THE Maluku conflict is a black page in Indonesia s history of inter communal relationships In the first two years of the prolonged conflict about 3 000 people were killed and 67 000 fled their homes to live in refugee camps THE Maluku conflict is a black page in Indonesia’s history of inter-communal relationships. In the first two years of the prolonged conflict, about 3,000 people were killed and 67,000 fled their homes to live in refugee camps.