The bloody jungle war between Indonesia and West Papua | The Pacific
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This week The Pacific speaks with one of the few outside journalists to report from the frontlines of the long-running conflict in West Papua. It’s a rare insight into the bloody guerilla war between Papuan separatists and the Indonesian military that's spanned decades. An Australian Department of Foreign Affairs spokesperson told the ABC ‘it unreservedly recognises Indonesia’s sovereignty over the Papua provinces, consistent with its international treaty obligations.’ In a statement received after this story was published, the Indonesian Government confirmed they killed guerilla leader Lamek Taplo after he allegedly killed health workers and burned down a community health centre among other alleged crimes. The Indonesian Government denies its operations are designed to occupy "areas of our own country inhabited by our citizens of Papuan" ethnicity, but rather to protect civilians and "maintain security and order". It said its operations against guerilla fighters are to protect
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