Furthermore, ICG claims the Serbian Interior Ministry provides part of the funding for a local, self-styled security force, known as the Bridgewatchers, which has been allowed to patrol the city and has been involved in several violent clashes, the most recent one less than two months ago.
Pored toga, ICG tvrdi da srpsko Ministarstvo unutrašnjih psolova obezbeđuje deo sredstava za lokalne, samoorganizovane bezbednosne snage, poznate pod nazivom Čuvari mosta, kojima je dozvoljeno da patroliraju gradom i koje su bile umešane u nekoliko žestokih okršaja, a poslednji takav sukob dogodio se pre manje od dva meseca.