International Force East Timor

International Force East Timor
Part of the Indonesian invasion of East Timor and the 1999 East Timorese crisis

Logo of INTERFET
Date20 September 1999 – 28 February 2000
Location
Result
  • Defeat of pro-Indonesian militia
  • Stabilisation of East Timor
  • Succeeded by United Nations peacekeeping mission UNTAET
Participants

International Force:

Militia:

Commanders and leaders
Strength
11,500 personnel (at the peak of deployment) unknown

The International Force East Timor (INTERFET) was a multinational non-United Nations peacemaking task force, organised and led by Australia in accordance with United Nations resolutions to address the humanitarian and security crisis that took place in East Timor from 1999–2000 until the arrival of UN peacekeepers.[1] INTERFET was commanded by an Australian military officer, Major General Peter Cosgrove.

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