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Islamic-State

Opinion 4 years ago

PREMIUM
How the Taliban’s victory alters the terror threat in Indonesia

The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan last month has shifted the threat posed by terrorism groups in Indonesia, with JI likely to be in it for the long haul while JAD falls by the wayside.

Opinion 4 years ago

Taliban and Indonesia – The case for lone wolves

Extremism thrives on marginalized people and vitriolic majorities hell-bent on curbing the lives of others, which is exception rather than the norm in Indonesia.

World 4 years ago

Islamic State suicide bombers kill dozens at Kabul airport

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, which added more urgency and heartbreak to the frantic US-led campaign to airlift people out of Afghanistan now that the hardline Islamist group has seized power.

Opinion 4 years ago

PREMIUM
Taliban return to power, women's freedom lost

The Taliban victory has awakened jihadist cells that were sleeping in Indonesia, such as the JI network, the JAD network and other IS sympathizers.

Editorial 4 years ago

More violence in Middle East?

While it is anyone's guess as to what awaits Afghanistan and its people after the US finishes withdrawing its troops, Washington's major takeaway from its two failed campaigns in the region is that regime change by force is an impossible undertaking.

Opinion 4 years ago

Thwarting future attacks by FPI splinter cells

The government needs to ensure transparent legal processes in prosecuting all acts of terrorism including those by former FPI members such as Husein’s cell.

Opinion 4 years ago

Syria’s decade of despair as conflict churns on

Modern Syria remains a geopolitical witches brew where Russian forces, Iranian militias, and Assad’s beleaguered but now gaining military, battles with Islamic State terrorists and remnants of armed groups.

World 4 years ago

German 'IS leader' faces verdict

A German court will hand down Wednesday its ruling in a case against Abu Walaa, a notorious Iraqi preacher believed to be the Islamic State jihadist group's de facto leader in Germany.