West Papua National Liberation Army

The West Papua National Liberation Army (Indonesian: Tentara Pembebasan Nasional Papua Barat; abbreviated TPNPB), also called West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization, is a Western New Guinean insurgent group in Indonesia. It is the armed wing of the Free Papua Organization.[1]

West Papua National Liberation Army
Tentara Pembebasan Nasional Papua Barat
LeadersGen. Goliath Tabuni

Terianus Satto, Chief of General Staff

Lt. Gen. Gabriel Melchizedek Awom

Brig. Gen. Denny Mos

Jeffrey Bomanak, Chairman

Lekagak Telenggen, Operations Commander
IdeologyPapuan nationalism
Part ofFree Papua Organization
Opponents Indonesia
Battles and warsPapua conflict

Military strategy

The TPNRB employs guerilla tactics to target and destroy industrial buildings as a rejection of Indonesian-led development. In said attacks, and other attacks, they use machetes, bows and arrows, axes, and limited numbers of revolvers and rifles.[1][2]

OPM Conference

The Free Papua Organization held a conference in December 2012 and decided that Goliath Tabuni was to be the head of the TPNPB, while Gabriel Melkizedek Awom was to be the Lt. Gen. and Terianus Satto was set as the Chief of Staff.[3]

References
  1. Strangio, Sebastian. "In Papua Fighting, Indonesian Forces Claim Rebel Commander Killed". The Diplomat. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. "TPNPB-OPM BURNS DOWN OFFICES OF TIMBER COMPANY PT BANGUN KAYU IRIAN - English subtitles". Youtube. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. Baderi, Firdaus. "Meski Goliath Tabuni Berulah, Pembangunan Papua Terus Berjalan". Harian Ekonomi Neraca. Retrieved 4 December 2021.


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