An Architect Of War
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Karadzic displays a map of Bosnia's ethnic makeup at his headquarters in Pale in 1993 - During Bosnia's 1992-95 war, Karadzic sought to radicalize ethnic groups while leading Bosnian Serb forces against Bosnian Muslims and Croats who declared independence from Yugoslavia. He received support from the Yugoslav National Army under the control of Slobodan Milosevic. In 1991, Karadzic told Bosnia-Herzegovina's parliament that "Muslims will disappear from the Earth."
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Posters offer large rewards for information leading to the arrests of Karadzic and Mladic - Prosecutors at the UN's International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia long suspected that Karadzic was hiding in Serbia, and accused the authorities of lacking the political will to locate him, despite U.S. offers of cash rewards. Belgrade's failure to turn in war crimes indictees has been a main obstacle to closer ties between Serbia and European institutions.
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A German soldier of the NATO-led forces in Bosnia secures a checkpoint near the town of Pale in 2004 - NATO troops made a number of attempts over the years to snare Karadzic in the vicinity of his former stronghold of Pale, Bosnia. But it was in Belgrade that he was eventually caught, prompting speculation that Serbian leaders at last mustered the political resolve to ensure his capture.
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Bosnian Muslims celebrate at the war memorial in Sarajevo after the announcement of Karadzic's arrest - International leaders and Bosnian Muslims in particular have welcomed the news as a historic step toward achieving justice for the victims of Bosnia's 1992-95 war.