3 Mar 2018

Indonesian soldier fatally shot in Papua's Puncak Jaya

12:20 pm on 3 March 2018

Reports from Papua's Highlands indicate another Indonesian soldier has been shot dead by the West Papua National Liberation Army.

The soldier was shot dead in Yambi, according to the Liberation Army.

The Army recently embarked on a fresh campaign of war against Indonesian security forces.

It claimed responsibility for the killing of an Indonesian soldier in remote Puncak Jaya regency last month.