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        "msgid": "military-commander-leads-funeral-for-late-peacekeeper-in-bandung-1775656332",
        "date": "2026-04-05 12:48:08",
        "title": "Military commander leads funeral for late peacekeeper in Bandung",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Major Iskandar, one of three Indonesian UN peacekeepers killed in Lebanon last March, was laid to rest in a military funeral in Bandung, attended by high-ranking officials including Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and President Prabowo, who earlier paid tribute at Soekarno-Hatta Airport. The ceremony highlighted national mourning and respect for the fallen officers, with the other two peacekeepers buried in their hometowns. Indonesia has condemned the attacks and demanded a UN Security Council investigation, underscoring its commitment to international peacekeeping efforts.",
        "content": "<p>Major Iskandar was one of the three Indonesian peacekeeping officers\nkilled while serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon\n(UNIFIL) last March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay this become his path of devotion that will grant him a place by\nAlmighty God,\u201d General Subiyanto stated during the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The late peacekeeper was laid to rest in a military funeral marked by\na ceremonial procession and a formal volley salute.<\/p>\n<p>Other officials who attended the ceremony included Defense Minister\nSjafrie Sjamsoeddin, West Java Police Chief Inspector General Rudi\nSetiawan, and Commander of Military Regional Command III\/Siliwangi Major\nGeneral Kosasih.<\/p>\n<p>After the burial, the military commander and government officials\njoined the family of Major Iskandar to present their last respects to\nthe late officer.<\/p>\n<p>Major Iskandar, who was captain before his posthumous promotion, was\none of the three officers killed in attacks on UNIFIL along with Chief\nSergeant Muhammad Nur Ichwan and Second Corporal Farizal Rhomadhon.<\/p>\n<p>President Prabowo paid his last respects to the fallen soldiers\nduring a lying-in-state ceremony at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport\nin Tangerang on Saturday, before their coffins were transported to their\nhometowns for funerals.<\/p>\n<p>As Major Iskandar was laid to rest in Bandung, Chief Sergeant Ichwan\nwas buried in Magelang and Second Corporal Rhomadhon was buried in Kulon\nProgo.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia has strongly condemned the attacks on its peacekeepers and\ncalled for a thorough investigation through an extraordinary United\nNations Security Council meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Prabowo condemns \u2018heinous act\u2019 killing Indonesian\npeacekeepers<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia sends three fallen UN peacekeepers to\nhometowns for burial<\/p>\n<p>Related news: President Prabowo pays tribute to three fallen TNI\nsoldiers<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Rubby Jovan, Nabil Ihsan<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/military-commander-leads-funeral-for-late-peacekeeper-in-bandung-1775656332",
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