After the intervention of an international military force, led by Australia and New Zealand in mid-1999, BMP members fled into the rain forests of East Timor, or across the West Timor border into Indonesian territory.
Setelah intervensi oleh pasukan militer internasional yang dipimpin Australia dan Selandia Baru pada pertengahan 1999, para anggota BMP mundur ke hutan hujan Timor Timur atau melintas perbatasan ke teritori Indonesia di Timor Barat.