The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
In a school playground, former National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT) fighters perform drills with wooden rifles in preparation for joining the East Timorese army. The CNRT is a pro-independence group whose members were specifically targeted in the post-election violence of September 1999. Following the overwhelming vote for independence by the East Timorese on 30 August 1999 in the United Nations (UN) sponsored referendum, the pro-Indonesian militia launched a campaign of destruction, arson and murder, killing approximately 1500 people and forcing 300 000 others into West Timor as refugees. On 15 September, the UN issued a resolution, calling for a multinational force to restore peace and security and facilitate humanitarian assistance operations. By 20 September 1999, the first coalition force began deploying to East Timor as part of Australian-led International Force for East Timor (INTERFET).
In a school playground, former National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT) fighters perform drills with wooden rifles in preparation for joining the East Timorese army. The CNRT is a pro-independen
East Timorese men gather at a post of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT). A poster of Xanana Gusmao, president of the CNRT, and a CNRT flag are hanging on the wall behind the men. The
East Timorese families wait for medical attention outside a building which houses Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) medical supplies. MSF, known in Englsih as as Doctors Without Borders, is an internatio
A detainee is processed in an arrivals area at the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET) Force Detention Centre (FDC), which holds East Timorese civilians on serious charges, many of which are
East Timorese family members are reunited at the Dili Beach refugee transit site. Following the overwhelming vote for independence by the East Timorese on 30 August 1999 in the United Nations (UN) spo
An unidentified Australian sapper, serving with the Australian-led International Force for East Timor (INTERFET), oversees local East Timorese men working on the construction of a culvert and storm dr
