| Country: | Indonesia |
| Details of Formation: | Halilintar was originally established in 1975, during the time of the Indonesian invasion, by a local ruler of the Atabae sub-district under the instruction of the military. It was disbanded in this form in 1982 and resurrected in the mid-1990s. |
| Details of Termination: | After 2000 the PGM was relocated to West Timor, where it appears to have been tasked with regulating East Timor refugee camps (last activity reported in 2000). Its existence was denied in connection to an operation in which a bus was attacked in 2003. There is no mention of the militia after this. |
| Purpose: | The group was used as an armed pro-integration force, which for instance assisted the army in operations with this goal and fought against Falintil. |
| Organisation: | As one of many district-level pro-integration militias, the group was funded by the military. It was controlled by the army and cooperated with it in joint operations. Head of the group was João Tavares. |
| Weapons and Training: | Members were armed with guns, machetes, spears, arrows and knives. There were also plans by the army to provide M16 assault rifles to Halilintar. |
| Size: | -- |
| Reason for Membership: | Members were paid to join, according to one source, which suggests a material incentive to become a part of the group. |
| Treatment of Civilians: | The group repressed pro-independence supporters and killed, detained and threatened civilians, also looting their houses. It attacked UN observers and prevented the free movement of refugees. There were allegations that the group attacked a bus in East Timor. |
| Other Information: | The name of the group is usually translated as “thunderbolt”. The group did not exist between 1989 and 1994. |
| References: | Information was taken from news sources listed in the PGMD. |