Soldier, four rebels killed in Aceh

Soldier, four rebels killed in Aceh

INDONESIA: Four separatist rebels and a government soldier have been killed in the latest clashes in Indonesia's troubled Aceh province, the military said Saturday.

The four Free Aceh Movement guerrillas were killed early Saturday in a military raid on their hideout in the Gayo Lues district in southeast Aceh, army spokesman Sujono said.

In a separate incident, a soldier was killed and another wounded in a clash with rebels at Pereulak in east Aceh on Friday, said local military chief Ruliansyah Harahap.

"They attacked our base so we had no choice but to confront them," rebel spokesman Teungku Kafrawi told AFP.

The military on Wednesday said it had killed more than 3,300 rebels since it launched a major campaign to crush a long-running insurgency in May 2003. Over 200 government soldiers had been killed and more than 500 wounded, it said. -- AFP