents of Yugoslavia a six fractious republics failed to come up with a political solution. The Westward leaning republics of Croatia and neighbouring Slovenia declared Independence june 25 from the Central government Long dominated by communist Serbia. The Central government is taking measures that May allow Slovenia to secede. But Serbia and other republics oppose secession by Croatia which has a Large serbian minority. Twenty people were killed in fighting in the Republic thursday and renewed clashes on Friday claimed More lives. A croatian policeman was killed in an Early Friday morning ambush near the town of Otocar in Western Croatia the republics Zagreb radio reported. The towns police station also came under sporadic mortar fire overnight the report said. Clashes were also reported around the ethnic serb populated Village of Bradin near the Border Between Croatia and Serbia. Zagreb radio said there were dead and wounded on both sides but it gave no casualty figures. It described fighting Between croatian guardsmen and serb villagers As fierce. Fridays presidency meeting in Belgrade was also attended by Federal Premier Ante Markovic the minister of Interior and the Deputy defense minister the yugoslav news Agency Tan Jug reported. Croatian president Franjo Tadjman walked out of the Summit monday in the macedonian resort of Horid after the other state presidents demanded that Croatia a militia disarm. He urged croatians to prepare for War. Slovenian militiamen and Federal troops subsequently fought fierce Battles after the military intervened to re establish Federal control in the Republic. European Community representatives brokered a july 8 truce which ended most of the fighting there. Last week the Federal presidency ordered Federal troops to withdraw from Slovenia Over three months and the army decided wednesday to allow slovene recruits and officers to leave army ranks by aug. 15.Germany says no to Swap for hostages Bonn Germany apr officials on thursday rejected any Swap of jailed terrorists for two germans held by a lebanese group that has threatened to harm the hostages unless Germany releases detail of the terrorists condition. The government assured the captors that the two shiite Muslim Brothers jailed in Germany were in Good health and being treated according to Law. The Brothers Mohammed Ali Hamadi and Abbas Hamadi were convicted of separate terrorist acts that included the slaying of a . Navy diver during a 1985 hijacking. A the government condemns All threats against the two hostages. It will not let itself be blackmailed. There wont be any Exchange a said a statement issued by the foreign ministry following a High level emergency meeting in Bonn. It was the second meeting in a week to discuss warnings from lebanese groups. The latest warning came from a group calling itself holy warriors for Freedom. The groups members believed to be pro iranian shiites released a statement wednesday in Beirut Lebanon threatening a extremely negative action against the two germans unless Germany provided details within 48 hours on the condition of the Hama Dis. Abbas Hamadi was slightly injured recently when he was stabbed by another inmate German officials have said. An arabic language statement delivered to the Independent Beirut newspaper Al Nahar was accompanied by a photograph of Heinrich Striebig a 50-year-old German Relief worker. It was the first time anyone claimed responsibility for kidnapping Striebig. The other German hostage is Thomas Kemptner 29. Both men worked for the German based Asme he mantas a Relief group working with palestinian refugees. They were abducted May 16, 1989, in Sidon in Southern Lebanon. They Are among 13 westerners missing in Lebanon and believed held by pro iranian shiite Muslim groups. Six americans four britons and an italian Are also being held. The longest held hostage is Terry Anderson 43, chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press who was kidnapped March 16,1985. The German government statement demanded the abductors Stop the a cynical game with the lives and health of the two germans and release All hostages still held in Lebanon. On july 19, government officials also met in an emergency session after the pro iranian islamic jihad group warned of a grave consequences against German interests unless the Hama Dis were freed. Islamic jihad accused the German government of subjecting the Hamadi Brothers to torture and also demanded proof they were in Good condition. The government said last week that it would not be pressured by threats. Mohammed Hamadi 26, was convicted by a Frankfurt court in May 1989 of killing a . Saunor after a Twa Jet he was on was hijacked to Beirut in 1985. Hamadi solder brother Abbas 31, was arrested in Frankfurt in 1987 after a flight from Beirut and charged with kidnapping two other germans in an apparent bid to gain his brother a release. Those two hostages have since been freed. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf salutes while inspecting the Grenadier guard of Honor in London on  families should be paid for Friendly fire deaths major says from staff and wire reports London a prime minister Jolin major told Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf that he hoped the United states would compensate the families of nine British soldiers killed by american Friendly fire during the persian Gulf War. Major met with the commander of operation desert storm a Day after the defense ministry issued a report Clearing British forces of responsibility for the incident. During their 45-minute meeting major thanked Schwarzkopf for his leadership in the War. He also told Schwarzkopf he hoped Congress would approve a Bill granting compensation to the British families saying it would be seen As an act of generosity a no. 10 Downing St. Spokesman said. Rep. Tom Lantos d-calif., has called for compensating the families of the British soldiers with the same benefits that would go to the relatives of americans killed in Battle. The British newspaper the Independent reported thursday that Lantos a has put Forward a Bill to try to have the families granted payments of at least 90,000 pounds $155,700similar to those the family of a . Service member who died in the Gulf would receive under the . Compulsory pension  one . Officer said that a British air controller had told the pilots of the . A-10 Thunderbolt bombers that the area was free of Friendly forces. . Officials have not Given an official version of the attack but have expressed regret for the deaths. Asked to comment on the British report that cleared the British personnel of any blame Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said thursday. A obviously we re very concerned. All Friendly fire incidents Are a concern to us and our main concern has to be to find ways to try to prevent  of 16 British troops killed in Battle in the Gulf War nine died in the mistaken . Attack. Schwarzkopf is on a four Day visit to Britain and leaves  to this report were Staft writers Amy Geszler Jones in England and Chur Vinch in Washington