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.
Operacija je pokrenuta pre zore istovremenim pretragama u domovima supruge tog begunca Ljiljane Zelen Karadžić, ćerke Sonje Karadžić Jovićević i Smiljke Popov, za koju se smatra da pripada mreži osoba koje pomažu ratnom lideru u izbegavanju pravde.