New Zealand pilot held captive by rebels in Indonesia’s Papua
WEB1 day ago · Left: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who has been freed more than 1.5 years after being held hostage by a pro-independence group, is pictured, in Timika, Central Papua province, Indonesia ...
New Zealand pilot freed by armed rebels in Indonesia's Papua …
WEB1 day ago · In short: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 19 months in captivity in Indonesia's Papua region. He was kidnapped by an armed faction of the West Papua National ...
New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels - BBC
WEB1 day ago · In April, at least one Indonesian soldier was killed after being ambushed by rebels while searching for the kidnapped New Zealander in the Papua region. Last month another New Zealand pilot, 50 ...
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in …
WEB1 day ago · September 20, 20249:07 PM PDTUpdated 36 min ago. JAKARTA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia's Papua, the ...
New Zealand pilot reunited with family after being released by …
WEB11 hours ago · New Zealand pilot reunited with family after being released by Papuan rebels. Philip Mehrtens was flown to Jakarta from Papua, where an armed group held him for 19 months and had sought to use him ...
Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months of ...
WEB1 day ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region was freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday. Phillip Mark Mehrtens ...
Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the safety …
WEB2 days ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region warned Friday that increased Indonesian military attacks in recent days to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage over a year ago could instead threaten his safety.. Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane on a small ...
Nduga hostage crisis - Wikipedia
WEBThe Nduga hostage crisis began on 7 February 2023 when Free Papua Movement (Indonesian: Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM) insurgents attacked a plane and took its pilot and all five passengers hostage. [1] [2] While the passengers were soon released, New Zealander pilot Phillip Mark Mehrtens remained …
Gunmen Kill New Zealand Pilot in Papua Amid Escalating Violence
WEBAug 7, 2024 · A New Zealand pilot was killed by gunmen on Monday in the restive Indonesian territory of Papua, where violence between the authorities and separatists has escalated in recent years but where...
New Zealand pilot kidnapping: Indonesia's West Papua conflict ... - BBC
WEBThe kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot by separatists in Indonesia's West Papua region has thrust a decades-old insurgency back into the spotlight. Philip Mehrtens, 37, was taken hostage by...