Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid

Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid
جماعة انصار التوحيد
Also known asJAT, Helpers of Tawhid Congregation
LeaderAbu Bakar Baasyir (founder), Mochammad Achwan (leader of splinter group Jamaah Ansharusy Syariah)
FoundationJuly 27, 2008 (2008-07-27)
Dissolved(Nearly defunct after 2014 split)
Split fromJamaah Ansharusy Syariah (2014)
CountryIndonesia
Allegiance(Disputed - formerly Al-Qaeda, some members pledged allegiance to ISIS)
MotivesEstablishing an Islamic caliphate in Southeast Asia (disputed after split)
HeadquartersSolo, Java, Indonesia
Active regionsIndonesia (including Aceh and Central Sulawesi)
Ideology
  • Islamic extremism
  • Jihadism
  • terrorism
Major actionsTerrorism (including 2011 Central Java church bombing)
Notable attacks2011 Central Java church bombing, involvement in 2012 Bali shootings
StatusDesignated as a terrorist organization by the UN and US
Size1,500–2,000 (estimated in 2012, much smaller after split)
Allies(Formerly Jemaah Islamiyah)
OpponentsIndonesian government, counter-terrorism forces
Website(Formerly maintained a website, now likely defunct)

Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid or Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid (Indonesian: جماعة أنشاروت توحيد, lit.'Helpers of Tawhid Congregation', abbreviated as JAT) was a splinter cell of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations and the United States. The latter is most known for perpetrating the 2002 Bali bombings along with Azahari Husin and Noordin Mohammad Top, both Malaysian terrorist kingpin.