Operation Sabre (Serbia)

Operation Sabre
The escape route of assassin after the assassination of Đinđić
Date	12 March – 22 April 2003 (2003-03-12 – 2003-04-22)
Location	Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro
Caused by	Assassination of Zoran Đinđić Assassination of Ivan Stambolić Organized crime in Serbia
Resulted in	Abolition of the Special Operations Unit Formation of a technical government 2003 early parliamentary elections
Parties
Government of Serbia Law enforcement of Serbia Special Operations Unit Zemun clan
Lead figures
Zoran Živković Nataša Mićić Čedomir Jovanović Vladan Batić Milorad Ulemek Franko Simatović Dušan Spasojević † Zvezdan Jovanović
Casualties and losses
7 wounded 2 killed, 11 wounded 11,000+ arrests 300+ convicted

Operation Sabre (Serbian: Операција Сабља, romanized: Operacija Sablja) was a Serbian police operation in 2003 to find and arrest those responsible for the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić, as well as other persons who were suspected to have connections to organized crime groups.^[1]