GAM Commander Down, Diplomacy Dead?
The death of Teungku Abdullah Syafi'ie has upset efforts for diplomacy. Are the flames of war heating up in Aceh?
January 30, 2001
Calls of prayer mingled with sobbing. About 20 people sat cross-legged in a shelter softly illuminated by kerosene lantern. The pale glow of the moon offered solace to those gathered in the Blang Sukon Village, Bandarbaru, Pidie, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, Wednesday last week. Before them, four stiff corpses were laid out, covered by clothes with testimonial writings and traces of dry blood.
Without a cleansing cer
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