Within a few years , Sulawesi became a refuge and training locations hardline Islamic terrorists in the homeland . The police said the militants were now actively moving from Poso to Makassar .
Last October , police killed a suspected terrorist and detained two others in the province of South Sulawesi for allegedly involved in attacks on police and other parties . Earlier, police arrested a suspected terrorist in June and killed two spreader terror and detained several others in January . According to them , a number of the terrorists come from training camp in Poso .
The region is also becoming early markers that terrorists in Indonesia , which runs a limited operation with a target of police and bank robberies , hold a change of tactics .
Last year , the governor of South Sulawesi became the first politician to target direct petrol bombs attacks when he held a campaign in Makassar . The bomb failed to detonate , but the message resonated : the police and foreigners no longer be the sole target of the terrorists .
According to the head of the National Counter- Terrorism Agency ( BNPT ) , Ansyaad Mbai told the Wall Street Journal , the province of South Sulawesi is a " new location of concern . " He added that " Poso is a place to practice , but has diendus by security forces . " Therefore , the training was moved , he said .
One indication of the increasing terrorist activities in the province , this year held BNPT new forum to stop the spread of radical ideas in Makassar . Many new programs are arranged in two years .
Some experts retorted that the increase in terrorist aktvitas Sulawesi is evidence for a number of things : the old network is still active , the terrorists were forced to keep moving looking for a hidden space , the target is still unclear .
The last time a clear terrorist activity recorded in Makassar occurred over the past decade . Historically , the region became one of the main pockets of Darul Islam : a militant group connected regionally and trigger the emergence of Jemaah Islamiyah - in collaboration with Al - Qaeda and be behind some of the worst terrorist attacks in Indonesia , including the Bali Bombing 2002, which killed more than 200 people .
Terrorist activity " re-surfaced [ in South Sulawesi ] after the terrorists received training in Java and Poso , " said Muh Taufiqurrahman , terrorism expert of Abdurrahman Wahid Center .
Various Mbai pointing it makes Makassar to host first big meeting with the military since President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono issued an order in early 2013 to give a greater role to the army in the fight against terrorism . Mbai heads multiagensi eradicating terrorist -dominated police .
The military said Sulawesi in general be an example of how the military role in combating terrorism .
" There has been a lot of catching terrorists . But , apparently , it is not offset by a reduction acts " following a high level of recruitment , said Jaswandi Brigadier General , Chief of Staff Military Region VII Wirabuana the Wall Street Journal on the sidelines of a meeting with Mbai .
According Jaswandi , military build houses for poor people in several villages in Poso - area to witness how the communal conflict involving Christians and Muslims sparked tens of thousands of people to evacuate in the late - 1990s in an effort to curb the influx of hard-line ideology .
In a statement , the governor of South Sulawesi , who are victims of assault last year , acknowledged the threat in his province . He linked the attack with a rapidly growing economy dibandung traditional trading center in Java in recent years .
" If there is a bomb blast , then it will scare investors , " he said in a statement . " We must not let the acts of a few people endanger the lives of many others . "
In Sulawesi and other regions , the economy is an important factor .
High-ranking militant groups in Indonesia are often the ones who embrace religious extremism . However , the bottom of the movement are often shaped by the people who experienced feelings of frustration due to economic inequality .
For them , the frustration comes amid an economic boom last few years has prompted a number of provinces such as Jakarta to increase the minimum wage is more than 40 % in one year .
In the South Jakarta District Court last week , Ahmad Taufiq , a 24- year -old on trial for alleged bombing attempt against the Embassy of Myanmar earlier this year , meets these criteria .
The public prosecutor Ahmad Taufiq driven by sighted Darul Islam movement .
Mbai did not notice any major changes in the counter-terrorism operations in Indonesia . But he supports an effort that has the support of President SBY to involve the military in the war against terrorism .
Mbai said he is currently pursuing 30 terrorist leaders , and the work will be easier also he can get the support of the palm area , down to the village level .
" Many people are confused about whether terrorists are evil or not , especially at the grassroots level , " he said , referring to how effective the terrorists in the use of propaganda ,
" When they use Islam , the people at the grassroots level to be confused . They use Islam as a banner of jihad . " ( WSJ )
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