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Jemaah Islamiah
(redirected from Jemaah Islamiyah)

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Jemaah Islamiah
An Islamic militant organization active in Indonesia and other places in Southeast Asia. It was formed in 1993 in opposition to the Suharto regime. In 2002, the United Nations designated it as a terrorist organization.


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Troops were tracking a 40-man group of fighters, said to be led by Isnilon Hapilon when they stumbled upon a gathering of some 220 fighters, including two Abu Sayyaf commanders - Albader Parad and Umbra Jumdail, according to Major General Benjamin Dolorfino Two members of Jemaah Islamiyah were also believed to be with the group.
Loud explosions and gunfire were heard as police stormed the house at around 7:00 am (0000 GMT) at the end of a nine-hour siege on the outskirts of Solo city, a longtime stronghold of militants of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) radical network.
Loud explosions and gunfire were heard as police raided the rented house at around sunrise after a nine-hour siege on the outskirts of Solo city, a stronghold of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) radical network.
 
 
 
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