The operation was launched before dawn with simultaneous searches at the homes of the fugitive's wife Ljiljana Zelen Karadzic, daughter Sonja Karadzic Jovicevic and Smiljka Popov, who is believed to belong to a network of supporters helping the wartime leader evade justice.
Istovremeni pretres kuća bjegunčeve supruge Ljiljane Zelen Karadžić, kćerke Sonje Karadžić Jovičević i Smiljke Popov, za koju se vjeruje da pripada mreži osoba koje pružaju potporu ratnom vođi u izbjegavanju pravde, počeo je prije svitanja.