This conflict got some media attention in the past year or so due to the move by West Papuan pro-independence guerilla forces ...
Video: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens held hostage by West Papuan rebels is FINALLY freed after nightmare 19-month ordeal New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens broke down in tears as he spoke ...
The kidnapping of pilot Phillip Mehrtens was ended through negotiation. This is a lesson for the Prabowo govt about how to resolve the Papua conflict. TNI Ensures No Troop Withdrawal from Papua After ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region was freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, ...
Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from New Zealand, was abducted by rebels from a remote airport in February 2023.
New Zealand pilot Captain Philip Mark Mehrtens (centre, wearing blue pants) arrives at Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma airbase on Sep 21, 2024, after being held captive for 19 months in Papua by ...
The Federal Aviation Administration released its preliminary report on the crash that took the life of pilot Philip K. Widner of Bedford, Texas, on Oct. 7 at Norfolk Regional Airport. According to ...