Jakarta – The Islamic State militant group has a presence in nearly all provinces across Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, the military chief in Jakarta has said.

Jakarta – Activists and experts have urged the government to immediately draw up a separate bill on military assistance instead of pressing ahead with the current revision to the existing antiterro

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has begun mobilizing its forces, including warships and intelligence operations, in northern parts of Indonesia to anticipate the entrance of terrorist group

Jakarta – National Police Commission (Kompolnas) member Bekto Suprapto said the involvement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in efforts to combat terrorism, that would be included in the 2003 Terro

Jakarta – National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) chairman Nur Kholis has said the Indonesian Military (TNI) can be involved in the fight against terrorism, but only as a last resort.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Responding to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's suggestion to involve the Indonesian Military (TNI) in fighting against terrorism, rights group Imparsial has warned

Jakarta – National Police arrested Ahmad Rifai, 37, for allegedly spreading fake news through a Facebook post in which he said the suicide bomb attack that killed three police officers and injured

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Jakarta – Human rights watchdog Setara Institute has reiterated its call to give the nation's leading counterterrorism role to the police instead of the military, an option also supported by the ma

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Jakarta – Police arrested three people on Friday (26/05) suspected of being linked to suicide bombings in Jakarta, as the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks that killed thre

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesian lawmakers should expedite the passage of revised anti-terrorism laws that give the police more power, President Joko Widodo said after twin suicide attacks in the c

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the suicide bombing and explosion in Kampung Melayu, Jakarta, Indonesia, which killed five persons and injured 10.

Jakarta – The double suicide bombing on Wednesday night near a Transjakarta bus station in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta, that killed three police officers was an act of retaliation against the poli

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesian police say a suicide bombing that killed three police officers at a busy bus terminal in East Jakarta on Wednesday night was linked to the I

Indonesia's president urged people to remain calm on Thursday, a day after suspected suicide bombers killed three police officers on duty at a Jakarta bus terminal in an attack authorities said bor

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – A firecracker explosion occurred near Santo Yusuf Catholic Church in Ambarawa, Central Java, at around 2 p.m. local time on Thursday.

Jakarta – The decline of Jamaah Anshar Daulah (JAD), a home-grown radical group blamed for a spate of terrorist attacks in recent years, has been attributed to the arrests of top leaders and the lo

Jakarta – Bambang Soesatyo, chairman of the House of Representatives' Commission III on legal affairs, on Sunday (09/04) urged National Police chief Gen.

Police shot dead six suspected members of an Islamic militant group in Indonesia on Saturday, they said, after a failed drive-by shooting targeting police officers in East Java.

Jakarta/Surabaya – Muhammad Nadir Umar, member of East Java's Pasuruan Legislative Council, or DPRD, from the Prosperous Justice Party, or PKS, was deported from Turkey for allegedly attempting to

Lamongan – Indonesian police say they have arrested three suspected Islamic militants who were planning to attack a police station in East Java.

Jakarta – A civil society organization is calling on the government to strengthen the rights of terror attack victims in the amendment of the 2003 Terrorism Law, which is being discussed at the Hou

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu, Central Sulawesi – Operation Tinombala in Poso, Central Sulawesi, was extended to July 3 to meet a request from local police, an official has said.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives aims to make a comprehensive Terrorism Law that respects human rights principals amid concerns about law enforcers' alleged rights viol

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – House of Representatives special committee for the amendment of the Terrorism Law has promised to open deliberations to the public.

Jakarta – The National Police said on Monday that they had arrested two more suspects in relation to an attack that occurred in Bandung at the Pandawa field on Feb. 27.

Jakarta – The government has to put more effort into fighting growing intolerance toward minorities in Indonesia and its potential to develop into terror attacks, an analyst has said.

Terrorism and maritime stability have topped the agenda in meetings between Indian Ocean nations in Jakarta, with Australia hailing a landmark declaration on preventing violent extremism.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The agreement between the National Police and Saudi Arabian Police on combating terrorism has led to the House of Representatives pushing for a stronger Terrorism L

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Jakarta – Police said no casualties had been reported from a suspected terrorist attack near Pandawa Park in Cicendo, Bandung, West Java, on Monday morning (27/02).

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly to meet with House of Representatives leaders to speed up deliberation of amendment

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Indonesia is being urged to tackle an increasing threat of would-be female terrorists who are being spurred on via social media to engage in extremist Islamist networks.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia and Australia have pledged to work together to "choke off" funding for terrorist activities, after senior security officials from both countries met in Ja

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Rowan Scarborough – The Islamic State is seeking a foothold in the prisons of Indonesia, a country with the world's largest Muslim population and significant poverty.

Palu – An alleged terrorist, identified as Irwanto, or Abu Muhammad, was nabbed for reportedly planning an attack on a church in Palu in Central Sulawesi on New Year's Eve, police said on Monday (0

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu, Central Sulawesi – Operation Tinombala in fighting the East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) terror group will extend its operation by three months from the original ending date of

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Indonesia's police chief has attributed a sharp rise in the number of alleged terrorists handled by his force to the influence of Islamic State and the defeats it is expe

Safrin La Batu and Marguarite Afra, Jakarta – Terrorism, which is thought to have been one of the biggest threats confronting national security in 2016, will continue to threaten the country next y

Jakarta – The government's plan to establish the Terrorism Risk Index, which aims to detect potential terrorism acts in regions across the country, should underline intra-religious conflict amid gr

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa – Police have detonated a bomb found near a food stall in a street in Magelang in Central Java as Indonesia continues to be on tenterhooks over a possible terror att

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Indonesian police say that suspected terrorists who were arrested and killed on Christmas Day had been plotting to attack a police post in West Java on Ne

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Indonesian anti-terrorism police have shot and killed three suspects after a gun battle at a house near the capital Jakarta, police said.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The Australian government has issued an updated travel warning to Indonesia as three suspected terrorists were killed after a bomb was thrown at police officers during a

Moses Ompusunggu and Fadli, Jakarta/Batam, Riau Islands – The National Police have hit back against allegations that their arrest of a number of terror suspects was a ploy to divert the attention o

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said Friday that terrorist groups have developed a new trend of recruiting women to launch attacks in the country.