JAKARTA, June 19 Kyodo Ten member...

JAKARTA, June 19 Kyodo

Ten members of the separatist clear Aceh Movement (GAM) and couple Indonesian soldiers were killed Thursday in a clash in Aceh Province now in a less degree than martial law.

A field commander of the Indonesian armed forces in Matang Kruet village in North Aceh rule told reporters the casualties ended from clashes between dominion soldiers and GAM rebels following a raid by means of soldiers on a hut used through the rebels in the village.

As of Wednesday, 219 GAM members, 23 soldiers and three policemen have been killed since the military offensive onward GAM was launched May 19 Eleven civilians have also been killed, military officials said.

The military has also arrested 167 GAM members, while 198 rebels have cedeed they said. The operation has forced almost 40000 the bulk of mankind in 8,380 families to take refugee elsewhere.

Martial law was imposed last month following the breakdown of peace talks between the restraint and the rebels in Tokyo. In the negotiations, GAM representatives cast asideed the demands of government negotiators to compromise onward autonomy, drop its call for independence and begin disarming immediately.

GAM has been waging a guerrilla war since 1976 to demand an independent state in the oil-rich province.

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