Family thanks all parties involved in the release of New Zealand pilot ...
WEB18 hours ago · The family of kidnapped New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens expresses thanks to all parties involved in his release, including the Indonesian rebels for taking care of him during more than a year ...
New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels - BBC
WEB1 day ago · New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens was kidnapped and held captive by separatists in Indonesia's West Papua region.
New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels
WEB1 day ago · The pilot, a father-of-one, is being flown to Jakarta to be reunited with his family. He was kidnapped after his small passenger plane - which belongs to Indonesia's Susi Air - landed in Nduga in ...
New Zealand pilot held captive by rebels in Indonesia’s Papua
WEB1 day ago · Left: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who has been freed more than 1.5 years after being held hostage by a pro-independence group, is pictured, in Timika, Central Papua province, Indonesia ...
New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in captivity in ... - NBC …
WEB1 day ago · By Reuters. New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia’s Papua, authorities said on Saturday. Mehrtens was ...
New Zealand pilot freed after being held captive by Papuan …
WEB1 day ago · A faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army kidnapped New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens in February 2023 after he landed a small commercial plane in a remote, mountainous area of ...
New Zealand pilot kidnapping: Indonesia's West Papua conflict ... - BBC
WEBThe kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot by separatists in Indonesia's West Papua region has thrust a decades-old insurgency back into the spotlight. Philip Mehrtens, 37, was taken hostage by...
Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months of ...
WEB1 day ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia -- 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 ...
Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the safety …
WEB2 days ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region warned Friday that increased Indonesian military attacks in recent days to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage over a year ago could instead threaten his safety.. Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane on a small ...
Papua: At least one killed in hunt for kidnapped NZ pilot Philip ... - BBC
WEBAt least one Indonesian soldier has been killed in a rebel attack while searching for a kidnapped New Zealand pilot in the Papua region, officials say. Rebels later claimed nine soldiers were...