Paving the Insurgency: Infrastructure in Papua and the War Jakarta Isn’t Ready to Fight

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The West Papua Liberation Army declared open war on the Indonesian military in 2018, resulting in significant casualties among security personnel, civilians, and rebels. The ongoing conflict underscores Indonesia's unpreparedness to manage insurgency in remote areas, including recent targeting of mission pilots.

In 2018, the West Papua Liberation Army declared open war on the Indonesian military. Since then, at least 100 Indonesian military and security personnel have died, alongside hundreds of civilian casualties, and hundreds more on the rebel side. The most recent victim was an American pilot flying logistics for a Catholic mission in a remote area, executed on the morning … Read more The post Paving the Insurgency: Infrastructure in Papua and the War Jakarta Isn’t Ready to Fight appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University.