Indonesian armed forces chief General Endriartono Sutarto says the military assault in the province of Aceh is making faster progress than expected.

He says the offensive is on the right track and the progress exceeds Jakarta's expectations in every aspect.

He says there have been about 20 civilian casualties and they are mostly people deemed to be collaborators of the military. Earlier, operation spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Yani Basuki said more than 100 members of the Free Aceh Movement had been killed.

Meanwhile, the police chief, Dai Bachtiar, says Interpol has notified member countries about Indonesia's request that the exiled leadership of the Free Aceh Movement be put on a list of international terrorists.