| Name assigned by coder: |
no
|
| PGM ID Number: |
348
|
| Country: |
Indonesia |
| Date formed: |
Nov. 15, 1991 |
| Details of Formation: |
Emerged in 1991 as a 'shadowy' extra task force apparently controlled by either the military and/or the special forces, for killing independence supporters. Active throughout the 90s in East Timor, until they were presumably subsumed by the militias that sprang up in 1999. |
| Date dissolved: |
Dec. 2, 1999 |
| Details of Termination: |
There is no mention of the ninjas being terminated, but since there is no mention in 1999, it is probable that ninja members were disperesed into the pro-integration militias that emerged that year. Alleged link to both the army and special forces and one of Suharto's sons.
Date of East Timor Transition Government put in place. |
| Successor group(s): |
none
|
| Private Military Company? |
no |
| Government Relation: |
type1 |
| Government Link(s): |
person/minister; state/military institution
|
| Training and Equipment |
no |
| Shared Information and Joint Operations |
no information |
| Shared personnel |
yes |
| Types of Material Support: |
military
|
| State Sponsor(s): |
none
|
| Other Connection(s): |
|
| Membership: |
ideology; security forces; adolescents
|
| Location: |
Dili (East Timor) |
| Force Strength: |
[unknown,
274] |
| Target(s): |
civilians; unarmed political opposition, government critics
|
| Purpose(s): |
intimidation of ethnic/religious groups; intimidation of civilians
|
| Other Information: |
attack pro-independence Timorese |
