Operation Pagar Betis
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- Indonesian government victory
- Government forces successfully blockade Darul Islam main base
- The surrender of Darul Islam forces led by Kartosoewirjo
changes All territories controlled by Darul Islam was recaptured by Indonesian government
| Operation Pagar Betis | |||||||||
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| Part of Darul Islam rebellion | |||||||||
 Indonesian forces with other civilians | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Indonesia |
 Islamic State of Indonesia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Abdul Haris Nasution |
Kartosoewirjo  | ||||||||
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| Unknown | |||||||||
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| Thousand Soldiers | Thousand Soldiers | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Light | Heavy Casualties | ||||||||
The Operation Pagar Betis (Indonesian:Operasi Pagar Betis) was a counter-insurgent operation conducted by the Indonesian Army to blockade the Darul Islam main base to reduce their guerilla movement and eliminate their supplies lines. This operation was a success and effectively ended the rebellion with the surrender of Darul Islam forces by Kartosoewirjo.
In 1949 Kartosoewirjo started the armed rebellion known as Darul Islam rebellion. However the government responded with counter-insurgency operations.[1]
The Indonesian government launched the operations called "Operasi Pagar Betis". The plan of this operation was to infiltrate the enemy headquarters and to blockade and destroy it. These tactics were known as pagar betis (the plan and tactics by Nasution), however the mastermind and commander of this operations was Abdul Haris Nasution.[2][3]