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| Yalengga Raid | |||||||
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| Part of the Papua conflict | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Indonesia |
 West Papua National Liberation Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Col Gustav Agus Irianto |
Yustinus Murib †[1] | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 Kopassus | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 60 personnel | 40 OPM Rebels | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light casualties | 10 killed | ||||||
| 1 civilian killed | |||||||
The Yalengga Raid was a military raid launched by Kopassus to eliminate and defeat the OPM on Jayawijaya Regency and also halt the OPM attacks on Wamena, the raid resulted in killing the most wanted OPM commander Yustinus Murib and seizure of most of the OPM's weapons and documents.[1]
Raid
[edit]On 6 November 2003 at 5 AM, Indonesian forces led by Colonel Gustav Agus Irianto attacked subdistrict Yalengga, Jayawijaya Regency.[2][3] The Indonesian forces besieged the Yalengga district and forced the OPM companies to start the assault, however the Indonesian forces was success to delayed the OPM attacks to Wamena.[4] A About 50-60 Indonesian personnel stormed the OPM headquarters. The Indonesians killed the most wanted OPM leader (Yustinus Murib), captured much OPM weaponry and the OPM documents that mentioned the plan of assaults on Wamena.[5]
After the raid, the body of Yustinus Murib was beheaded. The Indonesian government claimed the raid benefited the civilians who were being killed by the OPM. After the raid, OPM forces continued to retreat before the Indonesian military forces.[6][7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "TNI Menembak Mati Pimpinan OPM Wilayah Kwiyawage". Liputan.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ Nethy, Dharma (2003-11-06). "TNI Troops Killed 10 Papuan Rebels". jawawa.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ "Jigi Jigibalom". papuansbehindbars.org. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ "Serangan Fajar di Yalengga" [Midnight Attack on Yalengga]. tempo.com (in Indonesian). 2003-11-16. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ Roger (2003-11-06). "Papua rebels, leader killed in ambush". theage.com. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ Laksamana (2003-11-09). "Indonesia "GAM still strong"". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ "TNI Indonesian Military".
- ^ "The Guardian". www.cpa.org.au. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07.
- ^ "Indonesian genocide in West Papua". www.australian-news.net. Archived from the original on 2007-10-23.