| BANDA ACEH: Indonesia's military said Monday it has killed 160 separatist rebels in Aceh province and taken more than 300 prisoners as the operation to crush the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) entered its fourth week. The government said it would soon submit evidence to the United Nations in hopes of having GAM added to its list of terrorist organisations. The military in a statement said 13 soldiers and three policemen have also died since its biggest military operation for a quarter-century was launched on May 19. It said 103 of the 313 rebels under lock and key had surrendered. International rights groups say they have received reports of serious abuses by both sides since the current conflict began after a peace pact collapsed. The military, which has a past record of gross rights abuses in Aceh, has cited a court-martial which jailed three soldiers on Monday as evidence of willingness to curb excesses this time. |