Communist insurgency in Sarawak | |||||||
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Part of Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation and Cold War | |||||||
![]() Armed soldiers guarding a group of Chinese villagers who were taking a communal bath in 1965 to prevent them from collaborating with the Communist guerillas and to protect the area from Indonesian infiltrators. |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Anti-communist forces:
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Communist forces:
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
1,500+ armed police and soldiers 10,000 (1968)>3,000 Indonesian troops |
600-1,000+ guerilla fighters unknown numbers of Indonesian infiltrators |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
Killed: 99 ~2,000 Indonesian troops either killed or wounded |
Killed: 400–500 Hundreds Indonesian infiltrators killed |
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Civilian casualties: ~19+ killed | |||||||
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Anti-communist forces: United Kingdom
Supported by: Australia
Brunei
New Zealand
United States