Kosovo President congratulates 'new army' ahead of vote Kosovo President Hashim Thaci congratulates Kosovo's emergency response force, known as Kosovo Security Force (KSF), as Pristina lawmakers prepare to vote Friday on legislation to transform the KSF into a professional army, a measure that is widely expected to pass. The vote is a heavily symbolic show of independence from Serbia that has inflamed tensions between the former wartime foes. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES