[1] Before long, tensions developed between the residents of the hamlet and the Islamists, resulting in some of the locals fleeing due to perceived threats.

[7] According to reports from the human rights organization KontraS, the soldiers - who were equipped with napalm bombs and helicopters - did not give any warnings before storming the village, and forced a young member of the commune to set fire to some of the huts with many still trapped inside.

[8] Hendropriyono's account of the situation claimed that some members of the commune had deliberately set fire to the huts and prevented civilians from escaping.

[11] Following the inauguration of Joko Widodo in 2014, victims - who claimed to not be members of the commune but were affected by the fighting - called for him to pressure Hendropriyono (who had become the Presidential Adviser) to "reveal the truth about the incident".

[12] In February 2019, 30 years after the incident, a "declaration of peace" regarding was held, which involved officials and military officers, alongside current residents of Talangsari.