Terrorism

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  "Old network, new faces" plotting terror in Indonesia

  2013-05-18

  Extremist cells busted in a series of raids were involved in a spree of bank robberies, apparently designed to secure funding for a terror training camp and other operations.

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  Indonesia extremists out to exploit anger over Burma unrest

  2013-05-10

  With news coming in about abuses and mistreatment of Burmese Muslims, militants in Indonesia see an opportunity to urge violent jihad. Religious leaders – and the Muslims of Burma – have rejected such calls as unhelpful.

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  Toddler among six massacred in Pattani

  2013-05-03

  Wednesday's cold-blooded murder at a village grocery shop has left residents traumatised and is raising questions about the peace talks now under way with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional.

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  Malaysia maintains vigil against terrorism

  2013-05-02

  Concerned citizens urge their country not to let down its guard on terrorism, either at home or in the region.

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  Boston attacks highlight concerns over radicalised youth

  2013-04-27

  In Indonesia, a country which has had ongoing concerns about youth recruitment by militants, news of the Boston Marathon bombing struck a familiar chord.

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  Son's arrest comes as shock to Indonesian family

  2013-04-17

  Outwardly, Fajar Sidiq appeared to be a responsible, devout and successful young man. But police say he was the bomb maker for a shadowy terrorist cell.

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  In Indonesia, a thin line between terrorism and crime

  2013-04-05

  Increasingly fragmented, short of resources, and unsure what they are fighting for, terrorist cells turn to armed robbery to raise funds.

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  Insurgent bomb snuffs out life of a couple's only son

  2013-03-23

  An innocent request ends in tragedy as militants kill a young boy in Pattani, who had gone with his mother to buy ice cream.

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  In Makassar, calls for unity after church attacks

  2013-03-22

  Community leaders belonging to different religions want to see perpetrators brought to justice, but police efforts have been frustrated by a lack of witnesses.

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  Attackers bomb religious leader's home in Maluku

  2013-02-28

  Three Muslim men gathered at the home for prayer were injured in the attack, which followed allegations of deviant teachings.

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  Muslim leaders condemn church attacks in Makassar

  2013-02-21

  Dialogue and calm are being urged in the wake of attacks on churches in the provincial capital of South Sulawesi.

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  Global Terrorism Index shows continuing risk

  2013-01-09

  Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia grapple with a spectrum of extremist ideologies and militant groups.

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  Indonesia prepares terror financing law

  2013-01-05

  New legislation will enable authorities to seize assets and freeze bank accounts.

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  Poso seen as a top terrorism site in Indonesia

  2013-01-03

  Police announce renewed efforts to combat domestic terrorism in Central Sulawesi, where six officers have been killed in the last three months.

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  In Madiun, enlisting the Internet to combat terror

  2012-12-28

  If radical groups are using the Internet to recruit and incite, so can the messengers of peace.

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  Pattani students plead for an end to teacher executions

  2012-12-07

  Local children are forced to put learning on hold as schools grapple with the latest outbreak of insurgent violence directed against them.

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  Cooking up a clean new life

  2012-11-24

  Restaurant business provides a new life, an income and a sense of purpose, to former terrorist.

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  Yala bombing prompts grief, prayers

  2012-11-22

  Clerics from around Yala joined in a prayer ceremony at the site of a Saturday bombing, praying to Allah for an end to the violence that claimed the life of an innocent civilian.

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  Terrorist recruitment has cruel impact on families

  2012-11-20

  Extremist groups see great advantage in seeking out members' relatives for recruitment. For the families involved, the result can be social stigma and trouble with the law.

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  Muslim leaders in Yala denounce killing of imam

  2012-11-17

  Suspected insurgents gunned down a Yala cleric on Wednesday as he was on his way to a local hospital to visit his ailing four-year-old son.

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  Plantain chips foster pride in Bannang Sata

  2012-11-13

  A local speciality not only brings jobs to the Deep South, but also helps boost morale in some of the region's most dangerous areas.

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  Militant training camp discovered in Poso

  2012-11-10

  Officials say the hills and forests of Central Sulawesi – once the scene of horrific sectarian conflict – have become a haven for terrorists

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  Terrorists increasingly use web for recruitment

  2012-10-31

  For terror groups, the Internet has become a useful tool to recruit would-be jihadists. The Indonesian authorities are doing their best to keep pace.

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  In Deep South, devotion to Allah – and a prayer for peace

  2012-10-30

  Muslims from around the region returned home to pay respect to their parents and observe the Eid al-Adha festival.

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  Pattani insurgency victims plead for end to violence

  2012-10-19

  As insurgents escalate violence in Pattani in southern Thailand, residents and family members of the victims plead for an end to the bloodshed.

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  Ten years later, Bali survivors still haunted by memories

  2012-10-09

  As the anniversary of Indonesia's worst-ever terror attack approaches, survivors and relatives of victims say the planned commemoration will give them a chance to meet others who share their pain.

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  Al-Qaeda Indonesia: behind bars and under investigation

  2012-10-04

  Security sweeps yield more than a dozen suspects and several bomb caches after a series of stumbles by group members

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  Terror Incidents and Arrests in Indonesia: September 5th - October 1st

  2012-10-04

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  Bali bombing victims share their stories of loss

  2012-10-03

  A daughter grieves for the father taken from her by a terrorist bomb while she was only a baby.

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  Parents fear for student safety as Deep South insurgents target schools

  2012-09-29

  Repeated attacks against teachers, school directors and students trigger an outcry from the local community for urgent action against the insurgents.

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  Pattani bombing delivers message of fear

  2012-09-22

  Insurgents in the Deep South staged a car bomb attack in order to undermine efforts at bringing peace to the region, authorities say.

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  Mystery surrounds arrested terror suspects in Ambon

  2012-09-19

  Arrested men with possible links to international terror networks were not from Ambon, residents say, calling for vigilance against militant groups that seek to sow conflict.

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  Parents of slain Teacher Jui forgive killers

  2012-09-17

  The parents of Juling Pongkanmun, whose death at the hands of Deep South insurgents shocked Thailand, ask for peace in the restive border provinces.

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  US ambassador to Libya slain in Benghazi

  2012-09-13

  A violent attack on the US consulate in Benghazi left 4 officials dead, including the US ambassador.

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  Deep South drug craze tied to insurgency

  2012-09-01

  A recent police raid uncovers possible evidence of links between insurgent unrest and the locally made drug cocktail "4x100".

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  Father heartbroken as alleged insurgent son blows himself up

  2012-08-24

  As a young man apparently recruited by insurgents meets a grisly end, police warn local parents about the dangers of recruitment and brainwashing by militant groups.

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  Religious leaders condemn bomb blast during Idul Fitri

  2012-08-21

  A bomb rattles residents of Surakarta, prompting a sharp rebuke from religious leaders across different faiths.

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  Deep South insurgents wreak havoc ahead of Ramadan

  2012-07-24

  Suspected insurgents greeted the start of Islam's holy month with violence, conducting a series of bloody attacks and disrupting the lives of citizens.

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  Indonesia: Following the money to new terror funding tactics

  2012-07-12

  Robbery, hacking and drug sales are being used to finance terrorist activities, officials say.

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  Deep South rebels attack monks, women

  2012-06-14

  Violence against innocent civilians and unarmed clerics is wrong in any religious faith, critics of the insurgency say.

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  Pattani rebels stage raid during prayers

  2012-06-01

  After a local village headman went to the mosque to offer his afternoon prayers, a gang of attackers raided his home.

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  Bin Laden documents show an addled leader, organisation in decline

  2012-05-04

  Newly-released letters suggest that Al-Qaeda's woes have been long in the making.

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  Mob damages minority sect mosque

  2012-04-23

  Responding to last week's ransacking of an Ahmadiyah mosque, Indonesian authorities warn that violence will not be tolerated.

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  Imam: Terror attacks a moral problem

  2012-04-12

  Militant violence reflects a breakdown in ethics, a key Pattani cleric says, calling for a return to religious values.

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  Pattani victim: please stop the violence

  2012-04-03

  A local woman whose restaurant was damaged in Saturday's co-ordinated bombings tells her story.

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  Fourteen dead, hundreds injured in Deep South terror attacks

  2012-04-02

  Yala's commercial district and the tourist hub of Hat Yai are the targets in a series of co-ordinated bombings over the weekend. Authorities say CCTV footage shows who was responsible.

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  Politician's wife, children terrorized in Narathiwat bombing

  2012-03-30

  No one has claimed responsibility for the attack that traumatized Najmudeen Uma's family, though police have detained a suspected local member of the Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) separatist movement. Investigations are proceeding.

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  Pakistan investigates Taliban's claim of Chinese murder

  2012-03-23

  Jiang Hua's killing in Peshawar may be linked to the deaths of Muslims in China.

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  "Resilient" Indonesians won't shut down embassy

  2012-03-21

  Country urges vigilance but says business will go ahead as normal following an early morning blast that blew out windows and set cars ablaze.

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  Islamist group urged to abandon hardline tactics

  2012-03-20

  Government, civil groups and leaders of Islamic organisations oppose the use of violence by Indonesia's FPI.

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  Terror plot elicits motherly tears

  2012-03-12

  Hendi Suhartono's slide into violent extremism garnered him a 12-year jail term, prompting sobs from a woman reported to be his mother.

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  Muslims in Thailand's south seek end to unrest

  2012-02-23

  Ethnic Malay Muslims in insurgent-hit areas of southern Thailand welcome an offer from the Malaysian prime minister to help bring about a peaceful solution.

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  Live in peace and go to the West, Bin Laden urged his kids

  2012-02-20

  The late al-Qaeda leader's wishes for his children were in stark contrast to his ideology of violent extremism.

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  In rally, Indonesians decry Islamists' violent tactics

  2012-02-16

  Jakarta's residents hit the streets to protest violent tactics used by Islamic Defenders Front.

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  Al-Qaeda reeling from numerous deaths among its leaders

  2012-02-14

  With a succession of key figures killed in recent days, the terror network is losing cohesion.

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  ICG: Indonesian vigilantism a gateway to terrorism

  2012-02-06

  As 10 extremists are sentenced in the country's first mosque bombing, a think tank warns of the links between vigilantism and violent jihadism.

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  Extremist groups relying more on women

  2012-01-27

  Jihadists see the deadly potential in social media platforms – and the many young females who use them.