Jamaah Anshar Daulah

Suicide Bombing Kills Indonesian Police Officer, Wounds 10

A suspected Islamic militant suicide bomber killed a police officer and wounded 10 other people in an attack on a police station.

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Pro-IS Terror Network Behind Indonesian Cathedral Suicide Bombing

The suicide bombing at an Indonesian cathedral on Palm Sunday was carried out by two members of a pro-Islamic State extremist group blamed for other church blasts, including a deadly 2019 attack in the Philippines, police said.

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Indonesia Jails IS-Linked Couple Who Tried to Assassinate Minister

An Indonesian couple with links to the Islamic State group who tried to assassinate the country's chief security minister were jailed Thursday.

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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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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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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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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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Indonesia police uncover 300 kg of bomb-making materials after suicide blast

Indonesian police uncovered a huge cache of explosives linked to a terror suspect whose wife they said killed herself and at least one child in an explosion

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Wife and children of Indonesian JAD suspect die in suicide bombing after standoff with police

The wife and two children of a suspected Indonesian militant are believed to have died in a suicide bombing at their home following an hours-long standoff with police

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Indonesia bans JAD, the ISIS-linked group behind deadly May attacks

An Indonesian court banned Jamaah Anshar Daulah, a network linked to a series of terror attacks, significantly expanding police powers

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