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Old wounds from past conflict fuel vaccine hesitancy in Aceh Indonesian province spent years at war and many local residents say the ‘crisis of trust’ created then is still being felt today.
It has been more than nine months now since the Indonesian government launched its military campaign in the north-western province of Aceh. The stated aim was to crush separatist rebels of the Free ...
Indonesia’s war with Aceh separatist rebels enters its seventh month on Wednesday, with almost 1600 people killed and no end in sight to the bloodshed.
Banda Aceh's triumph over war and disaster The Indonesian island was wrecked by conflict before natural devastation, in the form of the 2004 tsunami, proved a catalyst for change ...
The conflict in Aceh is an increasingly brutal war with both sides violating humanitarian law with impunity. Fighting intensified after then Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid issued ...
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Red and white Indonesian flags have gone up outside nearly every home in Aceh province, from modern villas behind high fences to simple wood-plank dwellings on stilts ...
The conflict in Aceh, on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, is an increasingly brutal war in which both sides have violated human rights with impunity. The two sides are the ...
Indonesia's military yesterday denied that it was targeting civilians in its weeklong battle with insurgents in Aceh, while Australia's foreign minister warned that a rebel victory could possibly ...
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia—Devastated a decade ago by the Indian Ocean tsunami, the Indonesian province of Aceh has turned in its recovery to religion and strict Shariah law. Many Acehnese say the ...