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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]
The flag of Indonesia was flown in half-mast in several police institutions in Jakarta. [57] The head of the Indonesian National Police Tito Karnavian ordered the police to tighten the security around the Jakarta Metropolitan Area (Jabodetabek), [58] while security at the Indonesian National Police Command Headquarters in North Jakarta was ...
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 .
Terrorism in the United States: Jan 7 Car bombing 60+ 50: Azaz, Syria January 2017 Azaz bombing: Car bomb attack at a marketplace in the rebel-held town. [14] Islamic State (suspected) Syrian Civil War: Jan 8 Vehicular attack 4 (+1) 17 East Jerusalem, Israel 2017 Jerusalem truck attack: A truck rammed into a group of Israeli soldiers. [15] Lone ...
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.
Machmudi 'Yusuf' Hariono, left, a former Indonesian terrorist, holds a book about former terrorists with an Islamic jihadist. Courtesy of Yusuf Hariono, Author providedFor decades, the U.S ...
The National Counter Terrorism Agency (Indonesian: Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Terorisme, lit. 'National Agency for Counter Terrorism'; abbreviated as BNPT) is an Indonesian non-ministerial government department that works to prevent terrorism. BNPT is headed by a chief, who is responsible to the President. When it was first launched, the ...
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]