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Serbs hunt Mladic in factory raid Serbs hunt Mladic in factory raid
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Serbian special forces hunting the fugitive former chief of the Bosnian Serb army, Ratko Mladic, have searched a factory in the west of the country.Serbian special forces hunting the fugitive former chief of the Bosnian Serb army, Ratko Mladic, have searched a factory in the west of the country.
The search in Valjevo was ordered by Serbian war crimes prosecutors. The search in Valjevo was ordered by Serbian war crimes prosecutors, but no-one was arrested, according to reports.
Ratko Mladic faces charges of genocide. He is the most senior war crimes suspect from the 1990s Bosnian conflict who is still at large. Ratko Mladic is the most senior war crimes suspect from the 1990s Bosnian conflict who is still at large.
His boss, the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, is already facing trial in The Hague.His boss, the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, is already facing trial in The Hague.
Serbian police were seen entering the factory in Valjevo armed with machine-guns, local media reported.Serbian police were seen entering the factory in Valjevo armed with machine-guns, local media reported.
CHARGES AGAINST MLADIC GenocideCrimes against humanityViolations of laws of war Profile: Ratko MladicCHARGES AGAINST MLADIC GenocideCrimes against humanityViolations of laws of war Profile: Ratko Mladic
"It is a part of an overall action to locate Ratko Mladic and those who had been providing financial support for his hiding," a source in the prosecutor's office told Reuters news agency."It is a part of an overall action to locate Ratko Mladic and those who had been providing financial support for his hiding," a source in the prosecutor's office told Reuters news agency.
The owner of the factory, who denies any dealings with the fugitive, told Reuters that police had taken his mobile phones and seized several pictures.The owner of the factory, who denies any dealings with the fugitive, told Reuters that police had taken his mobile phones and seized several pictures.
Gen Mladic is wanted by the UN war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at The Hague in the Netherlands.Gen Mladic is wanted by the UN war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at The Hague in the Netherlands.
Massacre 'mastermind'Massacre 'mastermind'
The Bosnian Serb general was indicted in 1995 on counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and violation of the laws of war in Bosnia-Hercegovina between April 1992 and July 1995.The Bosnian Serb general was indicted in 1995 on counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and violation of the laws of war in Bosnia-Hercegovina between April 1992 and July 1995.
Speculation that he would soon be arrested has been mounting since the arrest of Radovan Karadzic in July this year.Speculation that he would soon be arrested has been mounting since the arrest of Radovan Karadzic in July this year.
Mr Karadzic was found to have spent years living in Belgrade, in disguise and using a new name, practising alternative medicine.Mr Karadzic was found to have spent years living in Belgrade, in disguise and using a new name, practising alternative medicine.
Correspondents say the capture of Gen Mladic would be a significant success for The Hague tribunal, which has vowed to stay in operation for as long as it takes to bring him to trial.Correspondents say the capture of Gen Mladic would be a significant success for The Hague tribunal, which has vowed to stay in operation for as long as it takes to bring him to trial.
Prosecutors at The Hague believe he directed some of the main atrocities of the Bosnian war, including the siege of Sarajevo, and the massacre at Srebrenica, in which at least 7,500 unarmed Bosnian Muslim (Bosniak) men and boys were killed.Prosecutors at The Hague believe he directed some of the main atrocities of the Bosnian war, including the siege of Sarajevo, and the massacre at Srebrenica, in which at least 7,500 unarmed Bosnian Muslim (Bosniak) men and boys were killed.
The European Union has said Gen Mladic must be delivered before Serbia can be put on the path to EU membership - one of Belgrade's main objectives.The European Union has said Gen Mladic must be delivered before Serbia can be put on the path to EU membership - one of Belgrade's main objectives.
Apart from Gen Mladic, only one other man remains on The Hague tribunal's wanted list - the Croatian Serb Goran Hadzic.Apart from Gen Mladic, only one other man remains on The Hague tribunal's wanted list - the Croatian Serb Goran Hadzic.
The chief war crimes prosecutor at The Hague, Serge Brammertz, is due to visit Serbia and other former Yugoslav republics next week.The chief war crimes prosecutor at The Hague, Serge Brammertz, is due to visit Serbia and other former Yugoslav republics next week.