⚔️ War & Conflict 4d ago · Samuel Jones

TPNPB Expands West Papuan Insurgency to Foreign Targets

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The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) and Indonesian security forces remain embroiled in a conflict with no clear solution.



The TPNPB insurgency is escalating by targeting civilian aircraft, foreigners, and the Grasberg mine—all targets the group views as complicit in Jakarta’s exploitation of West Papua.



In response to the insurgency, Indonesia has deployed over 100,000 security personnel to Papua against roughly 1,400 TPNPB insurgents. This extreme milita

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