KKB Member Yekis Wanimbo Alters Appearance to Evade Arrest
KKB member Yekis Wanimbo was arrested in Timika after altering his appearance to evade capture, with authorities linking him to arms trafficking and KKB financing in Papua. Learn more,
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Jayawijaya Police Assure Security Is Under Control After Shootout
The Jayawijaya Police confirmed that the security remains under control following a shootout that killed a member of an armed criminal group (KKB) in Wamena, Papua Mountains. Read more.
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Situation in Jayawijaya Remains Conducive Following a Gunfight with Armed Criminal Group
Jayawijaya Sub-regional Police ensured that the security and public order situation remained under control following a gunfight between officers and the Armed Criminal Group.
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Bodies of Two KKB Victims Flown to Purwakarta for Burial
The bodies of two construction workers fatally shot by an armed criminal group (KKB) in Kuantapo Village, Asotipo District, Jayawijaya Regency, Papua, have been evacuated to Purwakarta, West Java. Read more.
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Egianus Kogoya’s Armed Group Suspected in Fatal Shooting of Two Construction Workers in Papua
Two construction workers were shot dead on Wednesday (4/6/2025) in Kwantapo Village, Jayawijaya, allegedly by the armed group led by Egianus Kogoya. Learn more,
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11 of 19 Escaped Inmates in Nabire Identified as Armed Group Members
Eleven of the 19 inmates who escaped from Nabire Prison in Papua on Monday have been identified as members of an armed criminal group (KKB). Learn more,
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Damai Cartenz Task Force Hunts 19 Escaped Inmates Linked to Armed Group
The Damai Cartenz Task Force has deployed a joint team to hunt 19 inmates who escaped from Nabire Prison in Central Papua after a violent attack on prison guards at around 11 am on Monday (2/6/2025). Learn more,
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Papua Shooting Victim Airlifted to Jakarta for Treatment
Senior Brigadier Marsidon Debataraja, a police officer of the Jayawijaya Sub-regional Police, has been evacuated to the Bhayangkara Hospital in Kramat Jati, Jakarta, for further treatment following a gunshot wound sustained in Wamena, Papua. Learn more.
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Police to Investigate the Attack Incident on Police Officer in Dekai and Wamena
The Damai Cartenz Task Force is still investigating the incident of attacks on police members in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, and Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency, Papua Mountains Province.
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Patrol Officers Attacked by KKB Member in Dogiyai
Dogiyai Sub-regional Police patrol was attacked by the Armed Criminal Group (KKB) while patrolling around Kali Tuka, Dogiyai Regency, Friday (5/23/2025) morning.
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Damai Cartenz Task Force Transfers Armed Group Member Aske Mabel to Wamena Prosecutors
The Damai Cartenz Task Fore handed over Yalimo Armed Criminal Group (KKB) member Aske Mabel to the Wamena Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday (21/5/2025), after his case was declared complete. Learn more.
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Jayawijaya Police Deny Armed Group Presence in Wamena
The Jayawijaya Sub-regional Police have dismissed as false the rumors that members of an armed criminal group have entered Wamena, the capital of Jayawijaya in Papua Mountains. Learn more
