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15 more Aceh rebels bumped off: military
Fifteen more rebels of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) have been killed during an army offensive against the guerrillas in Indonesia's Aceh province, the military said. The rebels were killed in seven different skirmishes in five districts across Aceh on Sunday, military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Yani Basuki said. Lt Basuki told AFP newsagency that the biggest clash occurred in the village of Alue Bayu in Bireuen district and claimed the lives of four rebels, including a local rebel chief. Rebels also shot dead one civilian in the Idi Cut area of East Aceh district and troops also discovered a corpse bearing gunshot wounds in the Gandapura area of Bireuen district, Lt Basuki said. Before the latest deaths, the military said that troops had killed 531 rebels and seized 255 weapons since the operation began, while more than 1,277 rebels had been captured or surrendered.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-07-29 |
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