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Peace talks in Sulawesi |
2002-02-11 |
Fighting escalated sharply in mid-2000 when thousands of gunmen belonging to the Laskar Jihad -- or Holy War Troops -- arrived from Java. The paramilitaries attacked and burned dozens of Christian villages, with army troops joining attacks on Christian neighborhoods in Ambon, located about 1,600 miles northeast of Jakarta. It was not immediately clear whether representatives from Laskar Jihad were participating the talks. Doubt the Lashkar Jihad toughs will let any kind of agreement be reached, or if it is whether they'll let it be implemented. |
Posted by:Fred Pruitt |