Terrorism in Indonesia

Terrorism in Indonesia
Part of the War on terror
From top, left to right:
Date28 March 1981 – present
(44 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Location
Indonesia
Status

Ongoing. The main terrorist groups mostly ended up

  • Jemaah Islamiyah designated as a terrorist organization in 2002
  • Abu Bakar Ba'asyir arrested in 2010
  • Indonesia launches Operation Madago Raya, a joint operation by the police and the armed forces
  • Darul Islam becomes an underground movement by 2022
  • Jemaah Islamiyah disbanded in 2024
  • Zero terrorist attack from Islamist groups since 2023
Belligerents

 Indonesia:

Indonesian National Armed Forces

Indonesian State Intelligence Agency

Islamist groups:


Separatists:

Commanders and leaders

 Indonesia:

Islamists:

Komando Jihad

  • Imran bin Muhammad Zein 

Jemaah Islamiyah

Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid

Laskar Jihad

Mujahidin Tanah Runtuh

  • Hasanuddin  (POW)

Indonesian Mujahedeen Council

  • Abu Muhammad Jibril 
  • Muhammad Thalib

East Indonesia Mujahideen

Mujahidin Indonesia Barat

Abu Uswah network

Turkistan Islamic Party

  • Unknown

Darul Islam Indonesia

  • Unknown

Jamaah Ansharusy Syariah

  • Muhammad Achwan
  • Abdul Rahim
  • Abdul Roshid

Jamaah Ansharut Daulah

  • Aman Abdurrahman  (POW)
  • Marwan
  • Zainal Anshori  (POW)
  • Saiful Munthohir  (POW)

Mujahedeen KOMPAK

  • Unknown

Separatists:

Free Aceh Movement

(until 2005)

Din Minimi warband

Free Papua Movement

Strength

Indonesia armed force and police

in Operation Madago Raya: 3,000

In Insurgency in Aceh: 35,000–50,000 (2005)

In Din Minimi warband hunt operation: unknown

In Papua conflict: 30,000

Terrorist groups:


Separatists:

  • Free Aceh Movement: 3,000 (2005)
  • Din Minimi warband : 156
  • Free Papua Movement
    • West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB):
      • around 500 (2023, Indonesian Government claim)
      • around 72,500 (2018, TPNPB claim)
    • West Papua Army (WPA): unknown
Casualties and losses

Police officers:

  • 49 killed (2000-2019)
  • 126 wounded (2000-2019)

In Operation Madago Raya: 18 killed

In Insurgency in Aceh: less than 100 killed

In Din Minimi warband hunt operation: 2 killed

Total: 1,370 casualties (as of August 2022)

Islamist groups: at least 110 killed (2001–2018)

3,292 suspects arrested (2000–2024)

  • 1,031 jailed (2022)
  • 1,036 released (2023)
  • 132 executed (1983–2017)
  • At least 121 terror suspect Killed by torture from 2007 until 2016 (Amnesty International)

Separatists:

Terrorism in Indonesia refer to acts of terrorism that take place within Indonesia or attacks on Indonesian people or interests abroad. These acts of terrorism often target the government of Indonesia or foreigners in Indonesia, most notably Western visitors, especially those from the United States and Australia.

In June 2015, Indonesia was taken off the Financial Action Task Force blacklist of 'Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories' (NCCTs) due to Indonesia no longer being non-cooperative in the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. That gives Indonesia the same status as other major economies in the G20.