1990–1998 Indonesian military operations in Aceh
The 1990–1998 Indonesian military operations in Aceh, also known as Operation Red Net (Indonesian: Operasi Jaring Merah) or Military Operation Area (Indonesian: Daerah Operasi Militer/DOM) was launched in early 1990 until 22 August 1998, against the separatist movement of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Aceh. During that period, the Indonesian army practiced large-scale and systematic human rights abuses against the Acehnese.[1] The war was characterised as a "dirty war" involving arbitrary executions, kidnapping, torture, mass rape, disappearances, and the torching of villages.[2] Amnesty International called the military operations response as a "shock therapy" for GAM.[3] Villages that were suspected of harboring GAM operatives were burnt down and family members of suspected militants were kidnapped and tortured.[3] Between 9,000 and 12,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed between 1989 and 1998 in the operation.[4][5]
| 1990–1998 Indonesian military operations in Aceh | |||||
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| Part of the insurgency in Aceh | |||||
 Location of Aceh in Indonesia | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Indonesia |
 Free Aceh Movement | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Suharto |
Hasan di Tiro | ||||
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References edit
- ^ Rizal Sukma (26 February 2004). Security operations in Aceh: goals, consequences, and lessons. East-West Center Washington. ISBN 978-1-932728-04-0. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ Harriet Martin (15 August 2006). Kings of Peace Pawns of War: The Untold Story of Peacemaking. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8264-9057-5. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ a b Amnesty International report (27 July 1993). "INDONESIA: "SHOCK THERAPY": RESTORING ORDER IN ACEH 1989-1993". Amnesty International. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- ^ "Conflict and Peacemaking in Aceh: A Chronology | Worldwatch Institute". Archived from the original on 2019-07-10.
- ^ "Document". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved 2020-06-13.