Papuan rebels gun down US pilot and burn his plane

JAKARTA — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive region of Papua say they have shot dead a US pilot and set his plane on fire in what a spokesperson for a local militant group described as a “message” to the US and Indonesian governments.The attack highlights the decades-long independence struggle, which has displaced more than 122,000 people since 2022.Sebby Sambom, ⁠a spokesperson for the West Papua National Liberation Army...