Indonesia

Malaysia and Indonesia foreign fighter transit routes to Philippines identified

Sandakan in Malaysia's Sabah state and Manado in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province are used as gateways to the southern Philippines by foreign militants

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China and ASEAN members to hold first navy exercises in South China Sea

China and Southeast Asian states will hold their first joint maritime exercises next week, a move aimed at easing tensions

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US sanctions prevent Russia from delivering Su-35s to Indonesia

Russia has to postpone the delivery of Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter jets to Indonesia due to financing complications caused by U.S. sanctions

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Indonesia police charge Polish man over Papua separatist links

A Polish man and three Indonesians have been charged for alleged links to Papua New Guinea separatists and could face life in prison if convicted

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Indonesia bans JAD, the ISIS-linked group behind deadly May attacks

An Indonesian court banned Jamaah Anshar Daulah, a network linked to a series of terror attacks, significantly expanding police powers

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Indonesia court sentences ISIS-linked cleric Abdurrahman to death for inciting terrorist attacks

Aman Abdurrahman was sentenced to death for inciting his sympathizers to carry out a series of deadly attacks including the Jakarta bombing in 2016

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A shortcut to heaven: How women and children became suicide bombers in Indonesia

A desire to enter heaven together motivated three Indonesian women to join their husbands in forcing their children to carry out suicide attacks

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Indonesia police shoot dead 4 men after sword attack on Pekanbaru HQ

Indonesian police said they shot and killed four men who used swords in an attack on a police station in Pekanbaru, on Sumatra island, in which one officer was killed and two others were injured

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Family carried out Surabaya police HQ suicide bombing, Indonesia police say

A family carried out a suicide bomb attack on a police headquarters in Indonesia's second city Surabaya, police said, a day after a series of coordinated attacks on churches staged by another family

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Indonesia: Suicide bombings by a single family strike Surabaya churches, killing at least 13

A series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks perpetrated by a single family struck churches in Surabaya, Indonesia, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, the deadliest attack for years in the Muslim-majority country

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