Police Arrest 12 Suspects Following Fatal Attack on Healthcare Workers in Tambrauw
Police arrest 12 suspects, including village heads, for the fatal attack on healthcare workers in Tambrauw, Southwest Papua. Read the 2026 investigation update.
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Joint Police-Military Force Took Down an Armed Criminal Group in Nabire
The Rajawali Mambri Task Force and the Damai Cartenz Task Force successfully took down a member of the armed criminal group (KKB), led by Aibon Kogoya, in the Bukit Signal area around Kali Pepaya, Nabire Regency, on Monday, March 16, 2026.
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TNI-INP Joint Task Force Shot High-Profile KKB Member in Nabire
TNI and Polri joint forces neutralize KKB member Hurbianus Mirip in Nabire, Central Papua. Read the official report on Operation Damai Cartenz 2026.
Criminal
Damai Cartenz Ops Crackdown Illegal Firearm Supplying in Papua, Five Arrested
The 2026 Damai Cartenz Task Force, in conjunction with the Papua Regional Police, successfully uncovered a firearms and ammunition transaction network suspected of being supplied to armed criminal groups (KKB) operating in the Yalimo and Yahukimo regions.
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Damai Cartenz Task Force Arrest Five KKB Logistics and Ammunition Suppliers in Nabire
Damai Cartenz Task Force arrests five KKB suppliers in Nabire for smuggling ammunition and logistics. Read more on the latest security operations in Papua.
Criminal
Freeport Employee Shot to Death in Grasberg Highland Allegedly by KKB: Damai Cartenz Task Force
The Cartenz Peace Task Force investigates the fatal shooting of a PT Freeport Indonesia employee by a suspected armed criminal group in Grasberg, Papua. Learn more.
Criminal
KKB Camp Taken Over by Security Joint Force, Hundreds of Ammunition and Funds Secured
Joint Military-Police officers held a press conference regarding the development of law enforcement efforts against the wanted list targets (DPO) of armed criminal groups (KKB) in Nabire Regency which was held at Nabire Sub-regional Police on Monday (3/2/2026).
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In the Development of Yahukimo Armed Attacks, Police Identified Three Members of the Perpetrators
The 2026 Damai Cartenz Operation Task Force continues its investigation into a series of armed violence cases that occurred in Yahukimo Regency, Papua Mountains
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Gunfight Ensues in Nabire, Police Managed Took Over the Armed Criminal Group Hideout
Joint Indonesian National Military (TNI) and Indonesian National Police (INP) personnel, consisting of the Habema Task Force, the Rajawali Task Force, and the 2026 Damai Cartenz Operation Task Force, conducted law enforcement efforts against a fugitive claiming to be the Commander of Kodap III D, Dulla Aibon Kogoya, on Sunday (3/1/2026).
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Damai Cartenz Ops Handed Over Member of KKB to Wamena District Attorney's Office
On Thursday (2/26/2026), the Damai Cartenz Operation Task Force handed over Natan Matuan, a member of the armed criminal group (KKB) involved in several cases of violence in Yahukimo Regency, to the Wamena District Attorney's Office.
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Damai Cartenz Task Force Hands Over KKB Member Natan Matuan to Prosecutors
Damai Cartenz Task Force transfers insurgent Natan Matuan to Wamena prosecutors for trial. Read more about the ongoing legal action against KKB in Papua.
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Authorities Apprehend Another Core Member of Armed Criminal Group in Yahukimo
The 2026 Damai Cartenz Operation Task Force has again apprehended a suspected member of an armed group, Meno Heluka, during an operation conducted on Monday morning (2/23/2026) in Yahukimo, Papua Mountains.
