Islamiyah, police spokesman Ahmad Ramadhan said.... Indonesian authorities consider Rusdan to be a key

Islamiyah leaders. Ahadin Hussein, Ellam Sajirin@ Nasirin, Ismurah Jirah, Madjid Said@ Ammah Pattit

police officer said. They are allegedly linked to the outlawed Jamaah Islamiyah( JI) militant group

leader from the Jemaah Islamiyah group who was on the authorities' radar at that time for plotting to

PETALING JAYA: Two Malaysians linked to deadly bombings in Indonesia 19 years ago will be indicted at the United States Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Monday( Aug 30). Mohammed Nazir Lep, 45, and Mohammed Farik Amin, 46, have been detained at the detention camp in Cuba since 2006 with the alleged mastermind of the bombings, Indonesian Encep Nurjaman, also known as Hambali. According to the US Office of Military Commissions, that the three had been scheduled to be arraigned before a mi

MANILA( Reuters)-Government troops killed nine members of a pro-Islamic State group in the southern Philippines, the military said on Saturday, including two suspects in a deadly blast at a Catholic Mass last month.... Four soldiers were wounded during Thursday and Friday's counter terrorism operation in the Lanao del Sur province, the Armed Forces of the Philippines( AFP) said in a statement, but all are in stable condition.... " This operation sets a clear precedent: the AFP will not tolerat

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, currently in Indonesia to attend the 43rd Asean Summit and related summits, took the time to engage in discussions and exchange views with leaders of Islamic movements and organisations in the republic on Monday( Sept 4).In a Facebook post on Tuesday( Sept 5), he said the discussions were significant as they reminisced about the early days of his activism, learning valuable lessons from Indonesian Islamic figures such as Mohammad Natsir and

KOTA KINABALU: The “ Malaysian ” man barred from entry to Manila for suspected terror links and later confirmed to be a member of the notorious Abu Sayyaf militant group( ASG) was not on Sabah’s latest list of wanted criminals, it was revealed. Eastern Sabah Security Command( Esscom) commander Deputy Comm Hamzah Ahmad said the 53-year-old man, who is believed to be a Filipino, went by the name “ Omar bin Harun ” on his fake Malaysian passport. Asked if Omar or his Filipino name Airola@ Satar was

The U.S. government says he recruited bin Lep and bin Amin, among others, for jihadist operations, and that the two Malaysians helped transfer money for their plots.... Newsletter Must-read stories from the L.A. TimesGet all the day's most vital news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning. Enter email address Sign Me Up You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.... The Bali bombings killed 88 Australians. It’s unclear why it’s taken

“ In my view, it’s fatal to the ability to have a fair trial.” The arraignment comes as the Biden administration says it intends to close the detention center, where the U.S. still holds 39 of the 779 men seized in the aftermath of the Sept.... In 2006, they were moved to Guantanamo. It’s unclear why it’s taken so long to charge them before the military commission.... They were arraigned in May 2012 and remain in the pretrial phase, with no trial date yet scheduled. Funk predicted a lengthy pe