Indonesian army kills Free Aceh military leader

The Indonesian army has killed the military leader of the Free Aceh Movement, a rebel army fighting for independence in Indonesia’s oil and gas-rich Aceh province since 1976.

Indonesian army kills Free Aceh military leader
Wed, 23 Jan, 2002 - 16:34

The Indonesian army has killed the military leader of the Free Aceh Movement, a rebel army fighting for independence in Indonesia’s oil and gas-rich Aceh province since 1976.

An Indonesian army spokesman said 54-year-old Abdullah Syafei was shot dead during a raid on a rebel hideout in the isolated village of Sarah Panyang.

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