Two Indonesian soldiers are shot dead in Papua, ambushed by separatist rebels while transporting goods to a village in a remote area.
Two Indonesian soldiers have been shot dead in Indonesia's eastern-most province of Papua, ambushed by separatist rebels while transporting goods to a village in a remote area.The separatist movement has been in conflict with Indonesian soldiers in Papua for a decadeA military spokesman said 10 separatist rebels ambushed the group of soldiers, killing two
Papua has suffered a simmering conflict for decades, led by a mostly poorly armed and fractured separatist movement. Muhammad Aidi, intelligence assistant for Indonesia's special forces unit, said the rebels attacked when soldiers and local residents were transporting goods for year-end celebrations from a helicopter pad to Kulapa village in Intan Jaya regency.
"Around 150 metres from the outskirts of the village, suddenly 10 members of an armed separatist group with various weapons attacked," Mr Aidi said in a statement, adding the bodies of the two soldiers remained at the location.
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