Kosovo's Albanian guerrillas are reported to be forcing refugees to join the fight against Serb-led forces.

A Reuters news agency correspondent who spent two-days with the KLA guerrillas said their leaders estimated that up to one-thousand volunteers were joining them every day.

But he said one KLA officer admitted they were also using force to recruit men of fighting age.

Refugees said they were being stopped at roadblocks, and the men were being ordered to join the KLA.