| Yalengga Raid | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of thePapua conflict | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Indonesia |  West Papua National Liberation Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Col. Gustav Agus Irianto | Yustinus Murib †[1] | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 Kopassus | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 60 soldiers | 40 Rebels | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light casualties | 10 killed | ||||||
| 1 civilian killed | |||||||
TheYalengga Raid was amilitary raid conducted byKopassus against the OPM onJayawijaya Regency,Highland Papua and also halted the OPM attacks onWamena. The raid resulted in killing the most-wanted OPM commanderYustinus Murib and seizure of most of the OPM's weapons and documents.[1]
On 6 November 2003 at 5 AM Indonesian forces led by Colonel Gustav Agus Irianto blockaded and attacked Yalengga district,Jayawijaya Regency.[2][3] The Indonesian forces forced the OPM companies to retreat. However the Indonesian force was supposed to suppress OPM attacks toWamena.[4] An estimated 50-60 Indonesian personnel stormed OPM headquarters at Kwiyage. The Indonesians killed OPM leaderYustinus Murib and captured OPM weaponry and OPM documents about the plan of assaults on Wamena.[5]
After the raid, the body ofYustinus Murib was beheaded and his head displayed as a trophy. The Indonesian government claimed the raid was an retaliation for an OPM attack on civilians aroundWamena. After the raid, OPM forces continued to retreat.[6][7][8][9]