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Indonesia military put Aroanop under control

The Indonesian Army has taken back Aroanop village in Papua from armed criminal groups respectively led by Joni Botak ...

Two Indonesians held hostage by Abu Sayyaf return home

Two Indonesian fishermen held captive by the Abu Sayyaf group in Sulu, South Philippines, have been returned to their ...

Foreign ministry launches website for service, protection of citizens overseas

Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs here on Tuesday launched a website called PEDULI WNI for service and protection ...

Ukraine hostages freed after police storm post office

Ukrainian police on Saturday (Dec. 30) freed the remaining hostages being held in a post office by an man believed to ...

Man with explosives takes 11 hostages in Ukraine

A man believed to be strapped with explosives has taken nine adults and two children hostage in a post office in the ...

Released migrant workers should return to their hometowns: Police chief

General Tito Karnavian, Indonesia`s Police Chief, has asked migrant workers who were freed from the armed criminal ...

803 inhabitants of Banti, Kimbeli evacuated to Timika

As many as 803 inhabitants of Banti and Kimbeli kampongs, Tembagapura sub-district, Mimika District, Papua Province, ...

house appreciates military, police cooperation to free hostages

The House of Representatives (DPR) has appreciated the cooperation of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) and the ...

Civilian hostages being used as human shields: Human rights activist

An armed criminal group was deliberately using the over one thousand civilian hostages in Tembagapura, Mimika, Papua, ...

Joint security team takes control of Kimbeli, Banti villages

The joint security task force has taken control of the security situation in the villages of Kimbely and Banti in ...

Some 346 civilian hostages in Papua released amid crossfire

The Indonesian police and military personnel have released a total of 346 civilians taken hostage by the armed ...

There are limits to negotiations: Senior security minister

Indonesia`s senior security minister, Wiranto, said here on Thursday that there were limits to negotiations over the ...

Papua police demand release of 1,300 civilian hostages

Inspector General Boy Rafli Amar, chief of the Papua Provincial Police, has demanded an armed criminal group (KKB) to ...

Firm action to be last resort in dealing with hostage-taking in Papua

A joint task force, comprising of police and military officers, will do its utmost to use persuasive steps in dealing ...

RI military chief thanks AFP for rescuing hostages

Indonesian Military Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo thanked the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), who rescued two ...