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Famous Indonesian singers and celebrities also voiced their condolences on the attack, including Raisa Andriana and Andien. [54] Head of the Indonesian Regional Representative Council Oesman Sapta sent condolences to the next of kin and condemned the attack. He asked the public to trust the investigation conducted by the government and appealed ...
24 May 2017: 2017 Jakarta bombings – Two suicide bombings near the Kampung Melayu bus terminal in East Jakarta. At least five were killed, including three policemen and two militants. Ten people were injured, some seriously. 25 June 2017: Two perpetrators stabbed a police officer to death at his post in Medan, North Sumatra. [33]
Terrorism in Indonesia refer to acts of terrorism that take place within Indonesia or attacks on Indonesian people or interests abroad. These acts of terrorism often target the government of Indonesia or foreigners in Indonesia, most notably Western visitors, especially those from the United States and Australia .
It was estimated in 2017 that hundreds of Indonesians went to Syria or Iraq to fight for ISIL before returning to Indonesia. [8] The returning individuals are placed through a deradicalization program by the National Agency for Combating Terrorism, and are put on a watchlist for the agency and local governments alike. [9]
Operation Madago Raya (Indonesian: Operasi Madago Raya), [11] previously known as Operation Tinombala, is a joint police–military operation conducted by the Indonesian National Police and the Indonesian Armed Forces to capture and/or eliminate members of Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT), an Indonesian terrorist group which supports ISIL and was commanded by Santoso.
The Airbus A320-200 vanished from radar screens on Dec. 28, less than halfway into a two-hour flight from Indonesia's second-biggest city. Indonesia investigators say no evidence of terrorism in ...
The Indonesian military, which previously suppressed political Islam during the New Order era, had been approaching conservative Islamic groups since Feisal Tanjung was inaugurated as the commander in 1993, to disguise the military's continued role controlling the people in the face of criticism from the more moderate to left-wing segments of ...
Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD, Indonesian: جماعة أنشاروت دوله, lit. ''Helpers of the State Congregation'') is an Indonesian terrorist group that has been reported to be linked to the 2018 Surabaya bombings [1] as well as the 2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings.