Fragile cease fire in Aceh
10 January 2005
by Alex Flor
Other than initially reported, the exchange of gunfire on the premises used by the UN for aid distribution was most probably not a clash between members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian Armed Forces. According to an eyewitness account, an Indonesian soldier snapped and opened fire for reasons so far unknown. Nobody was hurt in the incident.
The incident did, however, show very clearly the vulnerability of the international aid workers and ... read more
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