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View all search resultsAt least three Sukhoi jet fighters have been deployed to Tarakan, a town in North Kalimantan near the maritime border with the southern Philippines, to guard against insurgency and prevent Islamic State-linked Maute terrorists from entering Indonesia.
It would hardly be the first time that the military has stoked up fears to justify their role as guardians of the nation’s security. In fact that was how Soeharto’s military dictatorship justified its rule for 32 years: the fear of communism.
Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has said he will not revise a 2015 ministerial regulation that the Indonesian Military (TNI) chief says has curtailed his authority to oversee the weapons procurement budget of his forces.
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