| | ACEH: TNI signals permanent war against rebels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | For several weeks now, the TNI leadership has been hinting that the so-called integrated operation in Aceh will probably be extended beyond the initial six months of martial law, which was declared on May 19 (the decree allows for an extension). |
 | | The TNI claims that it has killed at least 600 rebels and seized 255 weapons since the operation began on May 19, while more than 1300 rebels have been captured or surrendered. |
 | | With the exception of one or two cases in which TNI-trained militias have captured alleged GAM members or their families, far from working hand-in-hand with the TNI and police, the Acehnese people are daily being subjected to forced evacuations, harassment, violence, ID checks and looting by troops. |
| www.greenleft.org.au /back/2003/549/549p17.htm (1565 words) |