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Remains of suspected Indon member of JI unearthed

CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao -- The military on Saturday said it has unearthed the remains of an Indonesian who was a member of the Jemaah Islamiya.

Major General Agustin Dema-ala, commander of the Army's 6th Infantry Division, said the skeletal remains of Omar Patik was uncovered by soldiers at the vicinity of Sitio Tinungos in Datu Odin Sinsuat town on August 11.

He said the Moro Islamic Liberation Front helped them find and identify Patik's remains.

"We will bring his (Patik's) remains to Manila for DNA examination. The report we received was that he died along with a certain Edriz, the brother-in-law of Abu Sayyaf leader Khadaffy Janjalani. Our men are still looking for (Edriz's) remains buried just near the area where Patik's remains were uncovered," said Dema-ala said.

Dema-ala said Patik died during one of the clashes in Maguindanao.

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Allah's wrath caught up with them.

Those who were behind the bombings in the south will soon join him in hell. :armywink:

hey mod, wers the link? :armywink:

would like to read the story in full

Got it.

I also wanted to truncate the article, but it's short anyway.

:armywink:

darn, i bet we still have a lot of Indonesian JI fugtards roaming around in Mindanao...might trigger the Aussies to do those pre-emptive thing of theirs in our territory :rifle:

Should be a sight to behold - 6 foot tall Crocodile Dundees running after JI and ASG in Basilan and Jolo. :armygrin:

I am suggesting that we do the pre-emptive strikes also.

Let's vaporize them all.

I can feel that our soldiers and cops are itching to riddle these pigs dead with bullets until all of these pigs are exterminated.

GO GET THEM ALL, GUYS!

26 of our innocent fellows were injured!

This is what the Indon terrorists have done to our own people.

I just hope the MILF and MNLF will not allow outsiders like the JI harming our people. It's about time we all get united and hunt down those alleged terrorist.

It's nice to see cooperation happening. Hope this leads to a peaceful end of our problem in the South. :thumb:

Our special forces are good, no doubt, but they lack the logistical support required to operate deep in Indonesian territory for pre-emptive strikes of our own. We got no subs for insertion, no silent long range chopper for extraction...etc etc

It is also possible that the JI decided to step in because they realized that the MILF and MNLF who understand the true teachings of Islam cant be fooled anymore.

The ASG will soon taste Allah's wrath for sure. :thumb:

They are putting their God's name into shame and is projecting a shameful image of Islam and its peace-loving people.

Let's hope the govt realize that soon enough.

It's time we get those MRFs.

The aggressors aren't trying to hurt us from the outside but from within.

I hope someone from Malacanang will get that clear enough! :armyroleyes:

MRFs? we just can't bomb Indonesia, the strike should be covert and should only target known JI encampments and lairs.

Bomb Indonesia?

My goodness! I meant their lairs in Mindanao.

The Indonesian govt is also hunting these JI elements down, remember?

In fact, it was them who gave the infos about the presence of the Indon JI members here.

I thought you are talking about pre-emptive strike as invisioned by the Australians. a pre-emptive strike is nipping the enemy at the bud, at their source - which is Indonesia. Bombing the JI in Mindanao is no longer pre-emptive, its already reactive.

JI operatives in the Philippines are also mobile and dont stay in a single encampment for a long time so bombing by fighters is out of the question.

As for the Aussie issue, check these threads:

http://pdff.sytes.net/index.php?showtopic=1966
http://pdff.sytes.net/index.php?showtopic=1632

Saver,


So pre-emptive strikes like what Frenzy was trying to tell us is a misconception?

Anyway, the Aussies will not risk igniting a full-blown war with Indonesia by bombing the terrorists anywhere in the Indon territory.

We must remember that the two arent really in good terms with each other.

Both navies are among the strongests in the region, BTW.


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Frenzy,


The night-flying capable MRFs, if these are armed with guided munitions, can help our counter-tero units a lot.

Just look at how the ASG bandits are avoiding the dragnet.

With the MRF our recon units or intel units can just relay the location of these bandits and the MRFs will do the rest.

The ground troops can then scour the area for those who may have survived the attack.

The MRFs will do the major strike while our LRC, SR, SF, Marines or SWAG or even SAF will finish off those who may have survived the attack.

Another good setup is just like what you have mentioned, which is the choppers.

Our LRC and other Spec Ops should be provided with such.

Upon receipt of the location from our intel guys or recon unit, these hunters can be easily inserted to neutralize these bandits, even if the operation happens at night.

The LRC should be given the needed chopper for insertion and extraction.

These transport choppers need FLIRS, Gatling canons and rockets for fire cover, aside from modern navigational equipments.

:exactly:

The transport chopper needs an escort to provide fire supression and air cover for the troops on the ground BTW.

Best of all, PRECISION BOMBINGS with its guided munitions like the TOW or the Helfire missiles will definitely boosts the team's capability.

I suggests buying two or four Super Cobras to start with.

FLIR images;





More images: http://www.ir55.com/infrared_IR_camera.html

Imagine if our LRC will be given these?

We can all expect that terrorists will have a hard time hiding and running away. :exactly:

World leaders condemn bombings

The Philippine Star 10/03/2005

President Arroyo and other world leaders condemned yesterday the Bali bombings and ordered the stepping up of security at all tourist sites in the Philippines, which is also grappling with its own insurgency problems.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) went on heightened alert following the Bali bombings, while the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is investigating possible terror attacks in the country that may follow the Bali incident.

At least 26 people were killed and 101 wounded when the bombs exploded Saturday evening at three packed tourist restaurants on the Indonesian resort island, creating all-too-familiar scenes of bloody chaos just days before the third anniversary of the nightclub attacks there.

Mrs. Arroyo offered her condolences to the families of those killed and injured in Saturday’s bomb attacks and said she will work closely with the Indonesian government to stamp out terrorism.

"The new Bali attacks after the London attacks show the resiliency of terrorists to strike targets when our guard is down," she said in a statement.

"Our vigilance at the operational level and community level is high and sustained. Our global links are tight and working. We have limited the movements of terrorist cells and kept them on the run."

Mrs. Arroyo added: "But the price of freedom is perpetual vigilance. We must keep alert and help the authorities in their constant watch over all public places."

She also called on Congress to immediately approve the proposed anti-terrorism bill.

Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said extra troops and police have been sent to reinforce security at tourist sites across the country.

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said "terrorists have adopted their own vicious cycle of sowing destruction after a period of relative peace and only through heightened vigilance and cooperation can our communities and uniformed personnel blunt any evil design they have on Philippine territory."

Ambassador Benjamin Defensor, chairman of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Counter-Terrorism Task Force, said the latest bombing was meant to show that extremist groups are bigger then what moderate Muslims believe.

"Moderate Muslims all over the world condemn such killings and say that Islam has nothing to do with terrorism. So these groups, like the Jemaah Islamiyah, are trying to project that they have support and are much larger than they really are," he told The STAR.

PNP chief Director General Arturo Lomibao said the police force’s heightened alert "is a mere precautionary measure for us policemen to be extra alert and prevent any untoward incident."

He said that security has been intensified at many tourist destinations, particularly on Boracay island in Aklan, to assure local and foreign tourists of their safety.

When asked about reports that the bandit group Abu Sayyaf and the Jemaah Islamiyah planned to conduct bombing missions before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan starts tomorrow, Lomibao said the timing may be incidental.

"Since September onward, our hands have been full checking terror threats. Some teams are already out investigating the information," he said.

Metro Manila and Makati City went on heightened alert Saturday night in reaction to the Bali bombings.

Makati police officer-in-charge Chief Superintendent Efren Ysulat said they have been intensifying their intelligence monitoring and enhancing target hardening procedures.

Armed Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Buenaventura Pascual said the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines has been investigating possible attacks following the arrest of four alleged terrorists in Cotabato City last week. An improvised explosive device was seized from them.

The Jemaah Islamiyah is the al-Qaeda-linked Southeast Asian organization that carried out the Oct. 12, 2002 Bali blasts that killed 202 people.

"The fact that the terrorists struck in Bali again is to deliver a strong message: They are telling us that ‘you cannot stop us, we can strike anywhere and anytime,’" said the Malaysian security official, who is closely involved in regional terror investigations.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the investigation.

Indonesian officials have named Malaysian fugitives Azahari bin Husin and Noordin Mohamed Top as the likely masterminds of Saturday’s blasts.

The two men fled Malaysia to escape a crackdown by authorities in several Southeast Asian countries in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.

Scores of Jemaah Islamiyah suspects were detained, leading some officials to say the group’s leadership has been crippled. But analysts have warned that a new generation of militants have joined the group and have been preparing for attacks.

Azahari has wide expertise in bomb-making, include remote-controlled explosives, which he learned in Mindanao and Afghanistan in 1999 and 2000, the security official said.

He "would have little problem in improvising their skills to come up with explosive vests," the official said.

Noordin is said to be Azahari’s understudy and a recruiter of foot soldiers.

Authorities in Malaysia have been keeping a close eye on the relatives and friends of the two suspects, but "their trail went cold" several months ago, the official said.

Azahari, a British-trained engineer, and Noordin are accused of orchestrating the 2002 Bali bombing and two other bombings in the Indonesian capital in 2003 and 2004.

Although both the Bali incidents were suicide attacks, a crucial difference is that last time, the bombs were carried in a car and a backpack. This time, the three suicide bombers were wearing vests packed with explosives, metal shrapnel and ball bearings, the official said.

The two men were not believed to be among the three suicide attackers, though the assailants have not yet been identified. All that were left at the scenes were the head and feet.

Saturday’s near-simultaneous blasts struck two seafood cafes in the Jimbaran beach resort and a three-story noodle and steakhouse in downtown Kuta. Kuta is the bustling tourist center of Bali where two nightclubs were bombed three years ago, also on a busy Saturday night.

A senior Philippine military official said the local intelligence community is looking into the possibility that the Bali bombers may have trained in the Philippines or sourced their explosives here.

"The Philippines is also considered one of the sources of raw explosive materials, like fertilizer, in the region," the official said. Condemnation, Support
Officials said tourists from Britain, the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea were among the dead and the scores of injured.

Messages of condemnation and support flooded in from across the world, including Britain, the US, France, Japan and Australia, which insisted it was not the target of attacks, unlike in the 2002 blasts.

"I think we should see this as primarily an attempt to wreak havoc and cause fear and create instability inside Indonesia," said Australian Prime Minister John Howard.

He said his government will provide medical evacuation to Australia or Singapore for those injured in the blasts, "irrespective of their nationality."

Australia offered medical and police aid, Britain sent an emergency assistance team, and the US and New Zealand pledged to help in any way possible to catch the terrorists suspected in the three near-simultaneous blasts.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was dismayed that the island — a popular destination for Western holidaymakers — had once again become a target of indiscriminate violence.

"The Secretary-General strongly condemns (the) bombings on the Indonesian island of Bali," a statement issued by his spokesman said.

"He sends his deepest sympathy to the injured and the bereaved of many nationalities as well as to the Indonesian government.

"He urges the Indonesian authorities to act promptly in identifying and bringing the perpetrators of this cowardly attack to justice."

The Singaporean government said the attacks underlined the need for stronger regional cooperation against terrorism in Asia.

"This latest attack is a reminder that although weakened, terrorist groups remain a threat to our societies," Foreign Minister George Yeo said.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair denounced the "appalling attacks" and said his country stands by Indonesia "at this very difficult time."

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Washington was with Indonesia "in our common fight against terror."

Japan also pledged to continue "its utmost efforts to tackle terrorism in cooperation with the international community, and to cooperate with and support the government of Indonesia in such efforts," the foreign ministry said.

French President Jacques Chirac, Germany’s Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern and New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark condemned the attacks "in the strongest possible terms." — With Michael Punongbayan, Cecille Suerte Felipe, AFP, AP Headlines

Thank God there are no Pinoy casualties but my heart still goes out to the victims. The people who do these bombings are nothing but animals. :headbang:

very bad indeed......

let us all be vigilant, JI is also very active here...ingat lang tayo mga bro

Bali bombing brains trained in Mindanao
The Philippine Star 10/04/2005

BALI, Indonesia — The two Malaysians suspected of masterminding the latest suicide attacks in Bali trained on terrorism in the Philippines and are notorious for separate but complementary skills: one is called a bomb-making expert and the other a smooth-talker adept at raising money and recruiting bombers.

Azahari bin Husin — known as the "Demolition Man" for his knowledge of explosives — and "Moneyman" Noordin Mohamed Top are believed to be key figures in the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror group blamed for Saturday’s bombings that killed 26 people days before the third anniversary of the previous Bali bombing incident.

Azahari is known to have received bomb-making training in Mindanao in 1999, and advanced training in Afghanistan in 2000. His wide expertise in bomb-making includes remote-controlled explosives.

Noordin is suspected of talking militants into becoming suicide bombers, using skills he picked up during stints in the southern Philippines, Indonesian police said.

A senior Philippine military official said the local intelligence community is looking into the possibility that the Bali bombers trained in the Philippines and sourced their explosives here.

"The Philippines is also considered one of the sources of raw explosive materials, like fertilizer, in the region," the official said.

Azahari and Noordin became Southeast Asia’s most wanted fugitives after allegedly masterminding the Oct. 12, 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people, and the Jakarta suicide attacks in 2003 and 2004, which left 23 more dead.

Although both Bali bombings were suicide attacks, a crucial difference is that last time the bombs were carried in a car and a backpack. This time, the three suicide bombers were wearing vests packed with explosives, metal shrapnel and ball bearings, officials said.

A top Indonesian anti-terror official, Maj. Gen. Ansyaad Mbai, also has identified Azahari and Noordin two as the alleged masterminds of the latest bombings.

Indonesian police said the two had eluded capture for years by renting cheap houses in densely populated areas, with nearby back alleys for quick escapes.

Azahari, an Australian-trained engineer, and Noordin were close associates of Jemaah Islamiyah’s former operational chief, Riduan Isamuddin.

Isamuddin, an Indonesian better known as Hambali, was captured in Thailand in 2003 and is now in US custody. The two Malaysians are believed to have taken on his mantle — but this remains unconfirmed.

Azahari, a 48-year-old native of the southern Malaysian state of Johor, studied mechanical engineering at Adelaide University in Australia before getting a doctorate in property valuation from Reading University in the United Kingdom in 1990.

He taught at a Johor university before getting involved with JI.

A Malaysian security official said Azahari "would have little problem in improvising their skills to come up with explosive vests" worn by the suicide bombers in Saturday night’s attacks on three restaurants in Bali, which Malaysian and Indonesian authorities fear could be the start of a bombing campaign by the Jemaah Islamiyah.

Azahari fled Malaysia, leaving behind his wife and two children, after police uncovered his JI role during a crackdown after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States. Noordin, also from Johor, fled at the same time, and both arrived in Indonesia.

Scores of Jemaah Islamiyah suspects were detained, leading some officials to say the group’s leadership had been crippled. But analysts have warned that a new generation of militants has joined the group and are preparing for attacks.

Dubbed "the Demolition Man" by Malaysian media, Azahari is believed to have become a militant firebrand after meeting JI leader Abu Bakar Bashir in the 1980s.

Noordin, 35, is Azahari’s understudy and a recruiting whiz who purportedly excels at collecting money for the group’s deadly missions. He was reportedly the chief strategist in the Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta in 2003, and the September 2004 attack on the Australian embassy there.

In July 2004, Azahari and Noordin narrowly escaped a police raid on a rented house west of Jakarta, where forensic experts later found traces of explosives used in the Australian embassy bombing.

Neighbors described both as reclusive men who left the property only to pray at a nearby mosque. Areas residents said that before the embassy blast they saw the pair load heavy boxes into a white delivery van — the same type used in that attack.

Militants arrested for the Marriott bombing said Azahari attached ordinary soap bars to containers of flammable liquid next to the bomb. The mixture of sodium and fatty acid in the soap created deadly fireballs.

Authorities in Malaysia have been keeping a close eye on the relatives and friends of the two suspects, but "their trail went cold" several months ago, according to a Malaysian security official.

Azahari and Noordin were not believed to be among the three suicide attackers, though the assailants have not yet been identified. All that remained at the scenes were the heads and feet of the bombers.

Saturday’s near-simultaneous blasts struck two seafood cafes in the Jimbaran beach resort and a three-story noodle and steakhouse in downtown Kuta. Kuta is the bustling tourist center of Bali where two nightclubs were bombed three years ago, also on a busy Saturday night.

Malaysia’s Defense Minister Najib Razak insisted that "there are no terrorist cells actively operating in Malaysia as far as the government is concerned."

But "prompt action must be taken any place where terrorists are detected," he told reporters. — AP

EDITORIAL – Center for terrorist training
The Philippine Star 10/04/2005



Here is something world-class that is made, at least in part, in the Philippines: the terrorist bomber. No one is surprised that the two Malaysians tagged as the masterminds in the latest deadly bombings in Bali, Indonesia received training in the ways of terror in Mindanao. This is according to Indonesian anti-terror forces that are hunting down Azahari bin Husin and Noordin Mohamed Top.

The two are also wanted for the nightclub bombings in Bali in 2002 that left 202 people dead. They are suspected to have replaced Riduan Isamuddin, the Indonesian known as Hambali, as operational leaders of Jemaah Islamiyah, the same terrorist cell responsible for the December 2000 bombings in Metro Manila and the Valentine’s Day attack in Makati this year. Both men reportedly received training in bomb-making in Mindanao.

Those training camps have long been a source of concern for the international community. The camps were set up under the aegis of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front. MILF leaders maintain that the training sites were dismantled when their camps were overrun by government forces in 2000. But intelligence gathered by security officials in the region from captured terror suspects dispute the MILF’s claim.

The issue of the JI training camps in Mindanao has been a sticking point in the peace negotiations between the government and the MILF. The MILF leadership insists that only its renegades continue to collaborate with JI. Persistent reports, however, indicate that the MILF leadership is either lying or clueless about the activities of its members.

Recent intelligence reports point to a dangerous alliance among JI, the Abu Sayyaf and MILF members. The alliance has been tagged in the bombing of a ferry in Manila Bay last year that left over a hundred people dead. MILF-protected enclaves are believed to have provided sanctuary to Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani.

Unless this issue is cleared up, there can never be genuine peace with the MILF. And unless this issue is resolved, Mindanao will continue to be a training center for terrorists.

i remember the days when malaysia and indonesia were training philippine muslim rebels and sending them to mindanao to fight makoy......

So were just returning a favor? :drunk:

just like the saudis... funding all those islamic "fronts" in asia and africa.....

and now those self-same groups want to get rid of the saud royal family and resurrect the caliphate state in saudi arabia......

Bali bombers 'a new generation'
Bali's police chief has described three suicide bombers who killed 19 people last weekend as coming from a "new generation" of militants.

He was speaking as police tried to confirm who the three men were, and if they had links to previous bombers.

The US has offered a $10m reward for Dulmatin, a key suspect in the 2002 Bali attack, when more than 200 died.

The US state department described Dulmatin as a senior figure in Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI).

Only al-Qaeda leaders Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri, and Iraq insurgency leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, have a higher US bounty - all with $25m price tags on their heads.

'New people'

Indonesian police admitted on Friday that their investigation into the latest Bali attacks was making slow progress.

Chief investigator Made Mangku Pastika told reporters that the three bombers - still unidentified despite the widespread release of photographs of their heads - were part of a "new generation" of militants, recruited only recently.

"Until now they have not been recognised by old groups. That means they are new people," Mr Pastika told reporters.

But he did not completely rule out a connection with those responsible for the attacks three years ago.

Asked if the suicide bombers may have been trained by older extremists, Mr Pastika said: "That's a possibility. That's where our investigation is starting from."

Police attention continues to focus on Jemaah Islamiah (JI), though experts say the group has changed markedly from its previous structure.

Two of its suspected leaders, Malaysians Azahari bin Husin and Noordin Mohamed Top, are still on the run, but much of the old network has been disbanded due to the arrest of key personnel and internal splits.

Azahari and Noordin are now thought by some analysts to be creating their own group.

$10m bounty

The US announced late on Thursday that it was offering a $10m reward for information leading to the capture or death of Dulmatin, a key suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings.

Officials say the Indonesian national - an electronics specialist believed to be a senior JI figure - helped build and set off one of the 2002 bombs with a mobile phone.

A second reward of $1m is being offered for the arrest of Umar Patek, who is also suspected of being involved in the 2002 Bali attack.

"The United States is determined to bring these men to justice for their crimes," said state department spokesman Sean McCormack.

Dulmatin is believed to have fled to the southern Philippines in 2003, where he was deeply involved in training other militants at secret camps.

Eid Kabalu, a spokesman for the main Islamic separatist group in the area, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, claims Dulmatin is still there - on Mindanao island, the main location of the Philippines' own separatist insurgency.

Mr Kabalu told the French news agency AFP that both Dulmatin and Umar Patek were in hiding with Khadaffy Janjalani, the senior leader of another separatist group in the area, Abu Sayyaf.

Like JI, Abu Sayyaf is on the US State Department's list of foreign "terrorist organisations".

According to the BBC correspondent in Jakarta, Rachel Harvey, the timing of the US reward for the capture of Dulmatin is intriguing, coming so soon after the latest Bali attack.

But officials have avoided making any direct connection between them.

Authorities in Bali are continuing to clean up after the attack. Australia has confirmed four of its nationals died in the explosion - from a total of 19 killed by the bombers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4318118.stm

One of the Bali bombing brains is hiding in Mindanao. This terrorist should be hunted out in no time. For sure he is by now in the possession of a blueprint of their plan activities and possible targets in the Philippines.

With this development, the scale of the alert should be on top.



http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/o...051008top3.html
The Manila Times Internet Edition | TOP STORIES > Bali bombing brains hiding out in Mindanao

US offers $10 M for ’02 Bali blast brains hiding in RP
By Pia Lee-Brago
The Philippine Star 10/08/2005

The US government is offering a reward of $10 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspected mastermind in the nightclub bombings in 2002 in Bali, Indonesia, and another $1 million for a co-conspirator.

At the same time, the military, the US Embassy, and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said yesterday Dulmatin, who carries a $10-million bounty, and Umar Patek, who has a $1-million price for his capture, are hiding in Central Mindanao under the protection of the Abu Sayyaf Islamist group.

Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ben Dolorfino, Task Force Ranao commander, said Dulmatin and Patek, who belong to the Indonesia-based Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist network, have been given refuge by Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khaddafi Janjalani in the mountains of Maguindanao.

"The reports are confirmed that Dulmatin and Umar Patek are in Maguindanao with Janjalani," he said.

Dolorfino, also Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG) chief in monitoring the ceasefire with the MILF, said Patek had been reported killed during a military offensive against the Abu Sayyaf, but his body was never recovered.

Patek’s last sighting was with Abu Sayyaf leader Jainal Antel Sali, alias Abu Solaiman, on Sept. 1 in Barangay Gawang, Datu Saudi Ampatuan town, Maguindanao, he added.

Dolorfino refused to give details so as not to hinder the military operation against the Abu Sayyaf.

US Embassy spokeswoman Ruth Orry said: "We believe that these two (Jemaah Islamiyah) members are hiding in Mindanao." She did not elaborate.

MILF spokesman Eid Kabalu said Dulmatin, an al-Qaeda-trained electronics expert, was seen with Janjalani and Patek fleeing a military offensive in Central Mindanao.

"Based on our informations, Dulmatin and Patek are in Mindanao, but we do not know what place because they fled from the latest operations," he said.

The MILF had earlier given the government a list of 50 foreign and local "terrorists" who it said were hiding in Mindanao including Dulmatin, Patek and their Abu Sayyaf allies, he added.

He did not identify the others on the list.

In a statement released through Malacañang yesterday, the US government said the $10-million bounty for Dulmatin is the second highest ever offered after the $25-million offered for the capture of terrorist Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a rebel leader in Iraq.

"The United States is determined to bring these men to justice for their crimes," the US said.

The US said anyone with information on the whereabouts of Dulmatin or Patek can contact the US Embassy in Manila, any US military commander, any US Embassy mission or consulate or the Rewards for Justice staff via email at mail@rewardsforjustice.net or telephone No. 1-800-877-3927.

"Ordinary citizens of the Philippines or elsewhere may have information that can help bring these terrorists to justice and the Rewards for Justice Program offers citizens from the Philippines and around the world an opportunity to contribute to the battle against terrorism," the US said.

The US government said Dulmatin, an electronics specialist with training in al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan, is a senior figure in the JI terrorist network.

"Patek is believed to have served as the assistant for the field coordinator of the 2002 bombings in Bali, Indonesia," the US added.

The US government said since it started in 1984, the US Rewards for Justice Program has paid more than $62 million to more than 40 people who have given credible information leading to the capture or death of terrorists.

On Oct. 25, 2004, the US Embassy in Manila paid three Basilan residents P18.7 million each or a total of $1 million for information that enabled the Armed Forces to hunt down and kill Abu Sayyaf leader Hamsiraji Sali, wanted for the kidnapping and murder of US and Filipino citizens, the US added.

The US government said $5 million, authorized by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, was recently paid to an FBI source who helped in the arrest and conviction of several leaders of a terrorist group.

The US government has a standing offer of up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Abu Sayyaf commanders responsible for the kidnapping of missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham and Guillermo Sobero and the killing of Martin and Sobero.

It has allotted $5 million reward each for the capture and successful prosecution of Amir Khadafi, Abubakar Janjalani alias Abu Muktar, Khadafi Montanio and Jimar Manalad, Jainal Antel Sali Jr. alias Abu Solaiman, and Isnilon Totoni Hapilon alias Abu Musab, Abu Tuan and The Deputy, the US added.

The JI was also blamed for August 2003 and September 2004 blasts at the J.W. Marriott hotel and the Australian Embassy, both in Jakarta, in which 22 people were killed.

Meanwhile, Armed Forces Southern Command chief Lt. Gen. Edilberto Adan has ordered troops in Mindanao to maintain a "high state of security."

However, Adan said the military has not uncovered any new terror plans.

"While we have not unearthed as of the moment a fresh plot, we always assume they (Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah) are planning something," he said.

"It is better that we are a step ahead and always on guard."

Adan said the Southcom would keep its guard against the possibility of a terror attack.

"We have to maintain alertness and remain vigilant to thwart the terrorists," he said.

Adan said the military does not discount the possibility that the Abu Sayyaf might take advantage of the situation, especially during the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan.

The terrorists could attack the Muslim community using devices "identified" with authorities, he added.

Military intelligence has pinpointed the exact location of Janjalani, who is wanted by the US and Philippine government, he added. — With reports from Aurea Calica, Paolo Romero, Roel Pareño, AP, AFP

Watch the Special Report on NEWS23 (Channel 23) at 10PM, Mondays thru Fridays.

The report comes in a series. Tonight's episode will be the third of that series.

The perception is right.

SOME MOSLEM CLERICS ARE REALLY INCITING TERRORISM.

THEY TRY TO PUT IT AS IF ALLAH ALLOWS IT, ... WHEN IN FACT, THE HOLY QURAN FORBIDS HURTING INNOCENT CIVILIANS.

SBY vows to crack down on extremists
But hasn't yet acknowledged that a major terrorist group exists

Looks Can Be Deceiving

By Joe Cochrane
Newsweek International

Oct. 17, 2005 issue - Last week Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono showed why more than 90 percent of his countrymen rate him a good leader. The retired Army general, who has broad shoulders and a stern gaze, inspected the sites of multiple suicide-terrorist attacks that killed 22 people on the resort island of Bali on Oct. 1. Looking visibly angry, Yudhoyono described the acts as inhuman and vowed tough action. "It is obvious that we need to take more-effective action to anticipate suicide bombings," he told reporters.

That decisive air is precisely why voters elected Yudhoyono, who will mark his first year in office next week. After years of waffling leadership from the half-blind Abdurrahman Wahid and timid Megawati Sukar-noputri, Indonesians craved a president with a democratic bent but military bearing—someone who could restore the stability and economic growth of the Suharto years, without the epic corruption.And indeed Yudhoyono, popularly known as SBY, has shown flashes of resolve, most recently by lifting fuel subsidies that were critical to millions of poor Indonesians but were busting the budget. The much-maligned Indonesian police have done a remarkable job of hunting down the terrorists thought responsible for three previous attacks in the country, including the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people.

But looks are deceiving. While analysts call his raising of petrol prices by nearly 90 percent on Oct. 1 one of the most profound economic reforms enacted within the country in decades, Yudhoyono acted only after months of hesitation; the sudden shock caused violent protests that might have been avoided with a more gradual increase. Similarly, while he has actively supported intelligence cooperation with the United States and Australia to tackle the Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist organization, thought to be responsible for the previous bombings, he has yet to admit that JI formally exists for fear of alienating voters in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation. And though he has sought to promote a more moderate form of Islam in keeping with the country's laissez-faire traditions, SBY has also not yet attempted to reform the hard-line Islamic schools that have proliferated in recent years. Salim Said, a Jakarta-based political analyst, says the president needs to revamp his leadership style. "He has to be more forceful," says Said. "People are starting to get restless. They expect him to be tougher in the near future."

In Indonesia, the people are clamoring that the gov't should get tougher, while here...

Heard that before, and now hearing it again... alledged prelude to Martial Law.

As what these Radicals are doing is a disgrace to the Muslims

:exactly: Since one should take responsibility for his own action. Analyzing things whether it is still within the bounderies of the law or pure terrorism.

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President Yudhoyono of Indonesia told the world that his country is not a terrorist country, and that Muslims are not terrorists, but with this repeat incident of Bali bombing, obviously the reality here is far from what he claims.

Despite his tough talk to the international media, at home Yudhoyono is too timid to attack radical Muslim groups for fear of antagonizing his muslim political allies within his government. He has so far refused to publicly admit that the terror group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), allegedly behind the Bali bombings as well as a string of other attacks.

But it is not as if his investigators don't have strong clues. Investigation has pointed the finger of blame at two Malaysians, Azahari Husin and Noordin Mohammad Top, both of whom are Jemaah Islamiah members. Both were involved in the Bali bombings and also the brains of the Australia Embassy bombing last year, which killed 12 people and the 2003 attack on the Mariotte Hotel in Jakarta in 2003.

If Yudhoyono does'nt seize the moment, Muslim leaders sympathetic to the radicals will steal the limelight.

These events in Indonesia seems to create confusion on the Indonesia's President, that he is now under the balancing act on whether or not he will denounce the Jemaah Islamiah or try to divert the facts for a cover-up.

JI poses threat to ASEAN summit -- AFP

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These latest bombings might be the sign of it triggering issuance of travel advisories by countries on their citizens here in the Philippines.

JI leader to avenge capture of wife, sons
By Roel Pareño
The Philippine Star 10/14/2006

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Fugitive Indonesian terrorist Dulmatin has reportedly issued a warning that he would stage bombings in retaliation for the capture of his wife and sons last week in Sulu.

Dulmatin, who goes by one name, and another Indonesian, Umar Patek, are both members of the Southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). They are wanted for the October 2002 Bali bombings where 202 people died. The two are hiding in Sulu under the protection of Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani.

The military launched an offensive in Sulu to flush out Janjalani and Dulmatin’s group. Last week soldiers apprehended Dulmatin’s wife Istiada B.T Oemar Sovie, alias Amenah Tohe, together with her sons Edar, 6, and Alih, 8, by government troops last Oct. 3 in Patikul, Sulu.

The military said Dulmatin threatened to stage terror attacks in the vicinity where Sovie and her sons are being detained.

Sovie and her sons were brought to Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City immediately after her arrest but there are reports that the Indonesians were returned to a military camp in Zamboanga.

Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) chief Lt. Gen. Eugenio Cedo said the military has not confirmed the reported threat but has anticipated terror attacks by the JI and Abu Sayyaf group.

"They (terrorists) are just sowing fear. When you’re a terrorist, it is part of their propaganda to sow fear," Cedo said.

Military authorities in Central Mindanao believe that the bomb attacks in Tacurong in Sultan Kudarat, Makilala in North Cotabato, and Cotabato City last Wednesday and Thursday were conducted by the JI and Abu Sayyaf in retaliation for the arrest of Sovie.

Cedo said all military units of the Army’s 1st Division specially the anti-terror unit Task Force Zamboanga under Col. Antonio Mark Supnet were directed to remain on alert for any attack.

"We don’t put our guard down. The troops are on the streets conducting checkpoints and have intensified intelligence and surveillance operations," Cedo said.

Cedo said Sovie will remain in military custody while she is still under investigation for her links to terror attacks and violation of immigration laws.

Government troops conducted the raid in Barangay Sandah in Patikul after acting Immigration Commissioner Roy Almoro issued a deportation order against Sovie following reports that Indonesian terrorists and their wives are hiding in Patikul.

Military sources disclosed that information provided by Sovie during interrogations was vital to the ongoing military operations against Dulmatin and Janjalani’s group who are believed to be still in Sulu.

Zamboanga City police chief Senior Superintendent Francisco Cristobal said more policemen will be deployed to increase police visibility in public places as law enforcers continue to be on alert for possible terror attacks.

Cristobal said the threat from terrorists still remains and the police have intensified intelligence gathering.

Police authorities said charges of multiple murder and frustrated murder will be filed against members of the JI and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for the three bombing incidents in Central Mindanao early this week that killed eight people and injured more than 30 others.

Chief Superintendent German Doria, Central Mindanao police director, identified the principal suspect as Basit Usman, chief of the MILF 105th Base Command, who is the alleged mastermind of the bombings in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat and Makilala in North Cotabato last Tuesday and in Cotabato City the next day.

Doria said aside from Usman, Indonesian Dulmatin and several still unidentified suspects will also be charged.

He said the charges were based on the information given by a witness that Dulmatin allegedly directed Usman to conduct attacks in Metro Manila and other cities in Mindanao.

Police bomb experts said the explosives used in the bombings are composed of 81-mm mortars, 9-volt batteries, and cellular phones used as detonators, which is the type of improvised explosive devices used by Usman’s group that was also linked to the kidnapping operations of the Abu Sayyaf.

Usman was captured on June 15, 2002 for his involvement in the kidnapping activities of the Abu Sayyaf in Basilan but the suspect was able to escape.

The first bombing occurred at around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday at a public market in Tacurong City that killed two people.

Five hours later, another bomb exploded near the Makilala municipal hall in North Cotabato and killed six others.

The following day, at around 12:10 p.m. a bomb exploded in front of a shopping mall in Cotabato City. No one was reported injured.

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THIS F-UCKING I-DIOT IS REALLY GETTING TOO BOASTFUL!

I wish our sodliers will get him and skin him alive and spill his blood into our land to pay for his attrocities to the Filipino people.

He thinks he's Allah.

Well Allah's wrath will soon catch up on him, like what happened to Janjalani and Abu Sabaya.

Get these foreign terrorists DEAD or DYING, guys.

Sobra na sa yabang ang gagong banyagang ito. Talo pa mga Pilipinong rebelde!

As i see it, the presence of JI elements in the country is encouraging the local terror groups to be more active and launch more attacks.

I suggest neutralizing all these JI elements especially those who have hit the headlines like Dulmatin and the rest.

Dulmatin and the rest should NOT BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY ALIVE.

If he gets out of the country alive, it will be considered a major victory for the terrorist groups especially the JI.

Putting him behind bars maybe good but it will most likely attract his peers into doing something to free him or work for his release.

Neutralizing him right here will end his sting and will make the rest realize that Allah is not with them, like what happened to Janjalani, Robot and Abu Sabaya.

He said, he wont surrender alive? Well, good! Because Dulmatin and his cohorts must die here to pay for their attrocities to the Filipino people. They have killed many innocent Filipino civilians already.

Probably, Dulmatin will have to kill himself to escape from a slow and painful death in the hands of our troops, especially those who wear the panther patch.

Wont surrender alive? Hmmp! Dulmatin dont have to say that because the soldiers wont allow him to live when they get their hands on him anyway!

THIS IS PROOF THAT IGNORANCE IS THE WEAPON THE TERRORISTS USED ON ITS FOLLOWERS .. and SUPPORTERS

Like what happened to Janjalani and Abu Sabaya, Allah's wrath will surely catch up on Dulmatin and the rest of his cohorts along with the ASG bandits.

Muslims start 10-night peace vigil as blast rocks Jolo


By Nash Maulana, Ed General
Inquirer
Last updated 01:26am (Mla time) 10/16/2006

Published on page A1 of the October 16, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

COTABATO CITY -- Chanting the word “peace” at least 80 times, Muslims yesterday launched a 10-night prayer vigil, even as a bomb explosion rocked a police camp in Jolo, wounding three people.

The Muslims’ call for peace also came as police, in a separate incident yesterday, defused a homemade bomb found three hours before it was timed to explode near a public market in Pagadian City.

The Jolo blast occurred at 7 p.m. in an alley between the Peace Keepers Inn and the Western Mindanao Command Hospital, both inside the Philippine National Police’s Camp Asturias.

Authorities have placed some areas of Mindanao under “extreme critical alert” -- the highest of a four-step public terror warning system -- after three bombings last week, including a powerful blast that killed six people and wounded about 30 others late Tuesday during a fiesta in Makilala town in North Cotabato province.

Ustadz (The Learned) Esmael Ebrahim, a member of the Assembly of Philippine Da’rul Ifta (House of Opinion), said the nightlong prayers signified the Muslims’ aspirations for peace and for the blessings of Allah.

The prayer vigil is part of the Muslims’ observance of Ramadan, the ninth in the 12-month lunar Hijrah calendar, when they fast from dawn to sunset.

In their Friday sermons, the muftis -- or Muslim jurists expert in religious law -- collectively speak up on human virtues that serve as antidotes to the evils of violence and the menace of dangerous drugs.

Hence, the need for Muslims to invoke the fear of God to attain a “good relationship among humanity and with other creations of God,” to “suppress” want, and to despise “misguidance in teachings and practices,” according to the muftis.

They also spelled out the Muslim stand on such issues as genetically engineered foods, issued a prohibition on the slaughter of sea turtles, it being a declining species, and declared water systems with heavy E. coli content, like the one in Basilan province, as not being “halal” (permissible) for human consumption.

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In a statement sent to the Bishop-Ulama Conference in Davao City, the muftis also said: “In this day and age of computer and advancing information technology, we are a fingertip away from the minds of great men and women from other faiths who are honestly decoding al-Qur’an (the Koran), and we are lucky that everything has been made easy and open in our time.”

Ebrahim said the muftis recommended the website http://www.islam-brief-guide.org for online Muslim and non-Muslim researchers of the Koran.

The website contains commentaries on the Koran from contemporary specialists, mostly from the scientific community.

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Military verifying reports that Janjalani, JI have slipped into Basilan
By Roel Pareño
The Philippine Star 10/28/2006

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The military is verifying reports that Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist bomber Dulmatin have escaped to Basilan to evade pursuing troops.

However, Lt. Gen. Eugenio Cedo, Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) chief, said they believe that the two terrorist leaders are still holding out in the jungles of Sulu.

"As of now the operation is ongoing on the assumption that they are there in Sulu," he told reporters yesterday.

Troops in Sulu are checking out whether Dulmatin, Umar Patek, and Janjalani have indeed fled to Basilan, Cedo said.

Meanwhile, intelligence sources have expressed doubts Janjalani and the two JI leaders would travel to Basilan or Central Mindanao.

"They were also sold out by their own peers there because of their hefty bounty rewards," the source, who requested for anonymity, said.

Dulmatin is carrying a $10-million reward, Umar Patek $1 million, and Janjalani a $5-million bounty from the US government.

Dulmatin and Patek are tagged as key suspects in the 2002 Bali bombing in Indonesia that killed 202 tourists, mostly Australians and Europeans.

Janjalani is wanted for the kidnapping and murder of Americans and a spate of terrorist bombings in the Philippines.

More Army Scout Rangers were deployed in Sulu early this week to reinforce troops running after Janjalani, Dulmatin and Patek in the jungles of Sulu. Australians told not to travel to Mindanao
Meanwhile, Australian counter-terrorism Ambassador Mike Smith warned Australians yesterday against visiting Mindanao.

Smith told reporters at military headquarters here that the continued travel advisory is based on information received by Australia.

"There is nothing that I have heard today that I’m aware it will be changed," he said. "I’m sure it will stay where it is, but that decision will be taken in Canberra."

Smith, who arrived here for a familiarization visit, was briefed by Cedo of the military hunt for Dulmatin, Patek, and their Abu Sayyaf cohorts.

Cedo said troops are working doubly hard to capture the key suspects in the 2002 Bali bombing in Indonesia.

He also assured that Western Mindanao is safe as security forces have plugged all impending terrorist threats.

The Australian government joined the United Kingdom and New Zealand early this month in issuing warning against travel to Mindanao.

The travel warning came barely a day or two before terrorists staged a series of bombings in Tacurong City in Sultan Kudarat, Makilala in North Cotabato and Cotabato City, where six people were killed and 33 others wounded.

A week later, another bomb also exploded in Jolo, Sulu. At least three people were wounded in the attack.

The police and military blamed the series of bombings on factions of separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) with coordination of the JI and Abu Sayyaf to avenge the arrest of Istiada Oemar Sovie alias Amenah Tohe, wife of Dulmatin.

Police authorities have filed charges against Dulmatin, Patek, and MILF chairman Ebrahim Murad.

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If the ASG together with the foreign teros manage to slip into Basilan or Central Mindanao, then that will signal that the hunt will subside and the teros will again have their chance to be on the offensive.

If they can't locate the teros in a small forest in a small that is sealed off by 5000 soldiers, how much more when these bandits gets into a larger haven?

Tsk tsk tsk. The govt forces were able to engage the ASG many times already but the teros were able to escape still.

WHY?

Because the lack support the soldiers are getting from the government. If only the soldier who engaged the rebels were supported by modern bombers and close-air support assets, these teros could have been wiped out already.

If PGMA wants to finish off the ASG and the new terror groups, then she must do her best to give the military the needed EDGE in order to prevent the teros from escaping once the soldiers "get the luck" of engaging these very elusive teros.

the JI are just a pain in the ass give muslims a bad name if osama is not Enough already well i think the goverment must capture this low lifes and kill them well accordas with the law Of Crouse

CNN turns spotlight on terrorism in Southeast Asia
POSTED: 8:44 p.m. EST, December 17, 2006

(CNN) -- CNN International turns the spotlight on terrorism in Southeast Asia during a week of special reports -- "Southeast Asia: The Forgotten Front," beginning Monday, December 18.

Asia has witnessed many terrorist acts in the past few years. In a series of daily reports running throughout the week, CNN Bangkok Correspondent Dan Rivers travels to the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia for an in-depth look at terrorist movements in the region.

CNN chronicles the rising tide of terror in the region, examining Islamic fundamentalism in Southeast Asia, the effect of the war in Iraq and the risks of future large-scale terror attacks.

Other reports focus on:

# The U.S. Special Forces working with the Philippine army to track the Abu Sayyaf terrorist organization;

# A look at the U.S. effort to win the hearts and minds of the poor in Jolo, Philippines;

# Following the trail of Indonesia's most wanted terrorist, in central Java.

# Finally, CNN asks what effect the war in Iraq is having on the almost daily violence in southern Thailand.

"Southeast Asia: The Forgotten Front" reports are throughout the week on CNN International, including CNN Today (Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Hong Kong time).

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Bali bombers hiding with Muslim militants in Philippines
Posted: 02 January 2007 1542 hrs

MANILA : At least five members of the Jemaah Islamiya (JI) terrorist group, including two Bali bombers, are hiding with Muslim extremists in the southern Philippines, according to a military official.

"There may be more than five but so far, we have identified five of them," said Brigadier General Juancho Sabban, adding they are being sheltered by the Abu Sayyaf group in Jolo, a southern Philippine island.

"The Abu Sayyaf is protecting them because they cannot operate on their own in the Philippines," said Sabban whose troops have been hunting the Abu Sayyaf band in the jungles of Jolo since August last year.

He said military intelligence confirmed the presence of the five JI members in Jolo but the only ones whose names were released were Indonesians, Dulmatin and Patek who are wanted for assembling and detonating bombs in nightclubs in the Indonesian island resort of Bali in 2002, killing more than 200.

The JI is believed to be the southeast Asian arm of the Al-Qaeda terror network. The Abu Sayyaf, which is blamed for the worst terror attacks in the Philippines, also has links to Al-Qaeda.

Both the JI and the Abu Sayyaf are on Washington's list of foreign terrorist organisations.

Last week, the military said it recovered what it believes are the remains of Abu Sayyaf leader Khadaffy Janjalani from a shallow grave in Jolo.

Authorities are still awaiting DNA testing to confirm the identity of the corpse. - AFP /dt

Bali bomb suspect eludes capture in Philippines
05/11 11:53:15 AM

ZAMBOANGA (AFP) - One of Southeast Asia's most wanted fugitives, a key suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, again eluded capture in the southern Philippines on Friday, military officials said.

Dulmatin, an Indonesian national who is a senior member of the Jemaah Islamiyah militant network, fled a safe house on remote Simunul island just hours before crack Philippine forces raided the location, a spokesman said.

A joint team of marines, police, and military intelligence agents only found four children aged two to nine, believed to be Dulmatin's children, regional military chief Lieutenant-General Eugenio Cedo said.

The children -- all surnamed Pitono, a name sometimes used by Dulmatin -- were airlifted to the regional military headquarters in the city of Zamboanga, where they were to be handed over to social workers, Cedo said.

Dulmatin, who has a 10-million-dollar price on his head, and fellow JI member Umar Patek are believed to be hiding out in the southern Philippines with the Abu Sayyaf, a local Muslim militant group with ties to Al-Qaeda.

The two have been linked to the October 2002 nightclub bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, which killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.

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