They also called for sending military observers to the predominantly ethnic Albanian province of Kosovo in Yugoslavia, before fighting spread there.

More commonly known as the Ogaden, the ethnic Somali-dominated province is home to a low-key insurgency led by the group, which has fought for independence since 1984.

Serbia acted a day after suspending the Parliament and Government in the predominantly ethnic Albanian province, Kosovo.

Tibet come to mind, several shooting wars with India, so do the several other ethnic "provinces" who have been brutally suppressed.

They are volunteers on their way to Kosovo, the predominantly ethnic Albanian province of Serbia that is fighting to become a separate state.

Since 2004, more than 3700 people have died in the ethnic Malay provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat.

The head of the Serbian government's negotiating team said the American proposals would pave the way for independence for the ethnic Albanian province in Serbia.

The Serbian authorities, and almost all Serbs in the ethnic Albanian-dominated province, describe the guerrillas as terrorists.

The plan would divide Bosnia into 10 ethnic provinces.

The human rights situation inside Burma within ethnic provinces is hugely concerning.