Densus 88

Is Indonesia At Risk Of Terror Attacks During The Presidential Election?

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Is Indonesia At Risk Of Terror Attacks During The Presidential Election?

Advertisement In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Indonesia, and the wider Southeast Asia region, was viewed by many as a hostile place. On Christmas Eve 2000, churches across the country were bombed, leaving 18 people dead. On October 12, 2002, a further series of bombs ripped through Kuta in Bali, killing 202 people and … Read more

Addressing Jemaah Islamiyah’s Infrastructure in Sulawesi

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Addressing Jemaah Islamiyah’s Infrastructure in Sulawesi

Advertisement Indonesia’s increasingly aggressive counterterrorism operations in Sulawesi have yielded significant results in the past two years. In early 2021, Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88) arrested over 60 members of the Anshor Daulah Villa Mutiara, one of Indonesia’s most active pro-Islamic State (IS) cells. In the recent past its members were responsible for the 2021 … Read more