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Who Was Santoso, Indonesia's Most-Wanted Radical Islamist Militant?
Source: Newsweek
WHO WAS SANTOSO, INDONESIA’S MOST-WANTED RADICAL ISLAMIST MILITANT?
Indonesia's top security minister said security forces killed the feared militant on Monday.
BY JACK MOORE ON 7/19/16 AT 4:49 PM
On Monday, Indonesian security forces killed the country’s most-wanted Islamic extremist after five years of searching for the jihadi leader and Islamic State militant group (ISIS) supporter.
Santoso, as he is known, met his end in Tambarana village on the mountainous island of Sulawesi, identifying him by the mole on his head, alongside fellow militant Mochtar.
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Santoso’s origins lay in the Muslim-Christian conflict that rocked Poso for three years between 1998 and 2001. He was suspected of having involvement in attacks against Indonesian authorities and Christians in Poso, which lies in the district of Sulawesi.
When the conflict ended, he joined a group that was part of the Jemaah Islamiyah, the group Indonesia held responsible for the Bali bombings in 2002, leaving 202 people dead, including 88 Australians.
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Indonesia's top security minister said security forces killed the feared militant on Monday.
BY JACK MOORE ON 7/19/16 AT 4:49 PM
On Monday, Indonesian security forces killed the country’s most-wanted Islamic extremist after five years of searching for the jihadi leader and Islamic State militant group (ISIS) supporter.
Santoso, as he is known, met his end in Tambarana village on the mountainous island of Sulawesi, identifying him by the mole on his head, alongside fellow militant Mochtar.
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Santoso’s origins lay in the Muslim-Christian conflict that rocked Poso for three years between 1998 and 2001. He was suspected of having involvement in attacks against Indonesian authorities and Christians in Poso, which lies in the district of Sulawesi.
When the conflict ended, he joined a group that was part of the Jemaah Islamiyah, the group Indonesia held responsible for the Bali bombings in 2002, leaving 202 people dead, including 88 Australians.
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Read more: http://europe.newsweek.com/who-was-santoso-indonesia-most-wanted-radical-islamist-militant-killed-481784
