The Indonesian military deployed three army units to the West Papua region on July 26th. The military moved the three battalions to the region using a Teluk Bintuni class Landing Ship Tank, the Teluk Bintuni.The personnel boarded the vessel at the Tanjung Priok Military Sea Crossing Command Headquarters, located in North Jakarta..The three battalions were identified as the Aneka Yudha Jaya/141st Infantry Battalion, Kapuas Infantry/42nd Battalion, and the Bajra Yudha/501st Para Raider Infantry Battalion. The troops deployed to Papua total 1,250 personnel, and they will conduct security operations as part of the RI-Papua New Guinea Border Security Task Force.
The Indonesian military deployed three army units to the West Papua region on July 26th. The military moved the three battalions to the region using a Teluk Bintuni class Landing Ship Tank, the Teluk Bintuni.The personnel boarded the vessel at the Tanjung Priok Military Sea Crossing Command Headquarters, located in North Jakarta..The three battalions were identified as the Aneka Yudha Jaya/141st Infantry Battalion, Kapuas Infantry/42nd Battalion, and the Bajra Yudha/501st Para Raider Infantry Battalion. The troops deployed to Papua total 1,250 personnel, and they will conduct security operations as part of the RI-Papua New Guinea Border Security Task Force.
