| Name assigned by coder: |
no
|
| PGM ID Number: |
316
|
| Country: |
Indonesia |
| Date formed: |
Jan. 1, 1976 |
| Details of Formation: |
from source: 'Founded in 1976 by the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) to help TNI deal with Fretilin/East Timorpro-independence fighters; militaristic, co-opted by the government.' Sources indicate that it was active as a pro-integration militia in Timor between 1997 and 1999.
|
| Date dissolved: |
Aug. 20, 1999 |
| Details of Termination: |
Apparently disarmed in 1999, and no mention after that time. It is likely that its members joined larger pgms. |
| Successor group(s): |
none
|
| Private Military Company? |
no |
| Government Relation: |
type2 |
| Government Link(s): |
state/military institution
|
| Training and Equipment |
yes |
| Shared Information and Joint Operations |
yes |
| Shared personnel |
no information |
| Types of Material Support: |
merchant's guild; military
|
| State Sponsor(s): |
none
|
| Other Connection(s): |
|
| Membership: |
ideology; adolescents
|
| Location: |
Viqueque (East Timor) |
| Force Strength: |
[unknown,
unknown] |
| Target(s): |
unarmed political opposition, government critics; rebels, insurgents, or other armed group
|
| Purpose(s): |
protect national borders and integrity; self-defense and security
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| Other Information: |
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