West Papua National Liberation Army | |
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Tentara Pembebasan Nasional Papua Barat | |
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Ideology | Papuan nationalism Anti-colonialism Anti-imperialism |
Part of | Free Papua Organization |
Opponents | Indonesia |
Battles and wars | Papua conflict |
Designated as a terrorist group by | Indonesia |
The West Papua National Liberation Army (Indonesian: Tentara Pembebasan Nasional Papua Barat; abbreviated as TPNPB), officially referred to in Indonesia as the Armed Criminal Group (Indonesian: Kelompok Kriminal Bersenjata,[1] abbreviated as KKB), and after 2021, Separatist Terrorist Group (Indonesian: Kelompok Separatis Teroris, abbreviated as KST[2]), is a Western New Guinean insurgent group in Indonesia. It is the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement.[3]
It has been designated as a terrorist organization by the Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs.[4]