Two soldiers and three separatist rebels have been killed in Indonesia's Aceh province, the military and police said.

Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels killed two soldiers in the Blangkejeren area of southeast Aceh on Sunday, said Aceh military spokesman Major Zaenal Muttaqin. Muttaqin told AFP on Tuesday that the two were riding on a motorcycle when they were shot by the rebels.

He also said troops killed three suspected GAM members in a skirmish in the Lamno area of West Aceh on Sunday.

Separately security forces on Monday confiscated around 2,000 bullets for handguns and automatic rifles at Kuta Makmur in North Aceh, he said.

Indonesian officials and rebel leaders are scheduled to resume peace talks in Geneva at the end of April.

GAM rebels have been fighting for an independent state in Aceh since 1976. An estimated 10,000 people, mainly civilians, have died since then and more than 400 people have been killed this year alone.