International Force East Timor

International Force East Timor
	Part of the Indonesian invasion of East Timor and the 1999 East Timorese crisis
	; Logo of INTERFET
Date	20 September 1999 – 28 February 2000
Location	East Timor
Result	Defeat of pro-Indonesian militia; Stabilisation of East Timor; Succeeded by United Nations peacekeeping mission UNTAET;
Participants
International Force: Australia – 5,500; New Zealand – 1,200; Thailand – 1,600; Bangladesh ; Brazil ; Canada ; Denmark ; Egypt ; Fiji ; France ; Germany ; Ireland ; Italy ; Jordan ; Kenya ; Malaysia ; Norway ; Philippines ; Portugal ; Singapore ; South Korea ; United Kingdom ; United States ;	Militia: Pro-Indonesian Militias Aitarak; Besi Merah Putih; Laksaur; Mahidi; ; Supported by: Kopassus (alleged)
Commanders and leaders
Peter Cosgrove; Songkitti Jaggabatara;	Wiranto; Eurico Guterres;
Strength
11,500 personnel (at the peak of deployment)	unknown

The International Force East Timor (INTERFET) was a multinational non-United Nations peacemaking task force, organised and led by Australia in accordance with United Nations resolutions to address the humanitarian and security crisis that took place in East Timor from 1999–2000 until the arrival of UN peacekeepers. INTERFET was commanded by an Australian military officer, Major General Peter Cosgrove.

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