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Opinion 9 years ago
Military involvement in combating terrorism
There are two arguments that justify public concerns over an active TNI role in counterterrorism. First, the ineffectiveness of military involvement in ending terrorism. Undeniably, the military has adequate capability and resources to combat terrorism. But a RAND report in 2008 clearly showed that of the 268 terrorist groups that were ended between 1968 and 2006 worldwide, only 7 percent was because of operations carried out by military forces. Most of the groups were dissolved through political accommodation (43 percent) or were eradicated by police and intelligence agencies (40 percent). So, the effectiveness of using military force to defeat terrorists is still questionable.
National 9 years ago
Military role in terror fight prone to human rights abuse
The involvement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in fighting terrorism shifts the emphasis of the country's counterterrorism approach from a criminal-justice model to a war-fighting model and could lead to human rights abuses, a human rights watchdog has warned.
Opinion 9 years ago
Q&A: Rethinking Indonesia’s military operation in southern Philippines
The Indonesian military has signaled the possibility of a military operation in the Philippines following the fourth abduction of Indonesian citizens in waters in the area. Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo said the force was prepared for any possible measure to assist the Philippines and Malaysia in operations to release the hostages believed to be held by the Abu Sayyaf militant group.
