FILE - Serbian Army soldiers perform during a military parade at the military airport Batajnica, near Belgrade, Serbia, on Oct. 19, 2019.

Serbia's armed forces have proposed a return to conscription after more than a decade as an all-volunteer army, with the president vowing to "look into modernizing" the laws on military service ...

Serbia looks set to reintroduce the obligatory military service for its young citizens, the army command said Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 in a move that comes amid rising tensions in the Balkans.