Indonesia terrorism

The shock attack suggests that JI retains a presence in Malaysia, despite years of crackdowns by the state.

A number of former members of the extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah cast their votes in last week's election, some for the first time.

However, the sentences given to Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep are far from the full story.

The anthropologist, who died last week at the age of 53, was a renowned scholar of all things Balinese.

From recruitment to possible ideological shifts to opportunistic cyberattacks, a prolonged conflict in the Middle East may have serious consequences for the region.

The country's extremist networks remain extant, but are much less capable of large-scale attacks than they were two decades ago.

Despite aggressive counterterrorism efforts, Sulawesi still plays an important role for JI as a venue for key fundraising, membership training, and preaching.

More than 20 years after the Bali bombings in which he allegedly played a central role, nobody quite knows what to do with a man once seen as Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorist.

An arrest last year demonstrates that JI's network has expanded considerably, despite the extremist group's recent period of dormancy.

Despite the government's deradicalization programs, a small but alarming number of terrorist convicts has reoffended after their release from prison.

Indonesia’s post-arrest countering violent extremism programs are intended to help prevent recidivism. What are the system's current shortcomings?

The attack testified to the horrifying vision of the now-defunct Jemaah Islamiyah, which aimed to establish an Islamic Caliphate in Southeast Asia.

The Australian government has denounced Umar Patek's impending release, which comes just ahead of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack.

Laywers for Aris Sumarsono, alias Zulkarnaen, claim he was aware of the bombing but did not participate in the operation.

Indonesia’s recent Makassar Church bombing by two newly wedded couples highlights the continued trend of family suicide bombings in the region.

It is important to analyze JAD not only through an organizational lens, but also through social networks.

Recent attacks in Jakarta and Sulawesi suggest that militant jihadi groups continue to pose a potent threat to the Indonesian state.

The bombing was the first major attack since in Indonesia since a series of suicide attacks on churches in Surabaya in 2018.

Aris Sumarsono has been on the run from the Indonesian authorities since 2003.

By choking off the flow of donations from sympathizers, the pandemic has forced Islamic State-affiliated groups to tighten their belts.

In comparison with other pro-Islamic State groups, JAK’s strategic priority on religious outreach has resulted in few attacks perpetrated by the group.

The East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT) remains a small group, but it has achieved a sense of reverence among Indonesian jihadists.

The first transactions involving cryptocurrencies have been made recently by Islamic State-linked terrorist networks in the Philippines.

Recent terror acts are raising questions about the efficiency of the rehabilitation program run by the Indonesian National Counter Terrorism Agency (BNPT).