Saturday, January 22, 2022

1) Fallen soldier Miskel Rumbiak buried in West Papua's Raja Ampat



2) Brimob member shot by KKB in Kiwirok evacuated to Jayapura  
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(Note.KNPB-Maybrat denies any involvement in the incident)
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1) Fallen soldier Miskel Rumbiak buried in West Papua's Raja Ampat  
9 hours ago



Second Sergeant Miskel Rumbiak, who was killed in a deadly attack by armed Papuan separatist terrorists in Maybrat District, West Papua Province, on January 20, 2022, was laid to rest in his hometown on Friday (Jan 21, 2022). ANTARA/Ernes B Kakisina




Sorong (ANTARA) - Second Sergeant Miskel Rumbiak, who lost his life in a deadly attack by armed Papuan separatist terrorists in Maybrat District, West Papua, on Thursday (Jan 20), was laid to rest in his hometown on Friday.

Rumbiak from Indonesia's army and belonging to the 20/PPA Combat Engineering Battalion was buried during a military funeral ceremony in Friwen Waigeo Village, Raja Ampat District, West Papua.

The military procession of this fallen hero was led by Commanding Officer of the 1805/Raja Ampat District Military Command Lt Col Stevie Joan Klots.

The fallen hero's family members and several hundred residents of Friwen Village were also present at the military funeral ceremony.

According to spokesperson of the XVIII/Kasuari Regional Military Command Colonel Hendra Pesireron, Miskel Rumbiak was the best soldier from Raja Ampat District, West Papua Province.

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To honor his dedication, service, and sacrifice, Rumbiak was given a posthumous promotion by granting him one rank higher than that he had held at the time of his death, he remarked.

Rumbiak was killed during an assault launched by several armed Papuans when he along with four other soldiers were building a bridge connecting the villages of Fan Khario and Kamat in Aifat Timur Sub-district on January 20, 2022.

The attackers might belong to the Maybrat National Committee of West Papua (KNPB) that were responsible for the attack on the Kisor military post in South Aifat Sub-district on September 2, 2021, he remarked.


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"We suspect that the armed attackers belong to the KNPB-Maybrat Chapter that are still on the run after launching the September 2 attack," Pesireron added.

In the wee hours of September 2, 2021, several members of armed Papuan separatist terrorists ambushed many soldiers while they were asleep at the Kisor military post.

Four soldiers -- 2nd Sergeant Amrosius, Chief Private Dirham, First Private Zul Ansari, and First Lieutenant Dirman -- died in the attack, while two others had sustained serious injuries.

Papua and West Papua have borne witness to a repeated cycle of violence, with armed groups targeting civilians and security personnel over the past few years.

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Reporter: Ernes BK, Rahmad Nasution
Editor: Fardah Assegaf


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2) Brimob member shot by KKB in Kiwirok evacuated to Jayapura  
11 hours ago

Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) - A member of the Peace Cartenz Operation shot in a gunfight between the task force and armed criminal group (KKB) in Kiwirok Sub-district, Pegunungan Bintang District, Papua Province, on Saturday was evacuated to Jayapura District.

"We can confirm that a member of the Mobile Brigade Corps (Brimob), Second Constable Resi Nugroho, was shot during a firefight," Head of the Pegunungan Bintang Resort Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner Cahyo Sukarnito told Antara in a telephonic conversation.

Sukarnito confirmed that the incident took place at around 8:30 a.m. Eastern Indonesian Standard Time (WIT) while the task force personnel were guarding the arrival of a police helicopter carrying several logistics supplies.

The KKB attacked the personnel, thereby resulting in a shootout. The second constable was shot on his upper left chest.

The task force had pressed for a backup from the Infantry Battalion Para Raider/431 that helped to defend the post and handle the victim.

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The infantry battalion is part of the Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Border Security Task Force that works in proximity to the gunfight location since Kiwirok Sub-district is one of the regions that borders the neighboring country.

"The condition of the victim is reported to be stable,” the resort police head noted.

Currently, the victim has arrived at Sentani Airport, Jayapura District, and is immediately taken to Jayapura Bhayangkara Hospital to receive medical treatment for his wound, he revealed.

Sukarnito noted that on January 17, 2022, at 6:50 a.m. WIT, the armed group attacked the Belukar Post, Kiwirok sub-district.

First Constable Bachtiar suffered a scratch on his back at the left side of his shoulder blade. He was in stable condition and transferred to the Jayapura Bhayangkara Hospital aboard a police helicopter.

The Peace Cartenz Operation is the new name code for the earlier Nemangkawi Operation.
   



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Reporter: Evarukdijati, Uyu Liman
Editor: Rahmad Nasution

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