Last Police Withdrawn From Aceh Province
Indonesia withdrew the last of its police from Aceh province Thursday under a peace agreement with separatist rebels that was propelled by the tsunami one year ago. The withdrawal — delayed several times in the past week due to a shortage of ships — was the last military step required under the deal to end a 29-year war that claimed 15,000 lives. Some 2,150 officers left the port town of Lhokseumawe on a warship Thursday afternoon, said Lt. Col. Mulyatno, chief of North Aceh Police. Full Story