Two Aceh rebels killed in North Sumatra.

(From The Jakarta Post)

A joint police-military team from Asahan, North Sumatra, killed two suspected rebels from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and arrested four others in the waters off Asahan on Friday.

Acting on a tip from locals, the joint team conducted a patrol in the waters off Asahan and searched a boat that was anchored at a port.

In the boat, the team found seven GAM fighters, weapons and documents about GAM's activities in the area over the past four months, including a letter designating Misran, a native of Tanjung Tiram Asahan, the GAM commander in the area.

The team attempted to arrest the six but they resisted, prompting the …