Heru Andriyanto – A militant known as a close aide to firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was sentenced to four and a half years in jail on Friday for raising funds to finance paramilitar

Heru Andriyanto – Two men accused of channeling funds to firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir to set up a paramilitary camp in Aceh firmly maintained their innocence in two separate hearin

Heru Andriyanto – Firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir told a court on Monday that the government's actions against him and the paramilitary training in Aceh were tantamount to banning Isl

Heru Andriyanto – Radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir lambasted the United States and its allies for their relentless attempts to convict him of terrorism when he appeared in the South Jaka

Stephen Coates, Jakarta – Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on Thursday denied leading an Al-Qaeda-style group that was plotting attacks and assassinations in Indonesia, as his trial r

An Indonesian court sentenced two Islamic extremists to 10 years in prison on Monday for their involvement in a terror cell known as Al Qaeda in Aceh.

Heru Andriyanto & Mohd Adhe Bhakti – Prosecutors in the terrorism trial of Abu Bakar Bashir say they are preparing more than 130 witnesses whose testimonies they hope will help to f

Heru Andriyanto & Mohd Adhe Bhakti – The third criminal trial of radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir paints a portrait of the cleric as a man bent on turning Indonesia into an Islamic s

Karlis Salna, Jakarta – The Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir yesterday denied being the leader of a terrorist network found training in Aceh, and said a string of fresh charges

Heru Andriyanto – Prosecutors on Monday told a Jakarta courtroom of how firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir envisioned the establishment of an Islamic state by all means necessary, includ

Terror suspect Abu Bakar Ba'asyir allegedly raised Rp 1 billion (US$112,000) to buy firearms, ammunition and set up a terrorist training camp in Aceh, prosecutors say.

Olivia Rondonuwu – The trial of a firebrand Indonesian Islamic cleric on terror charges opened on Thursday and was swiftly adjourned on a technicality.

Heru Andriyanto – The South Jakarta District Court was packed with supporters of Abu Bakar Bashir on Wednesday morning ahead of the controversial cleric's terrorism trial, which is bein

Heru Andriyanto & NYT – The National Police have named him as the figurehead of an Al Qaeda-style terrorist network in Aceh and prosecutors accused him of mobilizing people to condu

Farouk Arnaz – The National Police's elite antiterrorism unit on Tuesday arrested eight suspects wanted in connection with a recent series of bombings in Central Java.

Ronna Nirmala, Indonesia – Like father, like son could not be more appropriate to describe how children of some convicted terrorists dream to follow in their footsteps and one day becom

Mohd Adhe Bhakti – A suspected militant on trial for taking part in a paramilitary training camp in Aceh told the court on Thursday that firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir donated $25,00

Dewi Kurniawati – If terrorists had gotten their way, it seems 2010 would have been marked by a major attack targeted at no less than President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono himself during I

Mohd Adhe Bhakti – Seven men found guilty of involvement with an outlawed armed terror group were sentenced to between five and eight years in jail by the West Jakarta District Court on

Adhe Bakti, Jakarta – A district court on Monday handed out sentences of between seven and nine years in prison for six men involved in an outlawed armed group that conducted military t

Solo, Indonesia – Indonesian authorities have arrested four Islamist militants suspected of having links to a top terrorist suspect captured last week, a police spokesman said Tuesday.

Heru Andriyanto & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The case of firebrand Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, charged with multiple counts of terrorism punishable by death, was on Monday handed

Farouk Arnaz & Candra Malik, Indonesia – Police on Friday said firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was a step closer to facing trial with prosecutors now ready to prepare the indictme

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesian police arrested one of the country's most-wanted Muslim militants Friday, accusing him of plotting high-profile assassinations and bloody

The Australian Greens have criticised the Government for failing to take action in response to allegations an Indonesian unit supported by Australian authorities has used torture agains

Candra Malik & Farouk Arnazp, Solo – Police in Central Java are investigating a worrying surge in attacks or attempted attacks on churches and police stations there over the past we

Farouk Arnaz, Adi Mulya & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Terrorists planned to attack executives of an international oil company in Riau province as well as tourists visiting Anak Kraka

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Firebrand Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has been detained for four months, but his trial on charges of funding a terrorist training camp in Aceh seems to be

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Indonesia's antiterror police detachment is coordinating with its Malaysian counterparts on the recent capture in Johor of an Indonesian militant suspected of pl

Mohammad Adhe Bhakti, Jakarta – Firebrand Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was definitely involved in the operation of the now outlawed militant group training in Aceh, a witness said at

Farouk Arnaz, Semarang – The National Police's anti-terrorism school will open its doors next year to soldiers in line with a new grand strategy to deal with extremists.

Central Java – Head of Central Java Police's special counterterrorism detachment 88 Sr. Comr.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military will not play a major role in the fight against terrorism, instead serving as a backup for the National Police's Detachment 88 Anti-T

Ulma Haryanto, Jakarta – The wife of Tatang Mulyadi, a police officer accused of facilitating the sale of weapons to a paramilitary group in Aceh, testified on Tuesday that it was econo

Heru Andriyanto & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir apparently urged his followers earlier this year to stage a terror attack while US President Barack Obama w

Adhe Bhakti, Jakarta – The West Jakarta District Court on Thursday sentenced hard-line cleric Eko Budi Wardoyo to 10 years in prison for his involvement in gunning down a priest in 2004

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A court in Jakarta on Tuesday sentenced the father-in-law of Noordin M Top to five years in prison for harboring the slain terrorist mastermind and helping hi

Peter Alford, Nusa Dua, Bali – Indonesia's military will be "activated" to support police fighting terrorism, says the chief of the government's new National Counter-Terrorism Agency.

Nusa Dua, Bali – Indonesia on Monday called for greater vigilance and cooperation in the fight against terror, as counter-terrorism chiefs from around the world met in Bali.

Farouk Arnaz, Anita Rachman & Agencies – The National Police on Sunday played down the level of military involvement in the fight against terrorism following the recent use of soldi

Binsar Bakkara, Hamparan Perak – Muslim militants wearing black masks stormed the tiny police precinct in western Indonesia and unloaded their assault rifles – riddling officers' bodies

Dicky Christanto and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/medan – Police said Thursday they had evidence suggesting firebrand Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir may have masterminded a recent deadly

Andi Hajramurni, Jakarta/Makassar – The Indonesian Military (TNI) should work better with the National Police to fight terrorism, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Tuesday at an e

Dicky Christanto and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The government should devise clear regulations to govern the military's role in the fight against terrorism, analysts say, citing concer

Dolok Sagala, Indonesia – Indonesian police shot dead six suspected Islamist militants and arrested four others in a raid on their hideout on Sumatra island, police said Sunday.

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Tom Allard, Jakarta – Indonesia's military will play a greater role in combating terrorism, supporting police on major investigations and responding to attacks, the head of the country'

Jakarta, Indonesia – An Islamic militant was critically injured when a homemade bomb strapped to the back of his bicycle detonated prematurely Thursday before he reached his apparent ta

Jakarta – The National Police has appointed Sr. Comr. Mohammad Syafii as the head of Special Detachment 88 antiterror squad, replacing Brig. Gen. Tito Karnavian.

Jakarta – Newly appointed Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Adm. Agus Suhartono has positively welcomed a plan to join the newly established National Antiterrorism Agency (BNPT).