| 1976 Jayapura operations | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Papua conflict | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Indonesia |
 Free Papua Movement | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Brig.Gen Imam Munandar |
Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
|
10,000[1]–16,000 troops[2]: 35 2 aircraft |
c. 3,000–5,000 fighters [a] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Indonesian claim:[3] Minor losses OPM claim:[1][3] 425 killed 800 wounded |
OPM claim:[1][3][b] 1,605 fighters killed | ||||||
In early 1976, the Indonesian Army launched an offensive against Free Papua Movement (OPM) military elements in the southern parts of Jayapura Regency, in what is today Papua. While the operation failed to completely destroy OPM's presence, the organization was considerably weakened militarily from its losses.
- ^ a b c d Osborne 2001, pp. 134–135.
- ^ Savage, Peter (1980). "The Independence Movement in West Irian". Australian Left Review. 73: 33–41.
- ^ a b c Savage & Martin 1977, p. 342.
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