Jarinje (Albanian: Jarinjë, Serbian Cyrillic: Јариње, pronounced [jǎriːɲɛ]) is a village in northern Kosovo.
Jarinje was the location of one of the NATO-staffed border checkpoints between Serbia and Kosovo.
In February 2008, the border was sealed by NATO troops after ethnic Serbs ransacked and set fire to the border checkpoints at Jarinje and Brnjak, in an angry reaction to the independence declaration of Kosovo.
[2] Serbia has appointed guards and customs agents to work at the border.
[3] As such, the area has been marred with the reputation of being the site of constant protests and blockades.