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2 itemsOrganisation: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ✕Place: Brebes ✕
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GA-01373 1949-11-07 Twentsch Dagblad Tubantia rel A

Zwaar gevecht met Darul Islam-bende (Heavy fight with Darul Islam gang)

Heavy fight with Darul Islam gang

Twentsch Dagblad Tubantia (7 Nov 1949): a Darul Islam ambush near Brebes kills Dutch soldiers, followed by a report from Makassar that Salawati Daud, municipal councillor sought over the Masamba gang, has been arrested and the gang is broken. Colonial-press framing of her as a gang figure.

GA-00478 1949-11-08 Algemeen Dagblad rel A

Patrouille in hinderlaag gevallen – drie doden (Patroli diserang, tiga tewas)

Patrol ambushed - three dead

Algemeen Dagblad front page (1949-11-08) with several military items; relevant part: Salawati Daoed, woman member of the Makassar municipal council, sought over the gang that murdered Faroko representative Pluyter, has been arrested. Also reports a Darul Islam ambush near Brebes and an abduction near Salatiga.