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
Date 20 September 1999 – 28 February 2000 Location East Timor Result Defeat of pro-Indonesian militia Stabilisation of East Timor Succeeded by United Nations peacekeeping mission UNTAET
Participants
International Force:  Australia – 5,500  New Zealand – 1,200  Thailand – 1,600  Bangladesh   Brazil   Canada   Denmark   Egypt   Fiji   France   Germany   Ireland   Italy   Jordan   Kenya   Malaysia   Norway   Philippines   Portugal   Singapore   South Korea   United Kingdom   United States	Militia: Pro-Indonesian Militias Aitarak Besi Merah Putih Laksaur Mahidi
Commanders and leaders
Peter Cosgrove Songkitti Jaggabatara	Wiranto Eurico Guterres
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.