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Clash between Indonesian army and insurgents leaves 14 dead in a village in Papua region
The Indonesian military reclaimed Soanggama village after a six-hour battle, killing 14 separatists with no reported military casualties, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Indonesian military said it killed 14 Papuan fighters while reclaiming Soanggama village in Intan Jaya district after troops moved Tuesday night.
- The Free Papua Movement has fought for independence since 1969, seeking autonomy after Papua's incorporation following a 1969 U.N. ballot; violence has risen in recent years, including abductions like a New Zealand pilot last year.
- About 30 separatist fighters attacked using military-grade weapons and bows and arrows, but soldiers routed them after a six-and-a-half-hour battle, recapturing Soanggama village and seizing a `morning star` flag.
- Sebby Sambom, spokesperson for Papua separatists, disputed the military account, saying only three dead were combatants and troops "massacred eight people there," while Major General Lucky Avianto defended the operation as lawful and measured.
- Rising violence and better-armed separatists, including an April attack on a gold-panning camp in Yahukimo regency that killed 17, underscore Papua's instability despite its natural gas, copper and gold.
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Indonesia’s military says it has reclaimed a village in the restive Papua region following a battle that it says left 14 separatist insurgents dead.
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