Among the GAM leaders who joined during this phase were Sofyan Dawood (who would become GAM commander Pasè, North Aceh) and Ishak Daud (who became the spokesman for GAM Peureulak, East Aceh).
Di antara para pemimpin GAM yang bergabung selama fase ini adalah Sofyan Dawood (yang kemudian menjadi komandan GAM Pasè, Aceh Utara) dan Ishak Daud (yang menjadi juru bicara GAM di Peureulak, Aceh Timur).