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BANDA ACEH - Three civilians, three rebels and a soldier were killed in the latest violence in Indonesia's Aceh province, where a separatist campaign has been
waging for 30 years, the military said on Sunday. A first sergeant was killed and five other soldiers were wounded in a series of clashes in Bireuen district on Saturday, military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Erie Sutiko said.
The soldier was ambushed by guerrillas from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), Sutiko said. Soldiers chased the attackers and shot dead three of them, Sutiko said. Gunmen meanwhile shot dead three civilians at their homes on Friday in the South Aceh district, local military commander Jamhur Ismail said. Ismail blamed the attacks on the GAM, saying the three civilians were known to have close ties with the local military.
The rebels have been fighting for three decades for the independence of resource-rich Aceh, Indonesia's westernmost province, and the conflict that has left more than 12,000 people -- mostly civilians -- dead. The military said this month it had killed more than 3,300 rebels since it launched a major offensive to crush the rebels two years ago. More than 200 soldiers had been killed and more than 500 wounded, it said.
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