#kopassus

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Thousands of soldiers deployed to fight fires

Thousands of soldiers have been sent to fight remaining forest and land fires in six locations in Riau province. ...

Kopassus, country`s backbone: former VP

Former vice president (VP) Jusuf Kalla said Kopassus is the backbone of the country and therefore it must be supported ...

President asks Kopassus to maintain profesionalism

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the Army`s Special Forces (Kopassus) to maintain professionalism in ...

President Yudhoyono praises army over settlement of its problems

President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono praised the army here on Tuesday over what it has done to settle its problems ...

Military police release initials of penitentiary attackers

The Central Java Diponegoro Military Command IV`s Military Police here on Tuesday issued the initials of Kopassus ...

A military command chief replaced

The Indonesian Army Headquarters has replaced Maj. Gen Hardiono Saroso as chief of the Diponegoro Regional Military ...

Indonesian army praised for transparency in investigating prison raid

Ten days after the shocking raid at Cebongan penitentiary by armed masked men who killed for detainees, the Indonesian ...

Minister of justice: Penitentiary attackers to face military justice

Minister of Justice and Human Rights Amir Syamsudin said 11 special forces members behind the killing of four ...

Lesson should be learned from Cebongan prison attack: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that all sides, particularly the police and the military, must learn a lesson ...

Army special forces` chief admits involvement of personnel in prison attack

Commander of Army`s Special Forces Major General Agus Sutomo here on Friday admited the involvement of his personnel ...

Indonesian police to stop investigation process of Cebongan prison raid

Chief of the Indonesian Police General Timur Pradopo has said the police will stop the investigation process of the ...

President appreciates progress in prison attack investigation

President Susilo Yudhoyono has expressed his appreciation to the Indonesian Army for making progress in Cebongan ...

Assailants of Cebongan prison use training weapons: Investigator

Nine Army`s Special Force (Kopassus) members have used training weapons in attacking Cebongan penitentiary detainees ...

Sociologist: TNI starts to be open

A sociologist said the army`s decision to unveil the perpetrators of the recent penitentiary raid that led to the ...

Special forces members confirmed involved in penitentiary raid

Army investigators have confirmed that 11 members of army`s special forces Kopassus were behind the killing of four ...