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uly 17 - Two bombs rocked the Ritz-Carlton and the JW Marriott hotels in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta. Nine died and 55 others were injured. National Police Chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri confirmed the attacks were perpetrated by suicide bombers and therefore most likely linked to Noordin M. Top's group. Bambang added that police had discovered the identity of the terrorists, including the involvement of Ibrohim, an outsourced florist who worked for one of the hotels.

Aug. 1 - The police managed to track down the terrorists' safe house in Mampang, South Jakarta. The house was a boarding house rented by the terrorists before they blasted the hotels. Gen. Bambang said Noordin had visited the house after bombing the hotels. The police had also managed to find out the taxi and its driver who carried the two bombers to the hotels.

Aug. 3 - Police said they managed to identify the suicide bombers as Dani Permana and Ichwan Maulana. Dani used to live in Bogor, while Ichwan was from Pandeglang. Both were new recruits.

Aug. 5 - Police arrested Amir Abdillah and Yayan in two separate locations. From these men the police located a second safe house in Puri Nusapala Housing Complex, Jati Asih, Bekasi in West Java. The police also learned of more bombs prepared. Abdillah testified these bombs were prepared for the private residence of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the Merdeka State Palace during the Independence Day ceremony on Aug. 17.

Aug. 7 - The police organized two raids in two separate sites, suspecting Noordin M. Top was in a safe house in Temanggung, Central Java. The siege started Aug. 7 until the morning of Aug. 8 when a man believed to be Noordin was killed. Three people were arrested for allegedly protecting him.

Aug. 8 - The police launched another raid in the early hours of Aug. 8, killing two people in Jati Asih, Bekasi in West Java. The police were also planning a third target in Surakarta, Central Java. Failure was blamed on "aggressive media coverage", Gen. Bambang said.