European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sarajevo gunfire ends at least for now Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr serbian artillery fell silent in the bosnian capital wednesday under a unilateral cease fire apparently ceding to pressure from the West. But heavy ethnic fighting was reported in other areas. The five Day truce followed mounting International condemnation of Serbia for its role in the civil War that has killed More than 1,300 people. Many Western nations including the United states have recalled diplomats from Belgrade and threatened economic sanctions on Serbia. But it was not immediately dear whether the serbian led Federal army could make ethnic serbian militia members in Bosnia abide by the cease fire. Bosnian president Alija ize Begovic a Muslim planned talks with Gen. Zivota panic new chief of staff of the yugoslav Federal army and yugoslav vice president Branko Kostic the army a civilian commander. Before the 6 . Truce deadline shelling hit Bosnia a presidency building and main shopping area. The railway station and several kiosks were ablaze and machine gun fire rattled through downtown areas. Bosnian radio said at least two people died. Thiere were reports of other clashes Between serbian led forces and muslims and ethnic croats who voted in february to secede from serbian dominated Yugoslavia. In Northern Bosnia heavy fighting occurred around Dervent Rodrica and Droboj serbian news Media said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Bosnia a main daily Oslebo Dienje said bosnian forces took control of regions around Bosansky Brod an ethnically mixed town on the croatian Border. Bosnian serbs meeting in their parliament in the serbian held Northern town of banja Luka formed their own army tuesday. They appointed maj. Gen. Ratko Mladic a hard line commander in the serbian dominated yugoslav army to head the Force. Serbian forces a will respond Only if a Man in Central Sarajevo on wednesday rides past vehicles destroyed in fighting last week. Serbs announced a unilateral cease fire. Considerably threatened a the Belgrade based Tan Jug news Agency said. Serbian lawmakers appealed to the european Community to hold talks on Bosnia. A if there really is a cease fire then thank goodness for that because what is happening in Bosnia is absolutely horrifying a lord Carrington the eco a chief negotiator on Yugoslavia told the British broadcasting  radio 4 in London. A but after that to say you be got to Settle the whole thing in five Days otherwise you la Start the War again does no to seem to me. A very attractive proposition a he said. The dec pulled its last monitors out of the bosnian capital tuesday Awakening fears of even fiercer attack by serbian paramilitaries and the artillery of the serbian led Federal army positioned on Hills around the City. Fighting in Bosnia has created some 700,000 refugees since bosnian croats and muslims voted for secession feb. 29. Ethnic serbs who make up about a third of Bosnia a 4.3 million people and fear discrimination in an Independent Bosnia opposed secession and boycotted the referendum. They have been backed by the serbian led yugoslav army and seized about half of the former yugoslav Republic. The conflict is the latest in the violent breakup of Yugoslavia. Only Serbia and Montenegro remain in a federation that in the past year has lost Bosnia As Well As Slovenia Croatia and Macedonia. In Serbia itself the government of president Slobodan Milosevic made some concessions to opposition parties. A draft Law on state financing for All political parties not just the governing socialists was unveiled and news reports said the government planned talks with opposition  unit formally inactivating in ceremony today Burtonwood England a amps a the largest . Army Headquarters unit in the United kingdom is holding an inactivation ceremony at 2 . Today according to an army spokesman. The 47th area support group Headquarters at Raf Burtonwood will officially inactivate july is but the army decided to have a formal ceremony sooner because most of the personnel Are leaving before then said command sgt. Maj. John Jennings. The unit is part of the 21st theater army area come. Some 24 military 13 . Civilians and 102 Stor British employees were assigned to the unit at last count which was earlier this year said Jeff Young a spokesman for the 21st theater army area Comdr Burtonwood located 20 Miles East of Liverpool served As a european Forward Supply Point supporting Reserve storage activities in England and Wales. Jennings said that just the Headquarters a inactivating while the storage facility at Burtonwood Wiki Enyun open. Officials also said a is expected soon on the future of the Reserve storage activity. Other storage facilities include a convention ammunition storage site at Raf Caerwent near Cardiff Wales and the Reserve storage and Marine Fleet at Hythe near Southampton. The . Army has operated from Burtonwood since 1967. Future Bleak for 2 germans facing 4th year As hostages Beirut Lebanon a their last image seen by the world was a Short video of them sitting next to a Christmas tree in december. On saturday the last two Western hostages held by shiite Muslim extremists Start their fourth year in Captivity with no sign that Freedom is near. German Aid workers Heinrich Striebig 50, and Thomas Kemptner 30, remain imprisoned somewhere in Lebanon possibly unaware that they Are the Only westerners still held captive by the pro iranian militants. In their Homeland they re almost forgotten men a their plight rarely rates a mention in the German Media. Germany refuses to give in to demands and the . Envoy in Lebanon is frustrated in his efforts. Militants holding the hostages have said they will free Striebig and Kemptner once German authorities either release two lebanese shiite Brothers convicted of terrorist crimes or reduce their prison terms. Efforts to free the two hostages have been fruitless because German authorities refuse to Trade the Brothers Mohammed Ali Hamadi and Abbas Hamadi. Gabriele Steck Bromme Mohammed Ali Hamadi a German attorney said the German government will a stick to the Law. They will not be  the last word of the missing germans came dec. 26, when their captors issued a one minute videotape showing both men sitting under a Christmas tree appealing to German Chancellor Helmut Kohl a to Pardon the Hamadi  a statement accompanying the tape warned the German authorities that a intransigence will Only entail harm to the captives. Striebig and Kemptner were kidnapped May 16, 1989, in Sidon the provincial capital of South Lebanon where they worked with the German Asme he mantas Relief organization in palestinian refugee Camps. They Are held by a group calling itself the holy warriors of Freedom. It is believed to be part of the fundamentalist Hezbollah or party of god. The Hama disc elder brother Abdel Hadi is Hezbollah a Security chief and reputed head of the holy warriors. The final six american and British hostages held in Lebanon were freed in late 1991 after . Mediation Between the kidnappers Iran and Syria. The last one out was Terry Anderson the associated press chief Middle East correspondent. He was released dec. 4 after nearly six Yean in Captivity. . Envoy Giandomenico Picco who masterminded the release of the . And British captives said last month that he continues to work for the germans release. But he did not appear optimistic about a breakthrough Toon. A a in a doing As much As i can a he said. He noted he was working on a other humanitarian issues in Lebanon. These include securing the release of some 300 arabs held in israeli occupied Southern Lebanon and determining the Fate of four israeli servicemen and four iranians missing in Lebanon some since 1982. Diplomatic and shiite sources in Lebanon said there is no known linkage Between the germans and the others