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Indonesia
Bali bombers’ execution nears
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The State of Jihad: 2007
A year-end roundup of the major developments in the Long War in the primary and secondary theaters across the globe.
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Indonesia
Jemaah Islamiya leader: ‘Immoral acts’ of victims caused Java disaster
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Al Qaeda
Jemaah Islamiah head in court today
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Indonesia
Abu Bakar Bashir, the spiritual leader of the al Qaeda-allied Jemaah Islamiah, visited the three Bali bombers on death row. “I am worried there will be a huge disaster if Indonesia still wants to execute these three,” Bashir said in a press conference. “Because they three are mujahid (Islamic fighters).” He served 30 months in jail for his involvement with the 2002 Bali bombings.
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Indonesia
The trial of Abu Dujana, the self-confessed military leader of the Jemaah Islamiah, is underway in Indonesia. He faces the death penalty if found guilty under Indonesia’s anti-terrorism laws. Dujana is accused of sheltering Noordin Top and Azahari Husin, two of the 2002 Bali bombers. He admitted to training in Peshawar, Pakistan and in Afghanistan.
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Indonesia
Indonesian terrorists jailed over Christian attacks
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Indonesia
Indonesia president says Bali bombers must be executed
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Indonesia
Bangladeshi questioned over Ajmer, India blast
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Indonesia
Bali bombers will not appeal for clemency: report
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Indonesia
Bali bombers party with Indonesia’s top cop
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Indonesia
Indonesian Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of 3 Bali Bombers
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Indonesia
Court rejects Bali bomber Amrozi’s death sentence appeal
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Indonesia
Abu Bakar Bashir loses legal challenge
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Indonesia
The explosion at a home in Pasuruan in East Java killed at least two and destroyed 12 homes. While initial reports claim the explosives where used for “fish bombs,” police found 10 kilograms of TNT and 934 detonators in the ruins. Detachment 88, Indonesia’s main anti-terrorist squad, was observing the region prior to the explosion.
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Indonesia
Hizbut Tahrir, an Islamist group that advocated the return of the caliphate and is banned in most Middle Eastern countries, held a rally in Jakarta. An estimated 80,000 Indonesians attended the rally, which was held at a sports stadium.
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Indonesia
Abu Bakar Bashir. the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, has demanded the disbandment of Detatchment 88, the counterterrorism squad formed after the Bali bombing. Detachment 88 has conducted several high profile arrests of Jemaah Islamiyah leaders.
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Al Qaeda
Indian-Grown Jihadis Join Global Jihad
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Indonesia
Indonesia terror attacks may be imminent: Australia
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Indonesia
Abu Dujana, the captured military commander of Jemaah Islamiyah, admitted he is a close associate of Osama bin Laden and Dujana’s terror group shares the same philosophy and tactics as al Qaeda. He stated all Westerners are legitimate targets and attacks will continue.
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Indonesia
Indonesian police arrested Noordin Mohammed Top, the Malaysian born bombmaker for Jemaah Islamiyah. Top was involved in the bombings of a Bali nightclub, a Jakarta hotel, and the Australian Embassy in Indonesia between 2002 and 2004, and is Indonesia’s most wanted fugitive.
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Indonesia
JI man ‘did not approve’ of hotel bombing
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Indonesia
Abu Dujana, the recently captured military commander of Jemaah Islamiyah, admitted Abu Bakar Bashir was the leader of the terror group from 2000 to 2002. Bashir, who denied being involved with JI, was arrested in 2002 for his role in the Bali bombing, and served an 18 month prison term for immigration offences.
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Indonesia
Indonesia’s terrorist hunt bears fruit
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Indonesia
Indonesian police state it captured a previously unidentified member of Jemaah Islamiyah named Zarkasih, who is in fact the emir of JI. “Zarkasih went by several aliases and underwent military training in Afghanistan in the late 80s.” He was arrested last week along with Abu Dujana and six other senior terrorists.
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Indonesia
Indonesian police confirmed earlier reports of the capture of Abu Dujana, the leader of Jemaah Islamiyah’s military wing. Abu Dujana’s capture may expose ties between Jemaah Islamiyah and Noordin Mohammed Top, a former member of JI and now the leader of Tanzim Qaedat al-Jihad.
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Indonesia
Detachment 88, Indonesia’s counterterrorism unit, captured Yusron Ahmahmud (a.k.a. Mahfud or Abu Dujana), during a raid in the village of village of Kebarongan Kemrajenan in Central Java. Abu Dujana is believed to have replaced Abu Bakar Bashir as the leader of Jemaah Islamiyah.
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Philippines
Moro Islamic liberation Front claims 100 fighters chasing Bali bomber
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Indonesia
(Indonesia) JI Adopts New Strategy: Targeted Assassinations
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Indonesia
Indonesian police have found charts that map Jemaah Islamiya’s organization and command and military structures. A joint Australian-Indonesian police operation busted up a JI plot that is “likely to be twice the size of the first Bali bombings.”
