Today, according to Falintil sources, forces number around 1, 000 armed troops, divided between four regional commands. (Falintil's overall field commander, Taur Matan Ruak, a former teacher who later rose to chief of staff, reports to CNRT president Xanana Gusmao, himself once Falintil's chief.) They are generally ill-equipped, though many automatic weapons have been bought recently from Indonesian security forces, often unpaid since the financial crash of 1997.
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