Insurgent Group Put Under Siege
Nine members of the armed group under Lekagak were shot during the gun battle with security forces in Makki village.
The joint Police and TNI Law Enforcement Task Force team found 381 rounds of ammunition at the Kali Kopi Armed Criminal Group (KKB) Headquarters, Mimika Regency, Papua, Sunday (16/8/2020).
NABIRE, KOMPAS - A joint task force of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police has ramped up operations in the past two days to restrict the movement of the armed criminal group (KKB) led by Lekagak Telenggen in Puncak regency, Papua. The group’s hideouts in several locations have been besieged.
"We and the TNI have blockaded the Sugapa area, the capital city of Intan Jaya, and two districts in Puncak, namely Beoga and Ilaga. We will stop their actions,” Papua Police chief Inspector General Mathius Fakhiri said when contacted from Nabire on Wednesday (28/4/2021).