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The Straits Times
April 10, 2018
JAKARTA - A Muslim preacher was on Monday (April 9) sentenced to nine years in jail by an Indonesian court for inciting the suicide bombing in East Jakarta ... Ansharut Daulah, an alliance of Indonesian militants who have pledged their allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group.
Jakarta Post
April 10, 2018
Indonesian Islamist preacher Kiki Muhammad Iqbal waits for his trial at the North Jakarta court in Jakarta on April 2, 2018. (Agence France ... Iqbal is believed to be a student of radical cleric Aman Abdurrahman, the leader of the Islamic State (IS)-linked militant outfit Jamaah Ansharut Daulah. AbdurrahmanÃÂ ...
ABC News
April 3, 2018
A commander of rebels in Indonesia's easternmost Papua region said Tuesday that as many as 100 villagers have taken shelter with them in a mountainous jungle ... Aidi said drone observations showed the Indonesian force of 50 had killed two rebel fighters and injured dozens in the "shootout" Sunday.
Stuff.co.nz
April 3, 2018
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has added an Indonesian and Filipino group to the list of designated terrorist entities. ... "JAD and Maute Group have been responsible for planning and conducting violent terrorist acts against both government and civilian targets in Indonesia and the Philippines respectively.
Asahi Shimbun
April 2, 2018
The liberation army said one of its fighters was killed. Aidi said the dead Indonesian soldier's body has yet to be evacuated due to bad weather and difficult terrain in the mountainous area. An insurgency has simmered in Papua since the early 1960s when Indonesia annexed the region that had remainedÃÂ ...
The Guardian
April 1, 2018
Like many refugee women smuggled from their country to Indonesia after al-Shabaab militants raped them or murdered their family, they have fallen through ... The 25-year-old narrowly escaped death when militants beheaded her father and burned her remaining family members alive in an attack on herÃÂ ...
ABS-CBN News
March 25, 2018
MANILA - An Indonesian believed to be a terrorist was nabbed by members of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Sultan Kudarat, authorities said Sunday. The suspect was identified as ... He also allegedly figured in a suicide bomb attempt in Ceribon, Indonesia. The suspect is undergoingÃÂ ...
The Manila Times
March 14, 2018
AN alleged Indonesian terrorist was arrested by police at Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat and has been placed under the custody of the Bureau of Immigration (BI), a police official said. Supt. Aldrin Gonzales, spokesman of the Soccsksargen police, identified the suspect as Mushalah Somina Rasim alias AbuÃÂ ...
Council on Foreign Relations
March 1, 2018
The rise of Islamism in Malaysia and Indonesia could have severe consequences for the two states' societies, political systems, and overall stability. .... fought an Islamic State-linked group last year, and six Indonesian militants were detained in 2016 for allegedly planning a terrorist attack in Singapore.
The Japan Times
March 1, 2018
JAKARTA – A group of terror attack survivors and traumatized relatives of those killed boycotted Indonesia's first-ever meeting between former militants and their victims Wednesday, marring an event hailed as a key step toward reconciliation. The government-hosted talks brought together 124 peopleÃÂ ...
Borneo Bulletin Online
February 27, 2018
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – The Indonesian government is bringing together dozens of convicted militants and survivors of attacks in what it hopes will ... At least 18 former militant prisoners have been involved in attacks in Indonesia since 2010, including a January 2016 suicide bombing and gun attack inÃÂ ...
benarnews
February 27, 2018
Neris, 25, an Indonesian and sister of a taxi driver who was killed in the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, cries as she holds his son during a gathering ... Indonesia is hosting a rare encounter between former terrorists and victims of terror in the hopes of strengthening its deradicalization programs byÃÂ ...
Arab News
February 21, 2018
He said that attacks by self-proclaimed Daesh-affiliated militants in Indonesia “were not always related to Daesh, or even to Bahrun Naim or Aman Abdurrahman,” referencing an Indonesian militant believed to be fighting for Daesh in Syria and a convicted radical cleric who led a Daesh-affiliated networkÃÂ ...
South China Morning Post
February 12, 2018
A court sentenced the leader of an Islamic State group-affiliated militant network in Indonesia to seven years in prison on Monday for involvement in ... Anshori was arrested in April, sparking a failed reprisal attack against police in East Java province which ended with six militants killed in a gun battle.
The Straits Times
February 6, 2018
JAKARTA - An Indonesian court has sentenced hardened terrorist Suryadi Mas'ud to 10 years in jail for procuring firearms in the Philippines and for his involvement in funding terrorism. ... Suryadi visited local militants named Marod and Dato, old friends from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
ABC News
December 31, 1999
The Indonesian government is bringing together dozens of convicted Islamic militants and survivors of attacks in what it hopes will be an important step ... At least 18 former militant prisoners have been involved in attacks in Indonesia since 2010, including a January 2016 suicide bombing and gun attack inÃÂ ...
Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
February 21, 2018
This revamped transactional relationship should focus primarily on strategic ties. The two states should, specifically, boost joint efforts in addressing three major security threats: China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea; the rise of nonviolent and violent militant groups in Southeast Asia; and,ÃÂ ...
Xinhua
February 21, 2018
20 (Xinhua) -- Defeated Islamic State militants from the Middle East are seeking refuge in the southern Philippines hoping to open a Southeast Asian front in the region, ... Murad said suspected terrorists from Indonesia and Malaysia were also sneaking into the country using southern backdoor region.
Xinhua
February 11, 2018
JAKARTA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- A man carrying a sword struck a church congregation on Sunday in Yogyakarta province of Indonesia, wounding at least four people before police shot him, a police officer told Xinhua by phone. The assault occurred during the Sunday's mass in St Lidwina Bedhog TrihanggoÃÂ ...
WNYC
February 6, 2018
In a similar case last year, a federal judge in Boston temporarily blocked the deportation of Indonesian Christians from New Hampshire. ... Jemmy, who lived in sanctuary from October until last weekend, said he fears a return to Indonesia. He said he left ... But after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11th, theÃÂ ...
The Straits Times
February 6, 2018
JAKARTA - An Indonesian court has sentenced veteran terrorist Suryadi Mas'ud to 10 years in jail for procuring firearms in the Philippines and for his involvement in funding terrorism. ... Suryadi visited local militants named Marod and Dato, old friends from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Channel NewsAsia
February 5, 2018
JAKARTA: A landmark reconciliation meeting between survivors of terror attacks and the perpetrators will be held in Indonesia this month, Jakarta said ... The spectre of a flood of battle-hardened militants returning to Indonesia has driven a push for effective programmes aimed at deradicalising hardliners.
Inquirer.net
January 26, 2018
DAVAO CITY – President Duterte on Saturday said Indonesian and Malaysian troops can enter the Philippines in pursuit of terrorists. Speaking to reporters ... “Me, I will allow troops of Indonesia and Malaysia to come in if they are pursuing a lead…and they would think that they are able (to defeat terrorists).
VICE News
January 23, 2018
This Indonesian school is deradicalizing the children of convicted terrorists ... As the headmaster of an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia, Khairul Ghazali's biggest challenge is changing his students' radical views of Islam. ... Ghazali is no stranger to extremism, being a former terrorist himself. But after heÃÂ ...
The Interpreter
January 23, 2018
'There's no wind, no rain, but Minister for National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) Bambang Brodjonegoro on Monday announced that the government plans to move the capital from Jakarta in 2018.' This was the lead paragraph of an article published by Indonesian newspaper Kompas inÃÂ ...
The Star Online
January 23, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: Militants had been reconnoitring potential terror targets in the city for a few weeks and shooting videos of the locations. Bukit Aman ... Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun said the first militant, a 25-year-old teacher, was detained in Petaling Jaya on Dec 23. He wasÃÂ ...
The Straits Times
January 23, 2018
JAKARTA - The United States wants to work with Indonesia, as the maritime fulcrum of the Indo-Pacific, to ensure that the rule of law and freedom of ... The former commander of the US Central Command was speaking to reporters in Jakarta after a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart RyamizardÃÂ ...
Voice of America
January 23, 2018
The YPG is a key U.S. partner in the war against the Islamic State group, and makes up a large portion of the Syrian Democratic Forces – a coalition that has forced Islamic State militants from virtually their entire so-called caliphate. But Turkey views the YPG as a terrorist group and accuses it of having linksÃÂ ...
Xinhua
January 23, 2018
JAKARTA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry on Tuesday handed over two hostages released by Philippine-based Abu Sayyaf-linked terrorist group to their families. The two Indonesian hostages were released last Friday in southern Philippine province of Sulu. The crew of aÃÂ ...
Jakarta Post
January 22, 2018
Indonesia seeks immediate return of two fishermen released by Abu Sayyaf ... Abu Sayyaf militants, notorious for holding foreign hostages for ransom, have been known to target Indonesian sailors aboard slow-moving boats on the Sulu-Sulawesi trade route, with a string of kidnappings occurringÃÂ ...
The Straits Times
January 22, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysia has arrested two men believed to have links with militant group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), including one who allegedly walked around its capital armed with a knife aiming to kill Buddhist monks, police said on MondayÃÂ ...
gulfnews.com
January 20, 2018
It was one of the major local terror groups that attacked Marawi City from May to October 2017, in an effort to establish an Islamist caliphate in the whole of Mindanao and other parts of Southeast Asian countries with militant Islamists. Reports said that foreign militants from Malaysia and Indonesia alsoÃÂ ...
New York Times
January 15, 2018
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A balcony collapsed inside the Indonesia Stock Exchange building complex in Jakarta on Monday, injuring more than 70 people, according to the police. A large number of Indonesian university students were said to be on the balcony when it suddenly collapsed beneath them justÃÂ ...
ABC Online
December 31, 1999
Aman Abdurrahman, 46, is considered Indonesia's most dangerous extremist and is accused of meeting and inspiring terrorists while in a high-security prison in Indonesia. He is a former Jemaah Islamiyah member who has pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS). He is facing the death penalty for his roleÃÂ ...
The Straits Times
December 31, 1999
Suryadi earlier handed US$20,000 to Isnilon for the 12 M-16s and US$5,000 to buy a car and a boat to transport the other firearms from General Santos to Zamboanga, then to Basilan, before crossing over to the Indonesian territory of Kalimantan. Four militants from Indonesia and five from BasilanÃÂ ...
Channel NewsAsia
November 10, 2017
Detained Indonesian terrorists riot in prison, raise Islamic State flag ... The Brimob detention facility houses Indonesia's foremost IS ideologue, ...
Banat
November 2, 2017
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Thursday said the suspected Indonesian terrorist arrested in Marawi City is ...
Rappler
November 1, 2017
(3rd UPDATE) 22-year-old Indonesian Muhammad Syahputra is detained in Camp Crame in Quezon City for inquest proceedings. Rebellion ...
Philippine Star
November 1, 2017
LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines — Civilian volunteers and policemen arrested on Wednesday in Marawi City an Indonesian ally of slain terrorists ...
benarnews
November 1, 2017
Police forces from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei will work with Interpol to catch foreign militants trying to infiltrate their common borders, ... The nations will use a database of 75 million people, including suspected terrorists, ... a top Malaysian militant leader and former university professor.
TODAYonline
November 1, 2017
Malaysian militant Mahmud Ahmad “presumed dead” ... Mahmud Ahmad (second from left and inset) seen here with other militants in southern Philippines. ... report by Indonesia-based Institute of Policy Analysis and Conflict (IPAC). ... by Syrian-based Indonesian militant Bahrumsyah, the IPAC report said.
Xinhua
October 30, 2017
JAKARTA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Anti-terror squad of Indonesian police shot dead two alleged militants in exchanges of fire in West Nusa ...
The New Paper
October 27, 2017
Terrorists using social media to gather intelligence ... Indonesian terror group KGR@Katibah GR acquired information on how to assemble firearms and ... Their plans were foiled, but terrorists continue to use social media and the Internet to ... M'sia militant Mahmud, pregnant wife believed killed in Marawi.
Netralnews
October 27, 2017
COM - Head of Indonesian Police General Police Tito Karnavian said,from 2010 to 2017 there have been 130 acts of terror in Indonesia. Police were able to capture 896 suspected terrorists, 126 of whom died. A total of 674Â ...
Rappler
October 24, 2017
... on the Philippines, which affected terrorist activity in neighboring Indonesia. ... While there were 3 attacks claimed by ISIS in Indonesia in the summer of ... Rumiyah 10 magazine, and only in the Indonesian-language version." ... The terrorists were led by the homegrown Maute Group, but also included ...
Channel NewsAsia
October 24, 2017
9 suspected terrorists arrested in Indonesia ... of having ties with Bahrun Naim, an Indonesian militant in Syria who reportedly founded ... The group's leader was Santoso, Indonesia's most wanted terrorist before he was killed ...
benarnews
October 19, 2017
About 1,000 former terrorists have participated in Indonesia's ... mask of Islam, the ratio is very small and the damage from terrorist attacks is even smaller,” he said. ... one day after IS-linked militants seized the southern Philippine city of ... Indonesian Terror Groups Get Funding Through Social Media: Govt ...
Xinhua
October 18, 2017
"Indonesia positively welcome the latest results (defeat of terrorists) in Marawi. ... southern Philippines waters, mostly from piracy of Philippine terrorist groups. Nasir confirmed death of Indonesian militants during the battle in ...
benarnews
October 18, 2017
Indonesian anti-terror police stand guard as officials in Jakarta present to the ... but militant groups shifted their strategy by getting online donations from ... trends for terrorist activities and terrorist organizations,” the report said. ... in Indonesia and the Philippines, where a small band of militants are still ...
Herald Sun
October 18, 2017
“We must remember that more Australians have been killed in terrorist attacks in Indonesia than anywhere else ... ASIO is supporting a broader ...
