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        "msgid": "two-star-general-to-head-aceh-kodam-1447893297",
        "date": "2002-01-26 00:00:00",
        "title": "Two-star general to head Aceh Kodam",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
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        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Two-star general to head Aceh Kodam Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Iskandar Muda Military Command in Aceh will be given a top classification and will be headed by a two-star general, director general for defense strategy at the Ministry of Defense Maj. Gen. Sudrajat said on Friday. \"We are classifying the military command in Aceh as a first- class command because of various considerations, including real threats coming from outside,\" Sudrajat told The Jakarta Post.",
        "content": "<p>Two-star general to head Aceh Kodam<\/p>\n<p>Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n<p>The Iskandar Muda Military Command in Aceh will be given a top<br>\nclassification and will be headed by a two-star general, director<br>\ngeneral for defense strategy at the Ministry of Defense Maj. Gen.<br>\nSudrajat said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\"We are classifying the military command in Aceh as a first-<br>\nclass command because of various considerations, including real<br>\nthreats coming from outside,\" Sudrajat told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n<p>The Indonesian Military (TNI) uses various criteria in<br>\ndetermining the level of military command for any given region,<br>\nincluding the area's size. Compared with other regions, such as<br>\nPapua and Kalimantan, Aceh is the smallest military command<br>\nregion.<\/p>\n<p>The TNI has reportedly deployed some 12,000 troops to the<br>\nprovince.<\/p>\n<p>\"Military authorities have discussed the names of several army<br>\ngenerals who might be the commander and, thus far, Brig. Gen.<br>\nDjali Yusuf stands the best chance of getting the post,\" he said,<br>\nadding that the command would be officially inaugurated in<br>\nFebruary and headquartered in Banda Aceh. No specific date was<br>\ngiven.<\/p>\n<p>A native of Aceh, Djali is currently heading the ongoing<br>\nmilitary operations against the armed wing of the Free Aceh<br>\nMovement (GAM) in Banda Aceh, the capital of Nanggroe Aceh<br>\nDarussalam province.<\/p>\n<p>As the separatism movement gains more support from local<br>\npeople, the administration of President Megawati Soekarnoputri is<br>\nnow planning to reinstate the Iskandar Muda military command,<br>\nwhich was liquidated in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>If the plan is implemented, Aceh would equal Jakarta, East<br>\nJava and Irian Jaya in terms of its strategic importance. The<br>\nthree military commands cover one province each and are headed by<br>\na two-star general.<\/p>\n<p>Sudrajat said the government had agreed to make budgetary<br>\nallocations for the plan but refused to reveal the amount<br>\nearmarked, asserting that \"the preparations for the plan are<br>\nalmost complete and deployment of troops can be implemented<br>\nanytime now.\"<\/p>\n<p>He said the current uncertain security situation in the<br>\nprovince following the killing of Abdullah Syafi'ie, the military<br>\nleader of the Free Aceh Movement -- was one of their<br>\nconsiderations in reviving the military command immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Friday, Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil and<br>\nArmy Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto held a meeting at<br>\nthe Ministry to discuss preparations for the Aceh military<br>\ncommand.<\/p>",
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