He has tried to kick out the United Nations peacekeeping force here, and mobs supporting him have attacked United Nations patrols.
The United Nations Security Council will be voting this month on renewing the mandate of the peacekeeping force here, known as Monuc.
"We are kind of in a quandary," said Col. Thomas M. Gross, the chief of staff for the Army peacekeeping force here.
Serbia moved 27 tanks toward its border with Croatia today, aggravating military tensions in the region that are making the United Nations peacekeeping mission here look increasingly threatened.
The Nigerians, who led a West African peacekeeping force here for years and make up the United Nations' largest contingent, remain displeased that an Indian is leading the force.
His detention was part of the unusual policy adopted by American troops and the NATO commanders of the peacekeeping force here to hobble the Liberation Army.
At the Cinéma Usu-Usu today, a stone's throw from the United Nations office responsible for peacekeeping operations here, "Mortal Kombat" was the afternoon feature.
Afghanistan's interim government formally endorsed an agreement today that would pave the way for a 4,500-strong 4,500-strongl peacekeeping force here.
Mr. Thaci's aides say Mr. Kouchner and the NATO officers who lead the peacekeeping force here may mean well but are naive and open to Serbian manipulation.
Washington is one of Sarajevo's principal allies, with Americans holding key positions in all peacekeeping organizations here, so it was startling to see such a public show of displeasure from the Bosnian leader toward a U.S. official.
Currently, Uganda and Burundi provide troops to an African Union peacekeeping mission here, which has supported Somalia's weak, American-backed government in taking control of much of Mogadishu.
