2003 Wamena incident
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.
| Wamena Incident | |||||
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| Part of the Papua conflict | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Indonesia | Free Papua Movement | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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2 dead 1 heavily injured | Unknown | ||||
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51 civilians killed 38 heavily injured | |||||
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