2003 Wamena incident
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The 2003 Wamena incident (Indonesian: Peristiwa Wamena 2003) involved a sweeping operation and forced relocation of civilians around the town of Wamena by the Indonesian Army and the Indonesian National Police following a raid on an armory. The operations lasted for around two months following the raid, displacing thousands of civilians and resulting in the deaths of around fifty civilians from various causes.
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Wamena Incident | |||||
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Part of the Papua conflict | |||||
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Indonesia | Free Papua Movement[lower-alpha 1] | ||||
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2 dead 1 heavily injured[1] | Unknown | ||||
51 civilians killed[lower-alpha 2] 38 heavily injured[1] |
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