Nduga hostage crisis

Nduga Hostage Crisis
	Part of Papua conflict
	; Nduga Regency in Highland Papua, Indonesia
Date	7 February 2023 – present; (1 year, 3 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Location	Nduga Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents
Indonesia New Zealand	TPNPB-OPM
Commanders and leaders
Agus Subiyanto; Izak Pangemanan; Listyo Sigit Prabowo; Mathius Fakhiri; Faizal Ramadhani	Egianus Kogoya; Army Tabuni †; Yotam Bugiangge
Units involved
Operation Cartenz's Peace; Indonesian National Armed Forces; Indonesian National Police;	Kodap III Ndugama-Derakma Aluguru Battalion; Wosak Battalion;
Casualties and losses
1 New Zealander pilot abducted 15 soldiers killed[1]	11 killed[2]
	4 civilians killed[citation needed] 162 civilians internally displaced

The 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 remains in captivity.^[3]

^ "KKB Bakar Pesawat Susi Air, Nasib Pilot-Penumpang Belum Diketahui" (in Indonesian). Detik. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^ detikSulsel, Tim. "KKB Akui Bakar Pesawat Susi Air di Nduga Papua". detiksumut (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^ "Separatist rebels take New Zealand pilot hostage in Papua". ABC News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[1] "KKB Bakar Pesawat Susi Air, Nasib Pilot-Penumpang Belum Diketahui" (in Indonesian). Detik. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

[2] tikSulsel, Tim. "KKB Akui Bakar Pesawat Susi Air di Nduga Papua". detiksumut (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

[3] "Separatist rebels take New Zealand pilot hostage in Papua". ABC News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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