SARAJEVO, Feb 28 (Hina) - The command of NATO's Stabilisation Force (SFOR) in Bosnia confirmed on Thursday afternoon the goal of a military operation carried out in the morning in eastern Bosnia's Foca area was to arrest Radovan
Karadzic. In a statement released in Sarajevo, the SFOR says the operation was carried out near Celebici, a village near Foca, and that Karadzic was not found there. The SFOR points out, however, that the operation is an indicator of the willingness and resoluteness to use force, if necessary, to bring all war crimes suspects to justice. The eastern Bosnian operation ensued after the collection of intelligence data which indicated that the Bosnian Serb Karadzic was hiding somewhere near Celebici, the statement read. During the operation the SFOR discovered a substantial amount of hidden weaponry, including anti-tank rockets, shells, and mortar and machine-gun ammunition. The SFOR and NATO remain committ
SARAJEVO, Feb 28 (Hina) - The command of NATO's Stabilisation Force
(SFOR) in Bosnia confirmed on Thursday afternoon the goal of a
military operation carried out in the morning in eastern Bosnia's
Foca area was to arrest Radovan Karadzic.
In a statement released in Sarajevo, the SFOR says the operation was
carried out near Celebici, a village near Foca, and that Karadzic
was not found there. The SFOR points out, however, that the
operation is an indicator of the willingness and resoluteness to
use force, if necessary, to bring all war crimes suspects to
justice.
The eastern Bosnian operation ensued after the collection of
intelligence data which indicated that the Bosnian Serb Karadzic
was hiding somewhere near Celebici, the statement read. During the
operation the SFOR discovered a substantial amount of hidden
weaponry, including anti-tank rockets, shells, and mortar and
machine-gun ammunition.
The SFOR and NATO remain committed to arresting all war crimes
suspects who refuse to surrender, the statement concluded.
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