#armed groups

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Armed rebels remain serious threat in 2019: Papua police chief

Armed Papuan rebels would likely remain a serious security threat in certain areas of the central mountain range of ...

Indonesia never compromises in tackling armed criminal group

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto stressed that the Indonesian government ...

Indonesian citizen released from hostage in South Philippines

An Indonesian citizen who was kidnapped in Sabah waters, Malaysia, and later held hostage in the Sulu Islands, ...

Attackers of bridge workers in Papua are rebels: Defense minister

Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu confirmed that the attackers who killed 31 bridge development workers in Papua ...

Armed groups stole 32 firearms from police

Armed groups in the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua have stolen 32 firearms of different types from the ...

Saudi reopens Baghdad embassy after 25 years

Saudi Arabia reopened its embassy in Baghdad Tuesday, a quarter of a century after relations were broken over Iraqs ...

Papuan official suspected of being involved in weapon smuggling

Papuan Provincial Police Chief Inspector General Tito Karnavian suspected a local official of being involved in ...

French journalist killed in Central Africa: Hollande

A French photojournalist has been killed while on a reporting assignment in conflict-torn Central African Republic, ...

Papua-police suspect cannabis trade for weapons in border

The Papua Police Department suspect that cannabis was traded for weapons in the border areas between the Republic of ...

Police investigate cross-border arms-for-drugs barter in Papua

The Indonesian Police has investigated the cross-border marijuana barter trade with weapons that occurred at the ...

Myanmar`s Kachin armed group abducts 3

Myanmars ethnic Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has abducted three people including two local administration staff in ...

Pakistan journalism `under siege`, warns amnesty

Journalists in Pakistan are "under siege", Amnesty International warned Wednesday, living with the constant threat of ...

Indonesian Government Condemns, Takes Firm Stand Against Papua Shootings

Twelve people consisting of eight Indonesian military officers and four civilians were killed in one day when armed ...

Indonesia`s military to take tactical action against armed groups in Papua

Indonesia`s Deputy Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin has said the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) will take a ...

Chief security minister: Eight military members killed in Papua

Indonesia`s chief security minister Djoko Suyanto said armed groups had killed eight military (TNI) members in Papua. ...