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National 6 years ago
BREAKING: Indonesia not repatriating IS fighters to protect nation from 'terrorist virus'
Coordinating Legal, Political and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD said President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Cabinet made the decision because the interests of the hundreds of millions of citizens in the country outweighed those of the 689 who, he said, had become “foreign terrorist fighters” in Syria and Turkey.
National 6 years ago
Two suspected terrorists killed, one policeman injured in exchange of fire in North Sumatra
Two suspected terrorists were shot dead while one member of the National Police’s Densus 88 counterterrorism squad was injured in an exchange of gunfire in Datar city, Hamparan Perak district, Deli Serdang regency in North Sumatra on Saturday.
Opinion 6 years ago
PREMIUM
Possible IS base in southern Philippines: New flashpoint?
Although the Islamic State (IS) group based in Marawi City, southern Philippines, was able to be destroyed by the Philippine military, the southern Philippines is providing a new center of conflict that could become a stepping stone for IS jihadists and militia groups to consolidate and continue to spread their ideology and develop the group’s global influence, as noted by researchers Zachary Abuza and Colin P. Clarke.
Editorial 6 years ago
Detect, deter extremists
The suicide bombing at the Medan Police headquarters in North Sumatra on Wednesday is the latest reminder of the nation’s vulnerability to violent extremism. Acts of terrorism pose a serious threat not only to national security but also to our hard-won democracy.
Opinion 6 years ago
PREMIUM
Blind spot on programs for IS returnees, deportees
Indonesia’s rehabilitation and disengagement program needs urgent improvement for the country to cope with the future threats of returnees or “deportees”. Around 775 former Indonesian Islamic State (IS) group sympathizers are scattered in several camps in Syria. Most of them are women and children who wish to return to Indonesia. However, none of Indonesia’s reliable programs have been proven effective.
Opinion 6 years ago
PREMIUM
Terrorist attack on Wiranto: Danger of family terrorism
Such extremist clerics are intellectual actors who are often difficult to be snared by the current Indonesian penal system, as it is hard to prove who are the masterminds of violence and murder under the current Terrorism Law.
Opinion 6 years ago
Muslim attire is not terrorist uniform
There is indeed a presumption that those who follow the hijrah (repentance) movement, which usually starts with changing the way the followers dress into more “Islamic” way, have a bigger chance to be infiltrated by radical ideologies. There might be a few cases, but there are no grounds for generalization.
