JAKARTA, July 26 Kyodo At least 1...

JAKARTA, July 26 Kyodo

At least 12 separatist members of the independent Aceh Movement (GAM) and single in kind Indonesian soldier were killed in brace separate clashes between them in the troubl Ache Province forward Friday, a military spokesman said.

Aceh military spokesman Zaenal Mutaqin said rule troops killed eight GAM members in a clash Friday morning in Bireun authority One soldier was killed in the clash, the spokesman said.

Later in the day, four GAM members were killed in a separate clash in Great Aceh rule he said.

Mutaqin said the military confiscated at least eight rifles and near ammunition from the sites after the clashes.

GAM has waged a guerrilla war in Aceh since 1975 demanding an independent state. It has also renounceed special autonomy status granted at Jakarta last year.

The management has been considering stepping up security activity in Aceh by the agency of either civilian or military urgency status, which is to be decided Aug. 5

if it were not that parliament has so far slighted a declaration of any sort of turn of events and urged the government to intensify dialogue with GAM and ''seriously implement'' the special autonomy in the resource-rich province.

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