The West Papua Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the death of two Indonesian soldiers amid increasing tensions between Indonesia and Papuan separatists. This comes just weeks after the Indonesian government designated Papuan independence fighters and members of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) as “terrorists,” following the killing of the province’s intelligence chief by rebel groups in late April. According to the West Papua Liberation Army, a third Indonesian soldier was injured in the attack, following claims that Papuan separatists stole the soldiers’ guns, reported RNZ news. Indonesia’s Chief Security Minister Mahfud MD said rebel groups killed two patrolling soldiers in Dekai district in Yahukimo regency on May 18. “The attack shows that the terrorist groups continue to commit violence in Papua,” Mahfud told a Jakarta press conference the following day. “The [Indonesian] government is committed to completely quell the groups in Papua.” At least three soldiers and nine rebels …