(21 May 2003)
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20 May 2003
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5. Wide shot of Indonesian marines in APCs on patrol

21 May 2003
6. Various shots of Indonesian soldiers on patrol on villages

STORYLINE

Fierce fighting between separatist rebels and the military in Indonesia's Aceh province killed at least 13 people on Wednesday - the third day of a major army offensive.

A spokesman for the Free Aceh Movement, known by its Indonesian acronym GAM, said the victims, including 10 civilians, were killed during an attack about two kilometres (a mile) east of the northern town of Bireun.

The military commander in Aceh would not confirmed the casualties.

He said that an unspecified number of soldiers had moved into the rebel-controlled districts of Bireun and Pidie, which have seen the worst of the fighting.

Unidentified men have also torched more than 150 schools in the area.

Both sides blame each other for the arson attacks.

The military campaign began on Monday, after a breakdown in weekend talks in Japan aimed at salvaging a deal for Aceh's regional autonomy.

It's Indonesia's largest offensive since it invaded East Timor in 1975.

Northern Aceh is home to several natural gas fields tapped by US oil giant ExxonMobil, though production has so far been unaffected by the fighting.

At least 12-thousand people - many of them civilians caught in the crossfire - have been killed in the province, 900 kilometres (12-hundred miles) northwest of Jakarta, since 1976.

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