It is also the subject of a U.N.-backed tribunal which is considering indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

The U.N.Tribunal in The Hague wants Radovan Karadzic to face 11 charges Monday, including involvement in Europe's worst massacre since World War II in Bosnia-Herzegovina,during the violent break-up of Yugoslavia.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

Yugoslavia's Cabinet approved a decree last week allowing suspects to be handed over to the U.N. tribunal.

CNN: chopper

Kirkwood's comments made clear that Mladic, despite having twice been indicted by the U.N. tribunal, remains in control of his forces.

CNN: Bosnian Serb-NATO rift threatens accord

The refusal to turn in Kardzic and Mladic violates the accord, which had called for signatories to deliver indicted war criminals to the U.N. tribunal.

CNN: Mladic, Karadzic still at large