Indonesian Pilot Killed in Papua
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Indonesian forces are pursuing a separatist group suspected of shooting and killing an American pilot, Nicholas F. Goselin, in Papua. The group also reportedly burned the pilot's plane and attacked an airstrip. Indonesian military operations are underway to secure the area and evacuate the pilot's body.
Indonesian Military Operates at Site of Pilot Shooting in Yahukimo
Indonesian soldiers from the Habema Operation Command (Koops Habema) have launched a special operation to secure Ipdeheik Airfield in Yahukimo, Papua Pegunungan. The airfield is the site where a pilot was shot and a plane belonging to PT AMA was burned. The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) suspects the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) carried out the at…
Indonesian Military Pursues Group After Pilot Shot, Plane Burned in Papua
The Indonesian military has deployed troops from the Operational Command for Maximum Success (Koops Habema) to hunt down a West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) group…
Indonesian forces confirm US pilot killed by OPM in Papua
Nicholas F. Goselin, a pilot for PT AMA Air, has allegedly been killed by members of the Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM) in Papua. The incident occurred on Thursday at the Ipdeheik Airport in Yahukimo …
Indonesian forces evacuate pilot's body from attacked Papua airstrip
Indonesian forces have successfully evacuated the body of Nicholas F. Goselin, an American pilot for PT AMA Air, who was killed during an attack on an airstrip in Yahukimo, Papua. The incident occurre…