Operation Halibur

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The operation Halibur ( tetum Operasaun Halibur , literally German  operation collection ) was a joint operation of the National Police of East Timor (PNTL), the Timor Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) and the International Stabilization Force (ISF) for seizure of East Timorese rebels. Filomeno Paixão from the F-FDTL led the operation. The military commander was Calisto dos Santos (Coliati).

Happening

On February 11, 2008, the rebels attacked President José Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão in the attack in Dili . Ramos-Horta, one of his bodyguards and an assassin were seriously injured, and the rebel chief Alfredo Alves Reinado died in a firefight.

On February 17th (government resolution 3/2008) the government created the Operasaun Konjunto KOK ( German  Joint Operations Command ), which consisted of members of the F-FDTL and the PNTL. The KOK immediately began Operation Halibur, with the help of the ISF, to increase pressure on the rebels who had been operating since the 2006 riots in East Timor . In the weeks that followed, the rebels gradually surrendered without any further casualties. Amaro Susar da Costa on March 2nd and Gastão Salsinha in April. Together with their companions, both handed over their weapons, some of which came from government stocks, some from the Indonesian occupation and the Portuguese colonial period . In addition, large amounts of ammunition. There are different information on the exact number of confiscated weapons. There are allegations of illegal behavior and human rights violations by security personnel in the course of Operation Halibur.

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  1. ↑ ABC: 33 years on, E Timor military struggling to find feet , August 21, 2008 , accessed April 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ United Nations News & Media Photo: Rebel Leader Surrenders Weapon , accessed September 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ Defense Minister of East Timor: Biografia Coronel Calisto Santos Coli (Coliati) , accessed on March 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ Sinchew: East Timor: Timorese Rebels Stormed President's Compound Firing Guns, Shouting 'Traitor!', February 14, 2008
  5. ↑ Herald Sun: Australia to send rescue force after Ramos-Horta attacks , February 12, 2008
  6. ↑ Geneva declaration: Issue Brief 1, October 2008 , accessed April 11, 2018.
  7. ^ Jill Jolliffe : Fears for the future as East Timor simmers , Canberra Time, March 8, 2008 , accessed April 11, 2018.