Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid
| Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid | |
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| جماعة أنشاروت توحيد | |
| Also known as | JAT, Helpers of Tawhid Congregation |
| Leader | Abu Bakar Baasyir (founder), Mochammad Achwan (leader of splinter group Jamaah Ansharusy Syariah) |
| Foundation | July 27, 2008 |
| Dissolved | (Nearly defunct after 2014 split) |
| Split from | Jamaah Ansharusy Syariah (2014) |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Allegiance | (Disputed - formerly Al-Qaeda, some members pledged allegiance to ISIS) |
| Motives | Establishing an Islamic caliphate in Southeast Asia (disputed after split) |
| Headquarters | Solo, Java, Indonesia |
| Active regions | Indonesia (including Aceh and Central Sulawesi) |
| Ideology |
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| Major actions | Terrorism (including 2011 Central Java church bombing) |
| Notable attacks | 2011 Central Java church bombing, involvement in 2012 Bali shootings |
| Status | Designated as a terrorist organization by the UN and US |
| Size | 1,500–2,000 (estimated in 2012, much smaller after split) |
| Allies | (Formerly Jemaah Islamiyah) |
| Opponents | Indonesian government, counter-terrorism forces |
| Website | (Formerly maintained a website, now likely defunct) |
Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid or Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid (
History
Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid was formed by
In September 2011, a JAT suicide bomber detonated explosives in a central Java church, killing himself and wounding dozens of others.[4]
On March 18, 2012, at least one of five armed men killed by Indonesian counter-terrorist forces in Bali was said to be a member of JAT.[5] The men were killed while awaiting the arrival of prostitutes at a local hotel.[6]
In 2012, the U.S. Department of State and the United Nations placed sanctions on the organization and named it as a terrorist group.[4][7][8]
In 2012, the group was thought to have approximately 1,500–2,000 members.[3]
The group remained very active in Indonesia in 2012, and it publicly maintained a website, as of January 2013.
In August 2014, the group suffered a split over Abu Bakar Baasyir's
References
- ^ Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Bureau of Counterterrorism, September 28, 2012 http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/des/123085.htm
- ^ Janes, Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT) (Indonesia), GROUPS - ASIA - ACTIVE, http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-World-Insurgency-and-Terrorism/Jamaah-Ansharut-Tauhid-JAT-Indonesia.html
- ^ a b c d Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid, The Perpetual threat, Chris Rottenberg, Osgood Center for International Studies, 2012,http://www.osgoodcenter.org/PDF/JAT.pdf Archived 2020-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b CNN, Indonesian group added to U.S. terror list, By Jamie Crawford
- ^ Bali shoot-outs nab wanted terror suspect, March 19, 2012, Karlis Salna, AAP South-East Asia Correspondent,http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/bali-shootouts-nab-wanted-terror-suspect-20120319-1ve71.html
- ^ ASIA:Dead Bali robbers waiting for prostitutes, By Karlis Salna, AAP South-East Asia Correspondent, http://nsiwebscus.cloudapp.net/australia/queensland/darlingdowns/toowoomba/story?cityid=9901bdf5-f527-4b68-852d-149172949fd4&storyid=f65719c8-f95e-4282-b142-e6e17bb1d6d3[permanent dead link]
- ^ UN, Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds, Two Individuals and One Entity to Sanctions List, 12 March 2012, http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2012/sc10577.doc.htm
- ^ U.S. Dept of State, Terrorist Designations of Jemmah Anshorut Tauhid, February 23, 2012, http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/02/184509.htm
- ^ Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid website, accessed 17 January 2013, http://ansharuttauhid.com/ Archived 2013-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "ISIS Now Has Military Allies in 11 Countries -- NYMag". Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Sons, top aides abandon Ba'asyir over ISIL, form new jihadist group". The Jakarta Post. 13 August 2014.
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