Indonesian security forces have captured the leader of the East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT), a militant group once headed by Indonesia's most wanted terrorist Santoso.
Indonesian police and armed forces were hunting members of East Indonesia Mujahidin led by the most-wanted terrorist Santoso alias Abu Wardah, police said here Wednesday.
Indonesia’s most wanted Muslim extremist has been killed in a firefight with troops, police said Tuesday, ending a years-long hunt for the Islamic State (IS) group supporter.
Indonesia orders all militants hiding in forests in Poso of Central Sulawesi province to surrender to the security forces after their leader, the most-wanted Santoso, was shot dead.
Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed the death of the country's most-wanted terrorist who was killed in a gunfight with officers in the vast jungles of Central Sulawesi on early Monday evening.
Indonesia is "99 percent" sure its most-wanted militant, a supporter of Islamic State known as Santoso, has been killed in a clash with security forces, a senior government official said on Tuesday.
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