2003 Yalengga raid

2003 Military Raid the Papua conflict 6 November 2003 Yalengga, Jayawijaya Regency, Highland Papua Indonesian victory Most of the OPM weaponry and documents were captured by Indonesian forces Indonesian forces halted the OPM attacks on Wamena Indonesia Free Papua West Papua National Liberation Army 25px Kopassus Unknown Light casualties 10 killed Yalengga Raid Indonesia Col. Gustav Agus Irianto Free Papua Yustinus MuribTNI Menembak Mati Pimpinan OPM Wilayah Kwiyawage https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/65901/tni-menembak-mati-pimpinan-opm-wilayah-kwiyawage 2025-02-10 Liputan.com id 60 soldiers 40 Rebels 1 civilian killed The Yalengga Raid was a military raid conducted by Kopassus against the OPM on Jayawijaya Regency, Highland Papua and also halted the OPM attacks on Wamena. The raid resulted in killing the most-wanted OPM commander Yustinus Murib and seizure of most of the OPM's weapons and documents.TNI Menembak Mati Pimpinan OPM Wilayah Kwiyawage https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/65901/tni-menembak-mati-pimpinan-opm-wilayah-kwiyawage 2025-02-10 Liputan.com id Raid On 6 November 2003 at 5 AM Indonesian forces led by Colonel Gustav Agus Irianto blockaded and attacked Yalengga district, Jayawijaya Regency.Nethy Dharma 2003-11-06 TNI Troops Killed 10 Papuan Rebels https://jawawa.id/newsitem/tni-troops-kill-10-papua-rebels-1447893297 2025-02-10 jawawa.id idJigi Jigibalom https://papuansbehindbars.org/prisoner-profiles/jigi-jigibalom-jigi-jigibalom/ 2025-02-10 papuansbehindbars.org The Indonesian forces forced the OPM companies to retreat. However the Indonesian force was supposed to suppress OPM attacks to Wamena.2003-11-16 Serangan Fajar di Yalengga Midnight Attack on Yalengga https://www.tempo.co/politik/serangan-fajar-di-yalengga-994107 2025-02-10 tempo.com id An estimated 50-60 Indonesian personnel stormed OPM headquarters at Kwiyage. The Indonesians killed OPM leaderYustinus Murib and captured OPM weaponry and OPM documents about the plan of assaults on Wamena.Roger 2003-11-06 Papua rebels, leader killed in ambush https://www.theage.com.au/world/papua-rebels-leader-killed-in-ambush-20031106-gdwopm.html 2025-02-10 theage.com Aftermath After the raid, the body of Yustinus Murib was beheaded and his head displayed as a trophy. The Indonesian government claimed the raid was an retaliation for an OPM attack on civilians around Wamena. After the raid, OPM forces continued to retreat.Laksamana 2003-11-09 Indonesia "GAM still strong" https://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/indonesia-gam-still-strong 2025-02-10 reliefweb.inthttp://wpik.org/Src/tni.html TNI Indonesian Militaryhttp://www.cpa.org.au/z-archive/g2003/1163wpapua.html The Guardian www.cpa.org.au dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091007181712/http://www.cpa.org.au/z-archive/g2003/1163wpapua.html 2009-10-07 http://www.australian-news.net/Papua_Vanstone.htm Indonesian genocide in West Papua www.australian-news.net dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071023220439/http://australian-news.net/Papua_Vanstone.htm 2007-10-23 References Category:Military operations of the Papua conflict Category:History of Highland Papua Category:2003 conflicts Category:November 2003 in Asia