Soldier killed as separatists ambush military in Indonesia’s Papua
Indonesian military spokesman Julius Widjojono says at least one soldier died in yesterday’s operation, while the fate of others is not yet known. – AFP pic, April 16, 2023.
ARMED separatists ambushed a group of Indonesian soldiers searching for a kidnapped New Zealand pilot in the Papua region, killing at least one, the army said today. Indonesia’s military said the group was scouring the remote, hilly Nduga district yesterday when gunmen opened fire, leaving at least one soldier dead.
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