BANDA ACEH: In any conflict, it is usually the ordinary folk who suffer most. This is true too of the Aceh conflict which has been going on for 27 long years.
When Indonesia declared martial law here on May 19 and embarked on a major offensive to finish off the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist rebels, one would have thought that people in combat-prone areas would start fleeing their homes in recent weeks.
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