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E.Kalimantan dispatches Brimob personnel to Poso
Personnel of the East Kalimantan Police’s Mobile Brigade (Brimob) counterterrorism squad wre deployed on a counterterrorism operation in Poso, Central Sulawesi, on Sunday.
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On track -- National Police chief Gen.Tito Karnavian (right) and Indonesian Military Commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo leave Bhayangkara Hospital in Palu, Central Sulawesi, after viewing the body of East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) terrorist group leader Santoso, aka Abu Wardah, on July 20. (Antara Foto/Basri Marzuki)
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ersonnel of the East Kalimantan Police’s Mobile Brigade (Brimob) counterterrorism squad were deployed on a counterterrorism operation in Poso, Central Sulawesi, on Sunday.
The 105 Brimob personnel will be part of the 2016 Operation Tinombala task force assigned to quash the East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT), a guerilla network led by Santoso before he was killed by security personnel.
“They will be part of a counterterrorism operation in Sector 2 in Poso for three months. They will be under the Central Sulawesi Police’s operation command,” said East Kalimantan Police deputy chief Brig.Gen.Hendrawan.
He said the unstable climate in Poso required a high level of security. Brimob personnel on the counterterrorism operation have been told to shoot to kill any disturbers of the peace and security, he went on.
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“Our duty is to tackle any security disruptions that can lead to fatalities. We will firmly uphold the law,” Hendrawan said.
As reported earlier, Basri, a trusted Santoso follower, escaped a raid in Tambarana village, North Poso Pesisir district, on July 18. The MIT leader was killed in the shoot-out. It is likely that Basri has replaced Santoso as MIT leader in Poso.
Before being dispatched to Poso, the 105 police personnel underwent physical exercises at the Brimob’s Ksatrian horse stables in Balikpapan for two months. They are from Battalion A, B, and C as well as the Pelopor unit and the Gegana bomb squad of East Java Police’s Brimob. (ebf)
