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Obama's Jakarta home district sees shift in Islam
Mar 18, 2010 00:48 EDT
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Some things in the central Jakarta district of Matraman have barely changed since the late 1960s, when United States President Barack Obama lived and played there.
Indonesian militants recruit fighters in video
Mar 16, 2010 23:51 EDT
Video shows militants training at camp in western Indonesia that was raided last week. From the safety of a forest camp, a commander of a new Indonesian militant group looks into a camera and ridicules the notorious extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah: They are not violent enough, come and join us, he shouts, an automatic rifle in one hand.
Anti-terror exercises launched in Indonesia
Mar 13, 2010 02:47 EST
Indonesian police and the military launched a series of anti-terror exercises on Saturday, a week ahead of a visit to the country by US President Barack Obama.
Anti-terror exercises launched in Indonesia
Mar 12, 2010 22:28 EST
Indonesian police and the military launched a series of anti-terror exercises on Saturday, a week ahead of a visit to the country by US President Barack Obama.
Indonesian police kill 2 suspected militants
Mar 12, 2010 06:56 EST
Police kill 2 suspected militants in Indonesia, stepping up crackdown. Indonesian police killed two suspected Islamist militants in a firefight in remote Aceh province Friday during the latest in a series of raids made since an extremist training camp was discovered there last month. Eight other suspects were arrested.
Two militants killed in Indonesian gunfight
Mar 12, 2010 06:31 EST
Two suspected militants were killed and eight arrested Friday after a gunfight in Aceh province, where police have been carrying out counter-terrorism raids since February.
Slain Islamist militant leader buried in Indonesia
Mar 12, 2010 03:51 EST
Slain Islamist bomb-maker Dulmatin was buried in his Indonesian home village Friday as a large crowd of mourners chanted "God is greater" and acclaimed him as a holy warrior.
Slain Islamist militant leader buried in Indonesia
Mar 12, 2010 01:11 EST
Slain Islamist militant leader Dulmatin was buried in his Indonesian home village on Friday, as a large crowd of mourners chanted "God is greater" and hundreds of police stood guard.
Bali bombing suspect confirmed dead in police raid
Mar 10, 2010 12:32 EST
Death of top terror suspect in Indonesia highlights battle against resurgent extremists. The death of a senior terror suspect in a gunfight with police has been both a trophy for Indonesia and an unsettling reminder ahead of President Barack Obama's visit that the country's battle against resurgent extremists is far from over.
Obama visit fuels anti-terror raids in Indonesia
Mar 10, 2010 09:48 EST
US President Barack Obama's planned visit to Indonesia this month has lent new impetus to raids that have left one top militant dead and his band of Islamist extremists on the ropes, analysts say.
Bomber's death fresh blow to Indonesia militants
Mar 10, 2010 07:51 EST
CANBERRA/JAKARTA (Reuters) - A suspected mastermind of the Bali bombings was killed in a police raid in Indonesia in the latest blow to an Islamist militant movement in the world's most populous Muslim country.
Bomber's death fresh blow to Indonesia militants
Mar 10, 2010 07:51 EST
CANBERRA/JAKARTA (Reuters) - A suspected mastermind of the Bali bombings was killed in a police raid in Indonesia in the latest blow to an Islamist militant movement in the world's most populous Muslim country.
Bali bomb mastermind believed killed by security forces
Mar 09, 2010 13:46 EST
Indonesian counter-terrorism forces on Tuesday killed a man believed to have been one of the masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombings, during a raid in the capital Jakarta, police and reports said.
Indonesia believes top wanted JI militant killed
Mar 09, 2010 08:25 EST
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police believe they
Bali bomb mastermind believed killed in Jakarta
Mar 09, 2010 06:39 EST
Indonesian counter-terrorism forces on Tuesday killed a man believed to have been one of the masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombings during a raid in the capital Jakarta, police and reports said.
Top JI militant believed killed in Indonesia: police
Mar 09, 2010 03:34 EST
Indonesian anti-terrorism forces Tuesday killed a man believed to be one of the masterminds behind the 2002 Bali bombings, Dulmatin, during a raid on the outskirts of Jakarta, police said.
'Al-Qaida in Aceh' says survived Indonesia arrests
Mar 06, 2010 06:31 EST
Group calling itself 'al-Qaida in Aceh' says it survived Indonesian crackdown. A group calling itself "al-Qaida in Aceh" claimed Saturday to be the target of a police crackdown in the Indonesian province, where authorities have arrested and charged suspected militants with planning terrorist attacks.
Singapore bolsters security over terrorist threat
Mar 05, 2010 10:52 EST
Singapore boosts security after reported threat of terrorist attack on ships. Singapore raised its security alert and bolstered its defenses Friday after receiving information of a terrorist plot to attack vessels off the coast of the city-state in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, a Cabinet minister said.
Security raised in Malacca Strait after terror warning
Mar 04, 2010 18:36 EST
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Malaysia and Indonesia said on Thursday they are stepping up security in the Strait of Malacca, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, following the Singapore navy's warning of possible attacks on oil tankers.
14 charged under Indonesia's anti-terror laws
Mar 04, 2010 13:00 EST
Indonesian police said Thursday 14 suspects had been charged under anti-terrorism laws after they were arrested while allegedly undergoing military training in northern Aceh province.
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| Capital | Banda Aceh |
| Governor | Irwandi Yusuf |
| Area | 57,365.57 km2 (22,149 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,930,000 (2000)[1] |
| Density | 68.5 /km2 (177 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Acehnese (50%), Javanese (16%), Gayo Lut (7%), Gayo Luwes (5%), Alas (4%), Singkil (3%), Simeulu (2%) [2] |
| Religion | Islam (98.6%), Christianity (0.7%), Hinduism (0.08%), Buddhism (0.55%) |
| Languages | Indonesian (official), Acehnese |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
| Web site | www.nad.go.id |
