A video of a New Zealand pilot captured by members of the West Papua Liberation Army surfaced Tuesday along with a heartbreaking message to his family.. Philip Mark Mehrtens, 38, has been living ...

West Papua Liberation Army fighters linked with kidnapped pilot Phillip Mark Mehrtens killed in clash. Topic: Unrest, Conflict and War. Mon 2 Oct Monday 2 October Mon 2 Oct 2023 at 9:43pm.

The gunmen from the West Papua Liberation Army, the military wing of the Free Papua Organisation, carried out the assault at dawn on Thursday during a change of guard in the hilly district of Puncak.

The arrest of the TPNPB OPM member resulted in finding 16 ammunitions suspected to be for the Armed Criminal Group.

The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) said its soldiers attacked two Indonesian military posts in the Yal and Mugi districts in Nduga Regency over the weekend, according to a statement.

FILE - In this undated photo released by West Papua Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, Papuan separatist rebels pose for a photo with a man they said is New Zealander ...

In a statement accompanying the video, the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) called on the New Zealand government to mediate and initiate negotiations for Mehrtens’ release and urged ...

The West Papua National Liberation Army says it holds Western countries, including New Zealand, responsible for supporting the Indonesian military. Indonesia’s New Plans for Papua Can’t Hide ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The long-simmering armed conflict between Indonesia’s military and Papuans seeking independence includes indigenous teenagers and boys who appear barely adolescent, The ...

West Papua National Liberation Army (WPNLA) Indonesian Soldiers Killed During Papuan Separatist Raid By Sebastian Strangio. The attack, which ...

WEST PAPUA LIBERATION ARMY VIA AP. In this undated photo released by West Papua Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, Papuan separatist rebels pose for a photo with a man ...

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have released a video appearing to show the New Zealand pilot they took hostage in February saying that recent Indonesian military attacks ...