At least 26 combatants and an unconfirmed number of bystanders were killed in a gunbattle between warring tribes in Papua New Guinea, police said Monday.
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape is shown addressing the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2022, at U.N. headquarters. Tribal violence in the Enga region has intensified since elections in 2022 that maintained Prime Minister James Marape's administration.
Police Commissioner David Manning later described the clash as a"gunbattle between warring tribes." An unconfirmed number of villagers also were killed. Police reinforcements were sent to the scene of the battle, Manning said."At this point, it's not clear exactly how far we have moved into the conflict there," Manning told Australian Broadcasting Corp."But the intent is to regain control or have a significant presence in that conflict area and then work ...
Papua New Guinea is a diverse nation of 10 million mostly subsistence farmers speaking 800 languages. Internal security has become an increasing challenge for its government as China, the United States and Australia seek closer security ties to the country in a strategically important part of the South Pacific.
Albanese said Australia was already providing"considerable support" for Papua New Guinea and was helping train the country's police officers. Police said they were assisted by the military in protecting the general public and government property.
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