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Indonesia: West Java Muslims won’t allow Christian church
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Umar Patek, the al Qaeda-linked militant behind the deadly bombings of Jakarta churches in 2000 and a Bali nightclub in 2002, is being tried for mass premeditated murder. An alleged member of the Jemaah Islamayah terror group, Patek was arrested in Abbotabad, Pakistan in January 2011, where he may have met with Osama bin Laden.
Indonesia
Bali attacks mastermind made bombs with home tools
Al Qaeda
A look at major terror attacks in Southeast Asia
Philippine military kills wanted Jemaah Islamiyah, Abu Sayyaf operatives in airstrike
Zulkifli bin Hir, Abu Sayyaf commander Umbra Jumdail, and Muhamad Ali are among 15 terrorists killed in an airstrike in Sulu province, according to the military’s Chief of Staff.
Iraq
US Drones Patrolling Its Skies Provoke Outrage in Iraq
Al Qaeda
In bin Laden town, father mourns another militant
Afghanistan
Afghan asylum bids hit 10-year high
Indonesia
Atheist Indonesian in protective custody after being beaten by mob
Indonesia
Indonesia: Islamic group calls for death for corruption
Indonesia
Police arrested three “Islamist militants” in the capital of Jakarta. One of the men was involved in a bombing in April that wounded 30 policemen in Cirebon.
Indonesia
Pope urges freedom for Indonesia’s Christians
Indonesia
Indonesia: President asks army to work with police to combat terror
Indonesia
Counterterrorism police from Detachment 88 have arrested one of the four most wanted terrorists connected to two suicide attacks in Solo and Cirebon over the past year. The suspect, Beni Asri, was detained in Solok in West Sumatra.
Indonesia
Indonesian police hunt bomb suspects in East Java
Indonesia
A suicide bomber killed himself and wounded 17 people in an attack at a church in Solo on Java island. Solo is the hometown of jailed Jemaah Islamiyah Abu Bakar Bashir.
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
Indonesia
Indonesia sect fears more attacks
Indonesia
Indonesia: Islamic group seeks to censure film that promotes pluralism
Indonesia
Ban Christian churches on streets with Islamic names, says Indonesian mayor
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.
Indonesia
Indonesia Mob Victim: No Justice for Minorities
Indonesia
Jemaah Islamiyah operative Umar Patek is cooperating with police since his extradition from Pakistan, officials said. Patek has admitted to his role in the 2002 Bali bombings and attacks on churches.
Indonesia
Pakistan has extradited Jemaah Islamiyah operative and leader Umar Patek to Indonesia. Patek was involved in the Bali bombings and is said to have been in Abbottabad, Pakistan to meet with Osama bin Laden.
Bangladesh
Report shows rise in restrictions on religion
Al Qaeda
Bali bomb suspect to be repatriated from Pakistan ‘soon’
Indonesia
Muslim sect braces for Indonesia Ramadan violence