Six GAM men killed, 14 surrender

Six GAM men killed, 14 surrender

BANDA ACEH: The Indonesian Military (TNI) claimed on Sunday that
it had recently shot dead four members of the Aceh Free Movement
(GAM) while 14 others surrendered.

TNI military operation spokesman Lt. Col. Ahmad Yani Basuki
revealed the six were killed in two separate clashes in Kampung
Paloh village, Ganda Pura district, and in Kampung Blang Mane
village, Peusangan district, all in Bireun regency, on Saturday.

Yani also claimed that as many as 14 GAM members from several
regencies, including South, North and West Aceh, had surrendered
to military authorities on Saturday.

"They realized that GAM's struggle was no longer clear or
hopeful. We call on other members to follow their friends to
surrender," Yani said.

Last week, as many as 27 GAM members also surrendered
themselves to the military.

Hundreds of GAM members and civilians have been killed since
the implementation of martial law in May this year. -- Antara