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Soldier survives Papuan insurgent attack in Dekai: Police

A soldier from the 1715/Yahukimo District Military Command (Kodim) survived a Papuan insurgent's assault on ...

Papuan insurgent wounded in gunfight with Indonesian troops

A shootout between Indonesian soldiers and armed rebels that broke out in a market area of Sinak Sub-district, Puncak ...

Indonesian troops fight back three armed Papuan rebels in Intan Jaya

Indonesian troops hit back at three armed rebels who often terrorized residents of Bazemba Village in Sugapa ...

Police, army deployed at Papua hospital after rebel threat: official

The XVII/Cendrawasih Regional Military Command has confirmed that a joint team of police and army personnel has been ...

International cooperation important to fight terrorism for peace: BNPT

Indonesia's National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) stated that international cooperation in fighting terrorism is ...

Joint team of security personnel to be dispatched to Sugapa: Police

A joint team of the Operation Peace Cartenz Task Force and Joint Defense Regional Command (Kogabwilhan) III personnel ...

OPM tag for armed groups will affect TNI approach: KSAD

The Indonesian Military (TNI) chief's decision to call the Free Papua Organization (OPM) by its given name would ...

Rebel in SW Papua's Maybrat surrenders to Indonesian army: Spokesman

A rebel who fought against Indonesia's sovereignty along with the Goliath Tabuni-led armed group has surrendered to ...

Govt urged to take firmer actions against Papuan rebels: MPR

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Syarief Hasan on Saturday reiterated his calls for the ...

Operation Peace Cartenz apprehend eight suspected Papuan rebels

Operation Peace Cartenz Task Force personnel arrested eight suspected Papuan rebels in Dekai Sub-district, Yahukimo ...

Papua Police send 30 Brimob rangers to Central Papua following assault

The Papua Police deployed 30 rangers from its elite Mobile Brigade (Brimob) to the Ndeotadi 99 police post in Paniai ...

All hopes pinned on peaceful persuasion to free NZ pilot 

The Indonesian government is continuing efforts to free New Zealander pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens, who has been held ...

PM Luxon agrees on persuasive approach to free kidnapped NZ pilot

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin stated that New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon agrees to the Indonesian ...

A separatist killed in a gunfight: Peace Cartenz Task Force

Operation Peace Cartenz Task Force confirmed on Saturday that an alleged separatist terrorist, Otniel Giban alias ...

Papua police search for attackers of Wing Air plane in Wamena

Indonesian police and military personnel were tracking down members of an armed Papuan group who had shot at an ...