Who was responsible for the large-scale, conflict-related displacement in Timor-Leste?
The institution that respondents reported most frequently as the group telling them to move was the Indonesian military (46.4%), followed by Fretilin’s military wing, Falintil (15.0%) and Timorese militias backed by the Indonesian military (8.8%). Respondents reported that ‘conflict’ motivated 52.3% of their displacements, with ‘forced by Indonesian military’ contributing an additional 16.3%.
