Tribal bloodshed shines spotlight on strategically vital Papua New Guinea’s domestic security issues

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CORRECTS TO DELETE THE DEATH TOLL AS THE NUMBER HAS LOWERED AFTER MORE REPORT - FILE - Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2022, at U.N. headquarters. Multiple people were massacred in a major escalation of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea, Australian media reported Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. Tribal violence in the Enga region has intensified since elections in 2022 that maintained Prime Minister James Marape's administration. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File) MELBOURNE – A tribal clash in Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands in which more...