Nduga Hostage Crisis | |||||||
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Part of Papua conflict | |||||||
Nduga Regency in Highland Papua, Indonesia | |||||||
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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 Keneganus Wasiangge † | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 New Zealander pilot abducted 15 soldiers killed[1] | 13 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 remained in captivity until 21 September 2024.[3][4]