Asia-Pacific Threat Update — BenarNews

Indonesian police escort a group of suspected terrorists linked to Bahrun Naim before their June 15, 2016, trial in Jakarta on charges they planned to detonate a bomb in the Central Java city of Solo in August 2015.

Life and Death of Bahrun Naim: SE Asia’s Most Wanted Terrorist

The decapitation of Bahrun Naim demonstrates that a terrorist can run but not hide forever, counterterrorism expert says.

Officers stand guard outside a detention center inside the compound of the elite police unit Mobile Brigade where a riot broke out, in Depok, West Java, Indonesia, May 10, 2018.

The Inside Story of a Prison Takeover by Indonesian Terrorists

2018-05-24

Ultimately, Indonesian police outsmarted IS, averting greater casualties and icon-making “martyrdom” for the inmates.

Relatives of Marta Djumani, a victim of terrorist attacks targeting churches, cry during her funeral in Surabaya, Indonesia, May 16, 2018.

How Indonesia Can Respond to Surge in Terror Attacks

2018-05-18

Indonesia, for one, must urgently pass amendments to its anti-terror law, analyst Rohan Gunaratna says.

Isnilon Hapilon, identified as the leader of the Islamic State faction who overtook Marawi in May, is seen in this Philippine military video of a militants’ meeting at an undisclosed location.

Potent Underground Terror Networks Menace World in 2018

2018-01-02

Soldiers guard a lakeside mosque near Marawi after several gunmen aboard a boat were spotted near the area, Sept. 28, 2017.

IS Suffers a Setback in Marawi

2017-09-29

A soldier moves amid debris inside a building taken by Philippine government forces during fighting with Islamic State-linked militants in the southern city of Marawi, Sept. 14, 2017.

East Asia Part of IS’s Grand Strategy for Expansion

2017-09-25

Iraqi federal police celebrate in the Old City of Mosul after the government announced the town had been liberated from Islamic State fighters, July 10, 2017.

Opinion: Mosul and Marawi, a Tale of Two Occupations

2017-07-11

Indonesian police escort a group of suspected terrorists before their trial in Jakarta, June 15, 2016.

Commentary: Southeast Asia Faces Challenge in Reforming Extremists

2017-07-03

A photo released by the Crisis Management Team shows destruction in the rebel-held Bangolo district in downtown Marawi city, June 29, 2017.

Commentary: Restoring Security and Stability Beyond Marawi

2017-06-29

Troops advance into an area controlled by Islamic State-linked Maute and Abu Sayyaf gunmen in the southern Philippine city of Marawi, May 25, 2017.

Marawi: Southeast Asia’s Game Changer in Terrorism

2017-06-20

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