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Santoso`s group divided into three factions: Minister

The Santoso-led terror outfit has split into three groups, according to Minister for Political, Legal and Security ...

Counter-terrorism chief sees Santoso-led group weakening

Chief of the Indonesian Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) Tito Karnavian said the Santoso-led group has become weak as ...

Pakistan detained more than 5,000 after Easter bombing killed 70

Pakistani authorities detained more than 5,000 suspects, then released most of them, in the two days since a suicide ...

Counterterrorism Actions Must Uphold Human Rights

The Indonesian government has been working to strengthen its Special Detachment (Densus) 88 counterterrorism squad by ...

MUI to revive terrorism eradication team

The Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) has decided to revive its role in assisting the governments counter-terrorism ...

Indonesian security forces intensify manhunt for Santoso-led group

Shortly after Joko Widodo became Indonesias seventh president in October 2014, Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo ...

BNPT will focus on handling of terrorism in Poso

The National Counter-terrorism Agency (BNPT) will focus on handling terrorism in Poso, Central Sulawesi. "I will ...

Tito to focus on terrorism prevention

The new chief of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT), Inspector General Tito Karnavian, said here on ...

Tito is right person to lead counter-terrorism agency: VP Kalla

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has assessed that Inspector General Tito Karnavian is the right person to lead the ...

NTT establishes terrorist prevention coordination forum

The Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has set up a terrorist prevention coordination forum in an effort ...

Saving Young Indonesians From Being Radicalized

The Indonesian military and police have been launching a manhunt through the Tinombala Operation 2016 since January 10 ...

RI authorities say country safe in wake of terror threat

The Indonesian authorities reiterated on Thursday that the country is secure despite recent warnings issued by ...

Counter-terrorism agency urges FKPT to oversee islamic boarding schools

The Indonesian National Counter-terrorism Agency (BNPT) has urged the ranks of the Terrorism Prevention Coordination ...

President Jokowi on results of his us visit

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) arrived here on Friday from a four-day visit to the United State where he attended the ...

Foreign minister satisfied with US-ASEAN Summit`s outcome

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said she was satisfied with the outcome of the US-ASEAN Summit held in ...