Major General Kristomei Sianturi, head of the National Armed Forces (TNI) Information Office, said in a press statement on Saturday that the Habema Task Force carried out the operations to ensure public order and security in Papua as Independence Day nears.
The first operation took place on August 8 in Biak Village, Puncak Jaya, Central Papua, targeting an armed group led by fugitive Tenggamati Enumbi.
"Three OPM rebels were shot, one of whom is believed to be Tenggamati Enumbi. The group then fled eastward while carrying the wounded rebels," Sianturi stated.
Enumbi has been on the Papua Regional Police's wanted list since January 2014 for his involvement in a violent robbery at a police post in Puncak Jaya.
The second operation occurred on August 11, when the task force raided Mamba Village in Intan Jaya. Soldiers engaged the OPM’s Kodap VIII Kemabu group in a gunfight, killing one rebel and injuring two others.
In the third operation, on August 12 near Eknemba Village, Intan Jaya, rebels attempted to counterattack Indonesian soldiers after the earlier raid.
"The gunfight killed two OPM rebels, namely Teleginus Maiseni and his aide Seprianus Maiseni. Both were members of the Kemabu group," Sianturi explained.
The operations also resulted in the seizure of several firearms, ammunition, and telecommunication devices.
Sianturi assured the public that the TNI will continue patrolling to protect local communities from armed groups and to safeguard security and stability in Papua.
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