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Indonesian troops recover body of US pilot killed by rebels
short by Udit Gupta / on Sunday, 5 July, 2026
Indonesian security forces on Friday recovered the body of an American pilot who was shot dead by the West Papua National Liberation Army, a separatist group in the country. His plane was also set on fire after he landed at the Ipdeheik airstrip in mountainous province of Papua Highlands. In a decades-old insurgency, the rebels have especially targeted foreign pilots.
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