The anniversary comes at a particularly sensitive time for the province of Aceh, which sits on the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. On 9 December, the government and rebels are due to ...

BBC News, Jakarta ... The moves are part of a peace deal between rebels of the Free Aceh Movement (Gam) and the government which ended 26 years of bitter conflict. ... 26 December, the anniversary of ...

15,000 people have died in more than 29 years of conflict between the government and the rebels in Aceh. Terms of the deal After the two sides had signed the peace deal on Monday, Mr Ahtisaari said: ...

Security forces in the Indonesian province of Aceh have torn down separatist flags as rebels of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) mark the 25th anniversary of their struggle for independence. There have ...

Rebels say a temporary ceasefire is needed to allow an effective relief operation in Aceh, worst hit by the earthquake and tsunami. On Thursday, Indonesia said its death toll from the earthquake and ...

The latest move came after Free Aceh Movement (Gam) rebels handed in all the weapons stipulated in the deal. The peace deal, signed between rebels and the government, is designed to end 26 years of ...

The pace talks were started after the December 2004 tsunami that devastated huge swathes of Aceh. On Tuesday, thousands of people travelled to the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, to voice their ...

Free Aceh Movement (Gam) members gathered dozens of assault rifles due to be handed over on Thursday. The government is to withdraw all forces sent to quell the rebellion by the end of the year, and 1 ...

Indonesia has freed hundreds of people from jail under the terms of a recent peace deal struck between Jakarta and separatist rebels from Aceh province. Almost 1,500 people linked with the Free Aceh ...

The deal struck between the Indonesian government and the separatist rebels of the Free Aceh Movement at the weekend has been met with a mixture of hope, relief, caution and some nervousness. Both ...

On Tuesday, thousands of people travelled to the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, to voice their concerns at the anniversary rally. At least 10,000 protesters gathered outside the city's main ...