TNI kills 120 GAM members

TNI kills 120 GAM members

BANDA ACEH: The Indonesia Military (TNI) killed 120 members of
the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in a series of gunfights during the
past two weeks, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu said
on Thursday.

"In the past two weeks, we were forced to kill 120 GAM members
and confiscate their weapons," he said during a visit to Banda
Aceh.

Ryamizard said as many as 20,000 soldiers have continued the
security operation against the rebels in Aceh, which is
struggling to survive after the earthquake and tsunami ravaged
the restive province on Dec. 26.

The TNI deployed another 15,000 to help humanitarian efforts
for tsunami victims in Aceh, where the rebels have been fighting
for independence since 1976. -- Antara