New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in …
WEB6 days ago — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia has been freed by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he was abducted by rebels from a remote airport on Feb. 7, 2023.
A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in ...
WEB6 days ago — JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed Saturday by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old ...
New Zealand pilot held captive by rebels in Indonesia’s Papua
WEB6 days ago — Left: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who has been freed more than 1.5 years after being held hostage by a pro-independence group, is pictured, in Timika, Central Papua province, Indonesia ...
New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels - BBC
WEB6 days ago — Role, BBC News. 21 September 2024. A New Zealand pilot who has been freed more than 19 months after being taken hostage by separatists in Indonesia says he is "very happy" to be going home to his ...
Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the safety …
WEBSep 20, 2024 — JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region warned Friday that increased Indonesian military attacks in recent days to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage over a year ago could instead threaten his safety.. Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane on a small ...
Gunmen Kill New Zealand Pilot in Papua Amid Escalating Violence
WEBAug 7, 2024 — A New Zealand pilot was killed by gunmen on Monday in the restive Indonesian territory of Papua, where violence between the authorities and separatists has escalated in recent years but where...
Gunmen kill New Zealand helicopter pilot in another attack in …
WEBAug 6, 2024 — Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed the New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Monday, and they released two health workers and two children it was carrying, police said.
Phillip Mehrtens: Militants squabble over fate of New Zealand
WEBFeb 6, 2024 — Militant rebels in Indonesia’s restive West Papua are urging their most feared comrade to release New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who’s been held hostage for a year.
New Zealand pilot kidnapping: Indonesia's West Papua conflict
WEBThe kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot by separatists in Indonesia's West Papua region has thrust a decades-old insurgency back into the spotlight. Philip Mehrtens, 37, was taken hostage by...
New Zealand pilot freed from captivity in Indonesia's Papua
WEB6 days ago — JAKARTA: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua and was in good health despite the 19-month-long ordeal, Indonesian ...