Jamaah Ansharut Daulah and the Islamic State Threat to Indonesia
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Recent Indonesian counter-terrorism efforts have increasingly focused on the resurgent threat from Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), which at one point was the deadliest terror group in Southeast Asia. However, JI is not necessarily the most threatening terrorist group in Indonesia. JI, like Al-Qaeda (AQ), with whom JI is affiliated, has played the long game. JI may be a long-term threat, but, currently, the threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) linked Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) is higher than that from JI.
Jamaah Ansharut Daulah and the Islamic State Threat to Indonesia
Jamaah Ansharut Daulah and the Islamic State…
Jamaah Ansharut Daulah and the Islamic State Threat to Indonesia
Recent Indonesian counter-terrorism efforts have increasingly focused on the resurgent threat from Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), which at one point was the deadliest terror group in Southeast Asia. However, JI is not necessarily the most threatening terrorist group in Indonesia. JI, like Al-Qaeda (AQ), with whom JI is affiliated, has played the long game. JI may be a long-term threat, but, currently, the threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) linked Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) is higher than that from JI.