Politics
21 May 2021, 3:17 pm. 1 minute
Reuters exclusively reported that a new security crackdown on armed separatists in the central highlands of Indonesia’s restive Papua region will be maintained until they are wiped out. Amid a worsening conflict, some 400 extra troops have been deployed to Papua following the assassination of a senior intelligence official. “The objective is to wipe out those behind these horrible acts of violence,” Paulus Waterpauw, an indigenous Papuan and head of Indonesian police intelligence told Reuters.
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Topics of Interest: Politics
Type: Reuters Best
Sectors: Aerospace & DefenceEquities
Regions: Asia
Countries: Indonesia
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Story Types: Exclusive / Scoop
Media Types: Text
Customer Impact: Important Regional Story