INTERFET OPERATIONAL REPORT 17 January 2000 Mahata. At approximately 1.10 PM, a group of about 50 militia crossed the border into the Oecussi Enclave. Some militia were armed with pipe-guns and...
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INTERFET OPERATIONAL REPORT 17 January 2000 Mahata. At approximately 1.10 PM, a group of about 50 militia crossed the border into the Oecussi Enclave. Some militia were armed with pipe-guns and...
Story by CAPT John Toohey Sappers from two continents have recently joined forces under the INTERFET banner to ensure the roads and streets of the ravaged city of Dili remain open and safe to travel...
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INTERFET's Australian elements yesterday moved swiftly to protect the people of East Timor situated in the Enclave. At 1.15 pm, in the vicinity of Mahata, on the border south-west of Qecussi, a group...
East Timorese displaced people continued to return to East timor during the past week. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates the total number of returnees is now in excess of...
The wet season has now begun in East Timor, affecting both air and road mobility. The heavy rains have prioritised the need for stores to enable the continuing construction of camp accommodation. Due...
Yesterday seven air sorties were conducted into East Timor. Meanwhile the Australian heavy landing ship, HMAS Tobruk and the Canadian ship, HMSC Protecteur, continue unloading at Suai and will later...
Yesterday seven air sorties were conducted into East Timor. Meanwhile the Australian heavy landing ship, HMAS Tobruk and the Canadian ship, HMSC Protecteur, continue unloading at Suai and will later...
Yesterday, a ship from Kupang and two landing craft from Atapupu arrived in Dili carrying nearly 1300 returnees. Staff from the UN High Commission for Refugees estimate that to date, nearly 37,000...
By 10 AM yesterday, all declared TNI/POLRI forces and Government of Indonesia representatives had left East Timor. Interfet provided security for the departing personnel to ensure an orderly end to...
INTERFET forces maintain a presence throughout the entire mandated area of East Timor. The remaining TNI/POLRI forces and Indonesian Transitional Administration Personnel left East Timor by land and...
Interfet's Construction Engineer Regiment is continuing to improve roads and airfields in preparation for the monsoon season. Interfet forces are also continuing their security and support to...
Interfet maintains a presence throughout the entire mandated area of East Timor and continues to provide support to humanitarian operations, particularly in the Ambeno/Oecussi enclave and western...
At 5 am today, Friday, multi-national elements of INTERFET successfully landed it Ambeno to provide security for people in the Enclave and to pave the way for the delivery of humanitarian aid. The...
The United Nations has established the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor.(UNTAET) which is empowered to exercise all legislative and executive authority in East Timor. Although...
The UN Security Council has approved a UN operation to lead East Timor to independence. Sergio Viera de Mello of Brazil has been appointed to head the transitional administration. Over 14,000 East...
INTERFET forces have now established a presence throughout the entire United Nations mandated area. Security operations are ongoing, particularly in the Western regions of East Timor. INTERFET...
INTERFET continues to maintain a presence throughout the entire mandated area of East Timor. INTERFET forces continue their security operations, particularly in the Ambeno/Ocussi enclave and western...
With the successful landing at Ambeno yesterday and lodgement of troops in the Enclave, INTERFET has now established a presence throughout the entire mandated area. This was accomplished one month...
Interfet forces continue to expand their operations in East Timor. Security operations are continuing, particularly in the western regions. Operation Strand, an airmobile clearance operation, has...
The Indonesian Parliament yesterday endorsed East Timor's independence vote and elected Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) as President. It is expected that the Vice President will be elected today. The...