Killed in a security operation (9 October 2026)
Credit: Dokumentasi Terbuka / Penerangan Kodam XVIII Kasuari
Danops TPNPB-OPM Kodap IV Sorong Raya (Mayor) — varian ejaan: Manfred/Mamfred Fatem
Manfret Fatem
Operations commander of TPNPB-OPM Kodap IV Sorong Raya, who led armed attacks in Maybrat and Teluk Bintuni from 2021; killed in a firefight with Indonesian troops in the forest north of Kamat village, Aifat Timur district, on 9 October 2026.
Personal Dossier & Background
Date & Place of BirthNo public source (national media, Papuan media or court documents) records his date or place of birth. What is documented: he is a single person active from 2021 until his death on 9 October 2026, and he was still alive in January 2024 after his base was raided.
Tribe & Regional OriginFatem clan, based in Maybrat regency, Southwest Papua (Aifat, Aifat Timur and Aifat Selatan districts — Kamat and Sori villages; the Kamundan/Frambu river corridor). The label “Maybrat tribe” is never used by any outlet, so we do not use it.
Family Background / ParentsFather and mother: no public data. What is sourced: Yeremias Foumair (Fumair) is his uncle — a former commander of the Ayosami battalion, Kodap IV, who surrendered on 15 May 2025.
Educational BackgroundNo public data on his schooling (no source names any primary, secondary or tertiary education).
Position / RoleDeputy operations commander (First Lieutenant) in January 2024, then operations commander of Kodap IV Sorong Raya (Major) 2025-2026. Listed as wanted over the 2021 Kisor case and the 2022 Trans-Papua road workers attack.
Latest Legal StatusKilled at the scene on 9 October 2026 at about 08.25 local time. Brigadier General Riyanto (Habema task force commander): “one of the three victims was identified as Manfret Fatem, described as operations commander of OPM Kodap IV/Sorong Raya.” Lieutenant General Lucky Avianto (Joint Regional Defence Command III): “the dead perpetrator is the operations commander of TPNPB-OPM Kodap IV Sorong Raya, Manfret Fatem, with two of his men… Anton Fatem and Yesias Fatem.”
Verification noteThis profile previously said “killed April 2024” and paired him with the name “Bernhard Mawen”. Both were wrong: no public source supports a death in April 2024 (April 2024 in Maybrat only records surrenders), and “Bernard Mawen” is a DIFFERENT figure — commander of Kodap V Merauke (OPM's southern command), who died of old age in Kiunga, Papua New Guinea, on 16 November 2018, not part of Kodap IV Sorong Raya. The 2024 death of a Kodap IV commander was Major Marthen Aikingging (Moskona battalion), 22-23 December 2024.
Photographic Evidence of Crimes & Terror
Project trucks and execution site of 4 civilian Trans-Papua road workers in Majda, West Moskona by Manfret Fatem's group.
Credit: Dokumentasi Publik / Polres Teluk Bintuni
Assault site at Kisor Post in September 2021 that triggered prolonged jungle displacement of Maybrat indigenous villagers.
Credit: Penerangan Kodam XVIII Kasuari
Inland Maybrat children forced to study in temporary tents after leaving their villages due to fear of armed clashes.
Credit: Dokumentasi Kemanusiaan LokalTrack Record of Crimes & Threats
- Premeditated murder of 4 Trans-Papua highway workers on the Bintuni-Maybrat route in Majda, West Moskona (September 2022).
- Brutal attack on Kisor Military Post in Maybrat (September 2021) killing 4 soldiers in the early morning.
- Filming and distributing execution videos of civilian victims in Maybrat forests to terrorize public sector workers.
- Refused multiple surrender appeals from family and customary elders, continuing ambushes until killed in a raid.
Documented Losses & Civilian Damage
Fatalities: 8 killed (4 civilian infrastructure workers and 4 security personnel)
Displacement: Thousands of Aifat indigenous civilians displaced for months into jungles and Sorong
Public Facilities: Trans-Bintuni heavy trucks incinerated; rural transport routes severely cut off