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| Analysts: Jemaah Islamiyah a Dormant Threat in Indonesia |
| 2020-11-23 |
| [BenarNews] Police in Indonesia have arrested at least 30 suspected Jemaah Islamiyah faceless myrmidons this year, even though the al-Qaeda affiliate behind the country’s worst terror attacks has long been outlawed, with one analyst describing the underground network as "dormant." Famously Al Qaeda’s Southeast Asian affiliate, Jemaah Islamiyah sent hard boys to fight in Syria with the Muslim Brotherhood-influenced Free Syrian Army against the Assad government, and wanted to establish an Islamic state at home. The arrests were authorized under revisions to Indonesia’s anti-terror act in 2018 that gave law enforcement broad powers to investigate and arrest people suspected of planning terrorist attacks, supporting or joining illegal military trainings, or spreading ideology deemed as a threat to national security.The surge in arrests indicates that authorities see the network as a threat even if it has not engaged in violence in more than 10 years, analysts say. Despite being outlawed, they say that Jemaah Islamiyah has funds, skills and affiliated madrassas — schools where potential new members are groomed. |
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