Indonesia
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Jun- 2020 -1 JuneAsia Pacific
Indonesian Policeman Killed by Sword-Wielding Militant
A sword-wielding militant killed an Indonesian policeman and critically injured another on Monday in what authorities described as a suspected Islamic State-linked attack. The attacker was shot dead during the early morning raid at a police post in South Daha district on Kalimantan — Indonesia’s section of Borneo island. Indonesia’s national police initially said there were two attackers, but local authorities later said only one militant was directly involved. “One police officer was killed and the attacker also died,” South Hulu Sungai police chief Dedy Eka Jaya told AFP. “We’re still investigating possible links” to IS, he added. The militant — identified as a 19-year-old local named Abdurrahman — initially set a car on fire outside the police post, Jaya said. “When it exploded, one of the officers came outside to check and that’s when the initial attack started,” he added. Images from the scene showed an apparently deceased man lying on his back inside the police station. Authorities said they confiscated his sword, a Koran, a handwritten letter calling for jihad, and a flag bearing the “tauhid” — which expresses the belief in Allah as the one and only god. Images of the black and white-lettered flag showed it resembled one commonly used …
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Apr- 2020 -9 AprilAsia Pacific
Indonesia couple with ties to ISIS on trial over attempt to kill security minister
A couple with links to ISIS went on trial in Indonesia for a failed assassination attempt on the country's former chief security minister Wiranto
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Mar- 2020 -5 MarchAsia Pacific
Singapore jails Indonesian maid for giving money to ISIS-linked JAD
An Indonesian maid was jailed in Singapore for two years for giving money to ISIS-linked JAD blamed for a string of attacks in her home country
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Feb- 2020 -12 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Indonesia says it won’t repatriate nearly 700 ISIS fighters from Syria
Indonesia has said it will not bring home nearly 700 hundred nationals who joined ISIS over security fears, but added it would still consider repatriating young children
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Dec- 2019 -17 DecemberAsia Pacific
Indonesia to deploy 200,000 security personnel to thwart Christmas attacks
Indonesia will deploy nearly 200,000 security personnel nationwide ahead of Christmas to guard against potential terror attacks
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Nov- 2019 -13 NovemberAsia Pacific
Suspected suicide bomber in Indonesia injures 6 at police compound in Medan
A suspected suicide bombing outside a police station left at least one attacker dead and six other people injured in Medan on Indonesia's Sumatra island
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Oct- 2019 -10 OctoberAsia Pacific
Indonesia says ISIS-linked militants stabbed security minister Wiranto
Suspected Jamaah Ansharut Daulah militants stabbed Indonesia's chief security minister Wiranto, leaving two deep wounds in his stomach and injuring three others
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Jun- 2019 -1 JuneBusiness
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle drones sold to Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam
Boeing Insitu was awarded an almost $48 million contract for 34 ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles for Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam
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May- 2019 -7 MayAsia Pacific
Indonesia arrests 8 suspects in ISIS-linked election bomb plot
Indonesia said it has thwarted a bid by ISIS-linked militants to stage a series of bombings when it announces official election results this month
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Apr- 2019 -18 AprilAsia Pacific
Strict regulation of Indonesia homeschooling key to counter terrorism, official says
Indonesian government regulation of homeschooling could block one path to radicalization and reduce the risk of suicide bomb attacks by families
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