Concern in Indonesia over illegal arms supply to Papuan rebels
There were 27 cases of buying and selling of weapons and ammunition by members of the military to rebel groups, says army chief
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There were 27 cases of buying and selling of weapons and ammunition by members of the military to rebel groups, says army chief
AFP Nine separatist rebels and a policeman were killed in fighting in Indonesia’s Papua province, officials said Wednesday, after Jakarta vowed to come down hard on the insurgents who killed the government’s regional intelligence chief – an army brigadier general – on Sunday. Fighting broke out between government security forces and the insurgent group in Puncak regency on Tuesday, said Iqbal Alquddusy, spokesman for Operation Nemangkawi, a joint military-police task force to hunt down the Papuan rebels. “Based on our findings on the ground during a firefight at the ...