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View all search resultsPersonnel of the joint Indonesian Military (TNI) and Police operation on capturing a notorious Poso-based terrorist group, lead by wanted terrorist Santoso, aka Abu Wardah, have mapped the suspected location of the group, inside Poso forests in Central Sulawesi. The group are down in numbers and cornered, a top police official said.
Indonesian Army Information and Media Service Chief Brig. Gen. Muhammad Sabrar Fadhilah said the Army had still yet to decide its involvement in the next operation to catch Santoso-led terrorist group, East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT), in Central Sulawesi.
Residents and authorities in Central Sulawesi are resting their hopes on the shoulders of the newly appointed Central Sulawesi Police chief and National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) head for the capture of most-wanted terrorist Santoso and his armed group members, to put an end to terrorism in Poso and other areas in the province.
The corpse of 22-year-old alleged terrorist Fonda Amar Sholihin arrived in Surakarta, Central Java, early on Friday; his body had been kept in Poso, Central Sulawesi, for nearly three weeks after he was killed in a shootout at the end of last month.
Newly installed National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) chief Insp. Gen. Tito Karnavian aims to include "big-fish", or leading, terrorists in the agency's deradicalization programs as part of government efforts to combat terrorism.
The government has warned Indonesia's most-wanted terrorist Santoso and his militant group hiding in the forests of Poso, Central Sulawesi, to immediately surrender, Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said.
Australia's government warned on Thursday that terrorists may be in the advanced stages of preparing attacks in Indonesia, and urged travelers to exercise a high level of caution when visiting the southeast Asian nation, including the popular tourist island of Bali.
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