Operation Bharatayudha (Papua)

The operation resulted in Indonesian tactical success; they executed many OPM soldiers and captured most of their weapons.

This operation also frightened many Papuan people, because they did not expect that the Indonesian forces could implement the major offensive and campaign required to cause OPM heavy casualties as well as burn many of their villages and forests.

[1] This operation ended in success by spreading the power of Indonesian forces and managed to capture many OPM territories.

However, to win Act of Free Choice (PEPERA) and conduct the offensive attacks against OPM military presence, the Indonesian government launched Operation Bharatyudha.

This operation, led by General R. Bintoro, had a main objective of crushing guerrilla attacks by Lodewijk [further explanation needed] and dividing the rebels into the small scales.