No alternative to political path, says Aceh candidate backed by ex-rebels
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Former separatist rebels have no alternative but to follow the political path after laying down their weapons, a key candidate backed by ex-combatants has said ahead of elections in the tsunami-ravaged Indonesian province.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Acehnese poured into polling stations on Monday to vote in a landmark election in the once-rebellious Indonesian province aimed at bolstering a peace deal between the government and separatists.
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For hajj pilgrims returning from the once in a lifetime trip to the holy city of Mecca, arriving back home in this staunchly Muslim Indonesian province of Aceh should have been a proud and happy occasion. It was anything but for Nurasyirah.
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A former rebel leader has won historic elections in Indonesia's Aceh province, according to early voting samples.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- As Indonesia awaits next month&#39;s formal announcement that its new president will be Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the former army general has pledged to seek an end to the bloody separatist war in Aceh province.
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Rebels in tsunami-battered Aceh province will not attack foreign relief workers, an insurgent commander said Monday, amid a warning of an imminent terror strike in the region and a claim by Indonesia's military that guerrillas may target the aid groups.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia offered on  Wednesday to hold talks with rebels in tsunami-hit Aceh, hoping  to ease security fears in a stricken province where the  president said 40,000 people were still missing after the Dec.  26 disaster.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Workers buried more tsunami victims in Aceh province yesterday, as a premature end to cease-fire talks between the Indonesian government and separatist rebels dampened hopes for a quick resolution to a 30-year-old conflict in the devastated province.
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GAMPONG COT, Indonesia  - Acehnese poured into polling stations on Monday to vote in a landmark election in the once-rebellious Indonesian province aimed at bolstering a peace deal between the government and separatists.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia's military and  rebels traded accusations in tsunami-ravaged Aceh province, as  the world promised to build an early-warning system that may  save lives in any repeat of the Indian Ocean disaster.
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BOGOR, Indonesia  - Former general Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono discussed presidential plans and a cabinet with  visitors to his home on Wednesday, even though he has yet to  declare victory after Indonesia's first direct vote for a  leader.  One of his early apparent cabinet choices was his  opponent's running mate, Muslim cleric Hasyim Muzadi, who told  Reuters he had received an offer to fill the post of religion  minister but had turned it down.
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Calling a four-year-old cease-fire "defunct," the rebel leader of the Tamil Tigers said he has no choice but to push for an independent Tamil state on Sri Lankan soil.
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The man expected to be Aceh's new governor hails the province's first direct vote but says hard work lies ahead.
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In Aceh, Indonesia, the decision about where to resettle must be made at the intersection of natural calamity and civil war.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia said on  Thursday restrictions on aid workers in Aceh were only for  their own safety and denied the rules would hinder  international relief operations in the province devastated by  last month's tsunami.
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JAKARTA  - The Indonesian military says it is continuing to launch raids against separatist rebels in tsunami-devastated Aceh, despite having earlier called a ceasefire to help aid efforts.
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Former rebel spokesman Irwandi Yusuf has won the first direct election for governor of Indonesia's Aceh province according to an unofficial quick count, the director of the local survey group that conducted the count has told AFP.