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Aceh Besar: Three GAM separatists were shot dead in a skirmish

Aceh Besar: Three GAM separatists were shot dead in a skirmish with Army troops in Ujung Pancu district.

East Aceh: A TNI company in Cakra clashed with GAM fighters in Seribu Hill, some 400 kilometers east of the provincial capital of Banda Aceh. Two rebels were killed and two M-16 and AK-47 rifles were seized.

West Aceh: TNI troops were involved in a firefight with separatists in Kuala Manyak. The number of casualties was unknown as of Thursday afternoon.

Aceh Island: Navy marines and Army troops hunt for about 40 rebels on the island, located four nautical miles off Banda Aceh.

Aceh Jaya: Suspected GAM members burned transmission buildings of state-telecommunications company PT Telkom in Lamno, causing disruptions across the southeast coast of the province.

All information provided by the TNI unless stated.

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