Source: Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin, May 11, 2021
On April 25, armed rebels in Papua’s Puncak Regency shot and killed a leading Indonesian Intelligence official. Indonesian President Joko Widodo immediately called for retaliation and had Papuan armed criminal groups (KKB) designated “terrorists,” a label used to justify extreme measures. Among the hundreds of extra troops being deployed to Papua is the 400-strong elite Infantry 315/Garuda Battalion which earned its nickname “Satan’s Forces” while fighting in East Timor.
Internet and telecommunication services have been disrupted and the region’s indigenous, predominately Christian Papuans are fleeing into the jungle and bracing yet again for a new wave of state terror designed to silence dissent and crush hope. Please pray.
The full report includes lots of links and analysis as well as prayer points.