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Nine Civilians, Including Children and Pregnant Teen, Abducted in Papua
... , in Jila district in Central Papua province. The victims, all female, were ... are commonly associated with the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB). Authorities said the situation in Jila ...News Aug 20, 2026 | 10:25 am
Indonesia's Military Recovers Two Civilian Bodies After Deadly Papua Attack
... by separatist fighters in the eastern Papua Highlands province after an ... that authorities blamed on the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM), ... near the section of the Trans Papua Highway where the attack occurred. The remains ...News Jul 24, 2026 | 6:53 pm
Indonesian Authorities Pursue Seven Suspects in Papua Plane Attack That Killed American Pilot
... on the national wanted list following the July 2 attack in Balinggama, a district in Papua ... it as a command post of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB). Police seized items including ...News Jul 8, 2026 | 8:43 pm
Papua Separatists Say They Killed US Pilot, Burned Mission Plane
... one of the country's longest-running conflicts. The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement ( ... Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua, on Thursday. The group also claimed ... the Indonesian government's failure to resolve the root causes of the Papua ...News Jul 3, 2026 | 6:44 pm
US Monitors Probe After American Pilot Killed by Papua Separatists
... on Thursday. West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) had claimed responsibility for the death of an ... . This armed wing of the Free Papua Movement said it had set ... at an airstrip in the Yakuhimo region. Papua — a resource-rich yet underdeveloped ...News Jul 3, 2026 | 10:43 am
West Papua Separatists Call for Peace, Reject Provocations Before Dec. 1
Jayapura, Papua. The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) has called for ... mobilization ahead of the December 1 commemoration of the West Papua independence movement. ... claiming to represent the West Papua Army. “We emphasize that the Mamta region ...News Nov 25, 2025 | 2:34 pm
TNI Hunts Papua Rebels Behind Deadly Ambush in Teluk Bintuni
West Papua. The Indonesian Military’s (TNI) Regional ... pursuing five suspected members of the West Papua National Liberation Army–Free Papua Organization (TPNPB–OPM) who ... in Teluk Bintuni, West Papua, killing one serviceman over the weekend. Brigadier General ...News Oct 13, 2025 | 4:43 pm
Indonesian Military Accuses OPM of Spreading False Reports about Shooting in Yalimo
... and pitting the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) against the public. “The news ... security and peace in the Land of Papua,” Candra said. Candra ... 's combat wing, the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB-OPM), claimed that the Indonesian military had ...News Sep 16, 2025 | 3:16 pm
Philip Mehrtens Handed Over to New Zealand Embassy
... morning. Last night, the National Police Chief, the Coordinating Minister for Political ... hostage for 1.5 years by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB). He was abducted ... airstrip in the Paro district, Nduga Regency. The Free Papua Movement (OPM ...News Sep 22, 2024 | 4:32 pm
New Zealand Pilot Kidnapped by West Papua Rebels Freed After 20 Months in Captivity
... for 1 year and 8 months by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), led by separatist leader ... a joint team from the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police (Polri), who ... are part of the Cartenz 2024 ...News Sep 21, 2024 | 10:53 am
General Maruli: 'OPM' Label Reinstated, TNI Ready to Act in Papua
... that the group named itself the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), which is the same as the OPM ... . This step changed the ...News Jun 8, 2024 | 2:27 pm
Government Pursues Church Diplomacy in Efforts to Free Abducted Kiwi Pilot
... New Zealand national currently held captive by the TPNPB (West Papua National Liberation Army) separatist group ... approach considering the majority of the Papua population follows ... separatists during the search for the New Zealand national. On Feb ...News Feb 29, 2024 | 11:36 am
New Zealand Pilot's Heartrending Message Emerges After One Year in TPNPB Captivity
... Zealand pilot held captive by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) appears emaciated and neglected ... with separatists during the search for the New Zealand national. On Feb. 2, TPNPB ...News Feb 15, 2024 | 5:34 pm
Indonesian Troops Recover Bodies of 6 Workers Missing After Attack by Papua Separatists
... , said Faizal Ramadhani, a national police member who heads the joint security force ... and the rebels occupying the camp, Ramadhani said. The West Papua Liberation Army, the military wing of the Free Papua ...News Oct 28, 2023 | 10:31 pm
Indonesia Dismisses Military Option to Free New Zealand Hostage in Papua
... been taken hostage by the separatist group Free Papua Movement, or OPM ... , for almost two months now. Yudo said the ... abducted by fighters of the West Papua National Liberation Army, the military wing of the OPM, during an ...News Apr 5, 2023 | 10:01 pm
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