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norml Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 12:57 AM
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1300 Indon troops leave Aceh
1300 Indon troops leave Aceh
From correspondents in Jakarta
22aug05

ABOUT 1300 Indonesian soldiers today pulled out of Aceh province, a week after a peace deal was stuck with separatist rebels there, military deputy spokesman Ahmad Yani Basuki said.

Two battalions from the army's Kostrad strategic reserve, about 1300 men, left on board a navy ship from North Aceh early today, Basuki said.
Indonesia and rebels from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) signed a historic peace pact in Helsinki last Monday, agreeing to end hostilities after a 29-year conflict that has left about 15,000 dead, mostly civilians.

Under the accord, GAM dropped its long-held demand for independence for a form of local self-government and agreed to disarm and demobilise its 3000 fighters.


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