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10 years after 9/11: Lessons from the Philippines
While some officials have declared ‘victory’ against al Qaeda, lessons from the Philippines show that the next defeat can come from the jaws of victory.
Afghanistan
Captain Jihad: Ex-terrorist is now comic book hero
Al Qaeda
Bali terror suspect could serve only a few years
Al Qaeda cell targeted by Treasury Department tied to multiple terror groups
Two senior members of al Qaeda’s al Ghuraba cell were designated by the Treasury Department earlier this month. The cell was first broken up in 2003, based on intelligence gleaned from detainees in the CIA’s controversial enhanced interrogation program. Lashkar-e-Taiba reportedly provided training for the cell.
Indonesia
US focuses ‘more attention’ on Islamic radicalism in RI
US Treasury designates 3 Jemaah Islamiyah operatives as terrorists
One of the operatives, Abdul Rahim Ba’asyir, has close ties to al Qaeda and the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Al Qaeda
Bali bomb suspect to be repatriated from Pakistan ‘soon’
Pakistan to send Umar Patek to Indonesia
The Jemaah Islamiya commander is said to have attempted to meet with Osama bin Laden before he was captured in Abbottabad earlier this year.
Indonesia
Indonesia’s Islamic vigilantes
Al Qaeda affiliates weigh in on Osama bin Laden’s death
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and Jemaah Islamiyah have commented on the al Qaeda emir’s death.
Pakistan
Militant’s road ends in Pakistan
Suicide bomber detonates inside Indonesia mosque
The blast at a police mosque in Cirebon wounded 28 people, including a police chief.
Jemaah Islamiyah
Thai intelligence services are searching for Para Wijayanto, one of the two top Jemaah Islamiyah leaders, who is also thought to be the terror group’s emir. Wijayanto is thought to have facilitated Umar Patek’s travel to Pakistan.
Indonesia
Rise of smaller militant cells forces Indonesia to rethink terror strategy
Australia
Australia fears terror attacks in wake of Patek arrest
Jemaah Islamiyah
Indonesia’s National Intelligence Agency confirmed that Pakistan arrested Jemaah Islamiyah commander and bomb maker Umar Patek, who is wanted for his involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings. Patek’s wife was also arrested by Pakistani security forces.
Senior Jemaah Islamiyah leader in Pakistani custody
Indonesia is sending a team to Pakistan to investigate reports that Umar Patek was captured. Patek is a senior Jemaah Islamiyah operative and has been connected to the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people.
Jemaah Islamiyah
Wanted Jemaah Islamiyah operative Umar Patek has been spotted in Yemen. Patek may be recruiting some of the more than 2,000 Indonesian students studying Islam in Yemen.
Indonesia
Indonesian cleric’s trial puts focus on rising militancy
Philippines
Manila bus bomb similar to devices used in restive south
Malaysia
Malaysia colleges a hotbed for militant recruiting
Indonesia
5 terror suspects arrested in Indonesia
Jemaah Islamiyah
Singapore – Escape of Mas Selamat not a reflection of the Muslim community
Indonesia
Old and new faces of Indonesian terror
Al Qaeda
Religious minorities in Indonesia push back
Al Qaeda
Police Probes Foreign Funding of Indonesian Terrorists
Jemaah Islamiyah founder arrested for leading Indonesian al Qaeda cell
Abu Bakar Bashir is the overall leader of al Qaeda in Aceh and was in regular communication with the terror group, which has plotted to conduct multiple attacks in the country.
Senior Jemaah Islamiyah commander captured in Indonesia
Abdullah Sunata created the al Qaeda in Aceh cell and served as “a bridge” between Jemaah Islamiyah and the Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf Group.
Al Qaeda
Indonesian terrorists sent to ‘terror rehab’ schools