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The Timor Leste Defence Force was established from the erstwhile anti-Indonesian independence movement Falintil.
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Timor-Leste Defence Force
Combined military forces of Timor-Leste
The Timor-Leste Defence Force is the military of Timor-Leste. The F-FDTL was established in February 2001 and comprises two infantry battalions, small naval and air components and several supporting units.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Falintil
East Timor pro-independence armed force
The Armed Forces for the National Liberation of East Timor originally began as the military wing of the Fretilin party of East Timor. It was established on 20 August 1975 in response to Fretilin's political conflict with the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT).Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)