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He219
05-19-2003, 09:15 PM
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Indonesian Air Force Hercules transport planes drop scores of troops near Iskandar Muda airport in Banda Aceh on May 19, 2003. Indonesian troops parachuted into Aceh and warplanes bombed rebel bases as the military launched a major offensive just hours after martial law was declared in the troubled province. (*******)
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An Indonesian soldier carries his parachute after Hercules transport planes dropped scores of troops near Iskandar Muda airport in Banda Aceh on May 19, 2003. Indonesia's military launched rocket attacks on rebels in Aceh on Monday and troops began parachuting in as a big offensive got under way just hours after the president placed the province under martial law. (Tarmizy Harva/*******)
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Indonesian airborne soldier moves to their meeting point after parachuting into an area near the airport in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh, Aceh province, in what is expected to be Indonesia's biggest military operation since its invasion of East Timor in 1975, Monday, May 19, 2003. Indonesian attack planes fired rockets Monday at a rebel base in Aceh province, signaling the start of a major military offensive just hours after the breakdown of peace talks in Tokyo and the imposition of martial law. (AP Photo/str)

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Indonesian marines atop on the amphibious armored vehicle arrive at Samalanga in Aceh province, Monday, May, 19, 2003. Indonesian attack planes fired rockets Monday at a rebel base in Aceh province, signaling the start of a major military offensive just hours after the breakdown of peace talks in Tokyo and the imposition of martial law. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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Members of Indonesian elite police force BRIMOB (Mobile Brigade) hang on a helicopter during a drill in Jakarta, Monday, May 19, 2003. Indonesia is reinforcing their security efforts to combat terrorism following the major military offensive against separatist rebels in Aceh. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)