Jemaah Islamiah

North Sumatra Jemaah Islamiyah officially demobilises

About 1,200 ex-Jemaah Islamiyah members had in December 2024 gathered in Solo, Central Java, to reaffirm a pledge to dissolve the clandestine regional terrorist organisation.

Jemaah Islamiyah isn’t dead – it is evolving

Para Wijayanto, the former leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, said the terror group regrets its actions, which have resulted in the loss of hundreds of innocent lives over the years.

Abu Bakar Bashir rekindles dream of an Islamic state in Indonesia

Abu Bakar Bashir’s ideological tenacity presents a persistent dilemma for Indonesia’s counterterrorism apparatus.

Indonesia to consider cutting jail terms of former Jemaah Islamiyah members

About 1,200 ex-Jemaah Islamiyah members, mostly wearing the traditional Javanese batik shirt, gathered in Solo, Central Java, to reaffirm the pledge to dissolve the clandestine regional terrorist organisation on Dec 21.

Gitmo duo to be given ‘second chance’ to reintegrate into society, says Malaysia’s police chief

Mohammed Nazir Lep (left) and Mohammed Farik Amin had been held by the United States since 2003.

With terror group disbanded, JI-linked schools in Indonesia change tack

A religious teacher at Pesantren Darusy Syahadah supervises students as they recite Quranic verses on the afternoon of September 13. Besides devoting their time to the study of Islam, the students also enjoy playing sports in their free time, with mobile phones banned in the school.

Ex-JI members in S-E Asia should abide by dissolution, says terror group’s former chief

Para Wijayanto, the former leader of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), said the terror group regrets its actions, which have resulted in the loss of hundreds of innocent lives over the years.

Defunct terror group JI on nationwide tour to get ex-members to surrender and stand down

Former senior leaders of the now-defunct JI terror group at a gathering in Bekasi, a satellite town of Jakarta, on Sept 8.

Indonesia arrests terrorist who had planned to attack Singapore in 2014

Indonesian national Yudi Lukito Kurniawan was arrested in Gorontalo, in the northern part of Sulawesi island on Aug 21.

Upcoming national events in Indonesia raise attack risk level, with terror threat ever-present: Analysts

Jemaah Islamiyah in Indonesia's senior leader Abu Rusdan (seated) with other members declaring on June 30 that the terror group has been dissolved.

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