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There were two explosions, and they were close enough to send the women of Simpang Keramat village in northern Aceh scurrying for cover with their infants. Ironically, the women had been describing to me how the Dec. 9 cease-fire between the Indonesian armed forces and Acehnese separatist rebels had brought five months of unprecedented calm to Simpang Keramat, which lies in one of six "peace zones" established in Aceh province after that agreement. For Mariani, a 35-year-old schoolteacher and mother of three, this had enabled her to travel safely to the hospital in the nearby town...
...troubled peace that has prevailed in Indonesia's bloody Aceh province for the past four months is on the verge of unraveling. Negotiations between the separatist Free Aceh Movement (known by its Indonesian acronym GAM) and the Indonesian government broke down last week over trivial scheduling and venue changes. Meanwhile, more than 25,000 Indonesian troops in Aceh went on high alert, and the country's Navy chief warned that 14 warships could soon arrive off Aceh's coast...
...months to reach an agreement that would prevent all-out warfare in Indonesia's westernmost province. He doesn't want his name published because he fears reprisals against his family, particularly because he believes that there is virtually no chance the two sides?the Indonesian military and the separatist guerrillas of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM)?can reach a compromise to prevent renewed fighting. Indonesian troops are already flooding into Aceh. Ultimately, some 50,000 are expected in the province, poised to launch an offensive designed to end the 27-year conflict once and for all. The rebels had until...
...minister of Jammu and Kashmir state, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed dismantled the feared special forces responsible for most of the abuses. In Srinagar, Kashmir's ancient lakeside city, some Muslim elders are encouraged by the words of peace emanating from New Delhi and Islamabad. Abdul Ghani Bhat, chairman of the separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference, an alliance of 26 Kashmiri separatist parties and groups, said he was "optimistic" about the future. "The boys with guns will have to fall in line," said Bhat. "They will have to listen to reason." For now, the spectacle of India and Pakistan facing...
...hand is visible as well. Washington has for months urged the parties to engage, and this week U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage is flying to the subcontinent, where he's expected to pressure Pakistan to crack down on Kashmiri militancy. (Last Thursday, the U.S. added three Kashmiri separatist outfits to its list of terrorist groups). Violence has flared, however; last week, more than 60 people died in Kashmir. Perversely, even that confirms the changes at work: the rebels always attack when hopes for negotiations break...