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onth's delay, Indonesian forces in Portuguese Timor have resumed military
Onith air and naval support, marines, special forces,partisans attacked along the northwest coast, capturing MaegiriByd, thiscontinuing its advance toward
Tailaco and Ihe key town of.
, The Indonesians are advancing in two other areas along the front.force at Maliana launched an attack that was immediately halted bycounterassauiti Probing operations are also under way north of Nunuta.hv inltbeen occupied.[
: The Fretilin defenders are hard pressed to contain the Indonesian advance. In spite ol theW reported success in stopping the limited Maliana thrust, Fretilin forces apparently have been unable to halt Jakarta's drive along the northern coast towa'd
The renewed Indonesian drive, like the initial cross-border incursion onrobably'has limited territorial objectives. The Indonesians' apparent aim is to take sections of Portuguese Timoriecemeal manner to wear down the defenders and enable further repatriation of refugees still in Indonesian Timor. Unless Fretilin forces completely disintegrate, Indonesia's present troop strength is not sufficientuick drive on Dili. Moreover, the current ra-ny conditions tend to make further Indonesian advances unlikely
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