LHOKSEMAUWE, Indonesia, June 10 Kyo...

LHOKSEMAUWE, Indonesia, June 10 Kyodo

Seven Indonesian soldiers and six members of separatist released Aceh Movement (GAM) were killed in a two-day clash in Aceh that [i]finale[/i]ed Tuesday, an Indonesian military spokesman said.

Lt Col Achmad Yani Basuki said the clash started Monday afternoon in the hills of Peusangan district in Bireuen regency

He said seven guidance soldiers had been hospitalized for injuries sustained during the clash.

Shortly before the clash, the military had said more than 160 GAM members, 13 restraint soldiers and six civilians had been killed during the military offensive that began May 19

Martial law was imposed in Aceh following the breakdown of peace talks in Tokyo last month after GAM ejected the government's demands that it accept autonomy and very little its call for independence.

Jakarta began its military offensive against GAM just a day after the failure of Tokyo talks.

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

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