“Indeed, Allah has bought from the believers their lives and their wealth, because the garden will be theirs, they will fight in the way of Allah and will kill and be killed.” (Qur’an 9:111) “Indonesian student ‘admits plotting suicide attack,’” UCA News, May 26, 2022: An Indonesian student arrested by anti-terrorism forces has admitted being […]
Indonesia: Muslim leader arrested, suspected of masterminding 2002 Bali jihad bombings that killed over 200 people
Aris Sumarsono, aka Zulkarnaen, is a senior member of the al-Qaeda group Jemaah Islamiah. Possible fallouts from his arrest could be a weakening of Jemaah Islamiah and/or an impetus for revenge, according to security analyst Stanislaus Riyanta. It is not known why this arrest was made now, considering that Zulkarnaen has long been known to […]