| Accession Number | P04315.052 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Dupont, Stephen |
| Place made | East Timor: Dili |
| Date made | September 1999 |
| Conflict |
East Timor, 1999-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Unidentified members of the international media record an Australian patrol in Dili. While smoke ...
Description
Unidentified members of the international media record an Australian patrol in Dili. While smoke billows from a burning building in the background, the Australian soldiers crouch with their weapons by the wall in front of a house during their search for members of the pro-Indonesian militia. In the foreground (right) is an Australian commercial television reporter. Following the announcement of the pro-independence ballot result in September 1999, the pro-Indonesian militia launched a campaign of arson, murder and destruction. Shortly afterwards, on 20 September, the first Australian troops were deployed to East Timor as part of the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET), an Australian led international mission to bring peace and stability to East Timor under the United Nations mandate.