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{{Short description|Southeast Asian salafist organization founded in 1993}}
{{Infobox war faction
| name             = Jemaah Islamiyah
| predecessor      = 
| active           = 1993–present
| leader           = Abu Bakar Baasyir (Imprisoned, later released)
| image            = File:Flag of Jihad.svg
| logo             = 
| image_size       = 200
| caption          = [[Religion:Jihadist flag|Jihadist flag]] used by Jemaah Islamiyah
| motives          =  
| area             = [[Place:Southeast Asia|Southeast Asia]]
* {{wipe|Australia}}<ref name=DavidJones>David Martin Jones, ''Sacred Violence: Political Religion in a Secular Age'', Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.</ref>{{rp|111}}<ref name=abuza>Zachary Abuza, ''Political Islam and Violence in Indonesia'', Routledge, 2006.</ref>
* Brunei
* East Timor
* Indonesia
* Malaysia
* {{wipe|Philippines}}
* [[Place:Singapore|Singapore]]
| ideology         = [[Religion:Islamism|Islamism]] <br /> [[Religion:Islamic fundamentalism|Islamic fundamentalism]] <br /> [[Religion:Pan-Islamism|Pan-Islamism]] <br /> Salafism <br /> [[Religion:Wahhabism|Wahhabism]] <br /> Anti-Australian sentiment<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/ji-claims-responsibility-for-blast-report-20040910-gdjpqf.html|title = JI claims responsibility for blast: Report|date = 10 September 2004}}</ref><br />
Anti-Christian sentiment
| size             = 6,000<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.voaindonesia.com/amp/bnpt-jumlah-anggota-dan-simpatisan-organisasi-teroris-capai-17-000-orang/6240658.html | title=BNPT: Jumlah Anggota dan Simpatisan Organisasi Teroris Capai 17.000 Orang }}</ref> (2021)
| crimes           = 
| allies           = {{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} [[Religion:Al-Qaeda|Al-Qaeda]]
| opponents        = {{flag|United Nations}} 
'''Non-state opponents'''
*{{flagicon image|MNLF flag.svg}} Moro National Liberation Front 
*{{flagicon image|Morning Star flag.svg}} Free Papua Movement 
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Free Aceh Movement.svg}} Free Aceh Movement
*{{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Abu Sayyaf
| attacks          = Philippine consulate bombing in Jakarta <br /> Jakarta Stock Exchange bombing <br /> Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings <br /> 2002 Bali bombings <br /> 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing <br /> 2004 Jakarta embassy bombing <br /> 2005 Bali bombings <br /> 2005 Indonesian beheadings of Christian girls <br /> 2009 Jakarta bombings
| status           = 
| designated_as_terror_group_by = {{flag|United Nations}}<br /> {{flag|European Union}} <br /> {{flag|United States}}<br /> {{flag|Argentina}}<br /> {{flag|Australia}} <br />{{flag|Bahrain}}<br />
{{flag|Canada}} <br />{{flag|Indonesia}} <br />{{flag|Japan}}<ref name="mofa.go.jp">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/announce/2002/7/0705.html|title=Implementation of the Measures including the Freezing of Assets against Terrorists and the Like|date=5 July 2002|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|access-date=21 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406134416/http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/announce/2002/7/0705.html|archive-date=6 April 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> <br />{{flag|Malaysia}} <br />{{flag|New Zealand}} <br />
}}
'''Jemaah Islamiyah'''{{efn|Other [[Social:Romanization of Arabic|transliterations]] include Jemaa Islamiyah, Jema'a Islamiyya, Jema'a Islamiyyah, Jema'ah Islamiyah, Jema'ah Islamiyyah, Jemaa Islamiya, Jemaa Islamiyya, Jemaah Islamiyya, Jemaa Islamiyyah, Jemaah Islamiyyah, Jemaah Islamiyyah, Jemaah Islamiya, Jamaah Islamiyah, Jamaa Islamiya, Jama'ah Islamiyah and Al-Jama'ah al-Islamiyyah.}} ({{lang-ar|الجماعة الإسلامية}}, ''al-Jamāʿah al-Islāmiyyah'', meaning "Islamic Congregation", frequently abbreviated '''JI''')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://terrorism.about.com/od/groupsleader1/p/Jemaah_Islamiya.htm|title=Jemaah Islamiyah (JI)|last=Zalman|first=Amy|publisher=About.com|access-date=2008-08-01|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216030807/http://terrorism.about.com/od/groupsleader1/p/Jemaah_Islamiya.htm|archive-date=16 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> is a Southeast Asian [[Religion:Islamism|Islamist]] militant group based in Indonesia,  which is dedicated to the establishment of an [[Religion:Islamic state|Islamic state]] in [[Place:Southeast Asia|Southeast Asia]].<ref>''Counter-Society to Counter-State: Jemaah Islamiah According to Pupji'', p. 11., Elena Pavlova, The Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070614232627/http://www.ntu.edu.sg/rsis/publications/WorkingPapers/WP117.pdf]</ref><ref name="s_thai_insurgence">JI is also believed to be linked to the insurgent violence in southern Thailand. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202937/http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?search=1&articleid=2369684 "Conspiracy of Silence: Who is Behind the Escalating Insurgency in Southern Thailand?"]</ref> On 25 October 2002, immediately following the JI-perpetrated 2002 Bali bombings, JI was added to the UN Security Council Resolution 1267.

JI is a transnational organization with cells in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.<ref name="UCDP">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdp.uu.se/gpdatabase/gpcountry.php?id=75&regionSelect=11-Oceania# |title=UCDP Conflict Encyclopedia, Indonesia |publisher=Ucdp.uu.se |access-date=2013-04-30}}</ref> In addition to al-Qaeda, the group is also thought to have alleged links to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front<ref name="UCDP"/> and Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid, a splinter cell of the JI which was formed by Abu Bakar Baasyir on 27 July 2008. The group has been designated as a terrorist group<!-- see link for inclusion of national bodies --> by the United Nations, Australia, Canada, China, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-World-Insurgency-and-Terrorism/Jamaah-Ansharut-Tauhid-JAT-Indonesia.html |title=Janes, Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT) (Indonesia), GROUPS – ASIA – ACTIVE |publisher=Articles.janes.com |access-date=2013-04-30}}</ref> It remained very active in Indonesia where it publicly maintained a website {{As of|2013|1|lc=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ansharuttauhid.com/ |title=Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid website, accessed January 17, 2013 |publisher=Ansharuttauhid.com |access-date=2013-04-30 |archive-date=31 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331233713/http://ansharuttauhid.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Japan_ban">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/announce/2002/7/0705.html |title=MOFA: Implementation of the Measures including the Freezing of Assets against Terrorists and the Like |access-date=2013-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406134416/http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/announce/2002/7/0705.html |archive-date=2013-04-06 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2021, Director of Identification and Socialization, Detachment 88 Muhammad Sodiq said that 876 members of Jamaah Islamiyah had been arrested and sentenced in Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.voaindonesia.com/amp/densus-88-klaim-jamaah-islamiyah-mulai-melemah/6268531.html | title=Densus 88 Klaim Jamaah Islamiyah Mulai Melemah }}</ref>

On 16 November 2021, Indonesian National Police launched a crackdown operation, which revealed that the group operated in disguise as a political party, [[Religion:Indonesian People's Da'wah Party|Indonesian People's Da'wah Party]]. The revelation shocked many people, as it was the first time in Indonesia that a terrorist organization disguised itself as a political party and attempted to intervene and participate in the Indonesian political system.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dirgantara|first=Adhyasta|date=2021-11-16|title=Polri Sebut Farid Okbah Bentuk Partai Dakwah sebagai Solusi Lindungi JI|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5814058/polri-sebut-farid-okbah-bentuk-partai-dakwah-sebagai-solusi-lindungi-ji|access-date=2021-11-16|website=detiknews|language=id-ID}}</ref>

==History==

JI has its roots in Darul Islam (DI, meaning "House of Islam"), a radical Islamist/anti-colonialist movement in Indonesia in the 1940s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rommel C. Banlaoi|title=Jemaah Islamiyah Briefer: Evolution, Organization and Ideology|date=23 January 2011|url=http://declassifiedrommelbanlaoi.blogspot.com/2011/01/jemaah-islamiyah-briefer-evolution.html}}</ref>

The JI was established as a loose confederation of several Islamic groups. Sometime around 1969, three men, Abu Bakar Bashir, Abdullah Sungkar and Shahrul Nizam 'PD' began an operation to propagate the Darul Islam movement, a conservative strain of [[Religion:Islam|Islam]].

Bashir and Sungkar were both imprisoned by the New Order administration of Indonesian president [[Biography:Suharto|Suharto]] as part of a crackdown on radical groups such as Komando Jihad, that were perceived to undermine the government's control over the Indonesian population. The two leaders spent several years in prison.  After release, Bashir and his followers moved to Malaysia in 1982. They recruited people from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the {{wipe|Philippines}}. The group officially named itself Jemaah Islamiyah around that time period.

JI was formally founded on 1 January 1993, by JI leaders, Abu Bakar Bashir and Abdullah Sungkar<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071221123311/http://www.cpt-mi.org/pdf_secure.php?pdffilename=Jemaah%20Islamiyah%20Dossierv5 Jemaah Islamiyah Dossier, Blake Mobley, 2006-08-26, Center For Policing Terrorism]</ref> while hiding in Malaysia from the persecution of the Suharto government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.let.uu.nl/~martin.vanbruinessen/personal/publications/genealogies_islamic_radicalism.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021228170302/http://www.let.uu.nl/~Martin.vanBruinessen/personal/publications/genealogies_islamic_radicalism.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 December 2002 |title=Genealogies of Islamic Radicalism in post-Suharto Indonesia, Martin van Bruinessen, ISIM and Utrecht University |publisher=Let.uu.nl |access-date=2013-04-30 }}</ref> After the fall of the Suharto regime in 1998, both men returned to Indonesia<ref>[http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?issue_id=3307 Gauging Jemaah Islamiyah's Threat in Southeast Asia, Sharif Shuja, 2005-04-21, The Jamestown Foundation, ''Terrorism Monitor'', Volume 3, Issue 8] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930192256/http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?issue_id=3307 |date=30 September 2007 }}</ref> where JI gained a terrorist edge when one of its founders, the late Abdullah Sungkar, established contact with [[Biography:Osama bin Laden|Osama bin Laden]]'s [[Religion:Al-Qaeda|al-Qaeda]] network.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ww16.borrull.org/e/noticia.php?id=20024%7CSevered&sub1=20221116-0113-53ea-9b8d-403e002cd6e9|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123232901/http://www.borrull.org/e/noticia.php?id=20024|url-status=dead|title=borrull.org - borrull Resources and Information.|archivedate=23 January 2009|website=ww16.borrull.org}}</ref>

JI's violent operations began during the communal conflicts in Maluku and Poso.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=3751&l=1|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806123419/http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=3751&l=1|url-status=dead|title=Weakening Indonesia's Mujahidin Networks: Lessons from Maluku and Poso, 2005-10-13, International Crisis Group, Asia Report N°103|archivedate=6 August 2009}}</ref> It shifted its attention to targeting US and Western interests in Indonesia and the wider Southeast Asian region<ref>{{cite web|last=Rommel C. Banlaoi|title=Jemaah Islamiyah Briefer: Terrorist Activities, Targets and Victims|date=25 January 2011 |url=http://declassifiedrommelbanlaoi.blogspot.com/2011/01/jemaah-islamiyah-briefer-terrorist.html}}</ref>  since the start of the US-led war on terror. JI's terror plans in Southeast Asia were exposed when its plot to set off several bombs in Singapore was foiled by the local authorities.

In 2004, Abu Bakar Bashir created the '''Indonesian Mujahedeen Council''' to connect Islamist groups, including JI, in Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web|title = Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) {{!}} Terrorist Groups {{!}} TRAC|url = http://www.trackingterrorism.org/group/mujahidin-indonesia-timur-mit|website = www.trackingterrorism.org|access-date = 2016-01-27}}</ref>

Recruiting, training, indoctrination, financial, and operational links between the JI and other militant groups,<ref>{{cite web|last=Rommel C. Banlaoi|title=Jemaah Islamiyah Briefer: Links with Foreign Terrorist Organizations|date=24 January 2011|url=http://declassifiedrommelbanlaoi.blogspot.com/2011/01/jemaah-islamiyah-briefer-links-with.html}}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=September 2021}}  such as [[Religion:Al-Qaeda|al-Qaeda]], the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), the Misuari Renegade/Breakaway Group (MRG/MBG) and the Philippine Rajah Sulaiman movement (RSM) have existed for many years.

Bashir became the spiritual leader of the group while Hambali became the military leader. Unlike the Al-Mau'nah group, Jemaah Islamiyah kept a low profile in Malaysia and their existence was publicized only after the 2002 Bali bombings. It is suspected by some to be linked to [[Religion:Al-Qaeda|al-Qaeda]] or the [[Religion:Taliban|Taliban]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=UN Press Release SC/7548 |url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2002/SC7548.doc.htm}}</ref>

===Designation as a terrorist group===
Jemaah Islamiyah has been designated a terrorist group by the following countries and international organizations:

* {{flag|Argentina}}
* {{flag|Australia}}<ref name="australia-2009-09-15">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/Listedterroristorganisations/Pages/default.aspx|title=Listed terrorist organisations|access-date=2014-11-10|archive-date=24 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224211729/https://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/Listedterroristorganisations/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flag|Bahrain}}
* {{flag|Canada}}<ref name="canada-2014-01-22">{{cite web |url=http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/ntnl-scrt/cntr-trrrsm/lstd-ntts/crrnt-lstd-ntts-eng.aspx |title=Currently listed entities |publisher=Publicsafety.gc.ca|access-date=2014-11-10}}</ref>
* {{flag|European Union}} 
* {{flag|Japan}}
* {{flag|New Zealand}} 
* {{flag|United Kingdom}}<ref>{{cite act |title=Terrorism Act 2000 |number=11 |year=2000 |article=2 |articletype=Schedule |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/schedule/2}}</ref>
* {{flag|United Nations}}<ref name="UN">{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/sites/www.un.org.sc.suborg/files/1267.htm |title=The List established and maintained by the 1267/1989 Committee |date=2015-10-14 |work=United Nations Security Council Committee 1267 |publisher=UN.org |access-date=2015-10-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102090856/https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/sites/www.un.org.sc.suborg/files/1267.htm |archive-date= 2 January 2016 }}</ref>
* {{flag|United States}}<ref name="us-fto">{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/des/123085.htm|title=Foreign Terrorist Organizations|date=2012-09-28 |publisher=State.gov |access-date=2014-08-21}}</ref>

===State opponents===
*{{flag|Bangladesh}}
*{{flag|Bhutan}}
*{{flag|Brunei}}
*{{flag|Cambodia}}
*{{flag|China}} 
*{{flag|East Timor}} 
*{{flag|Fiji}}
*{{flag|France}} 
*{{flag|India}}
*{{flag|Indonesia}}
*{{flag|Iran}}
*{{flag|Kiribati}}
*{{flag|North Korea}}
*{{flag|South Korea}}
*{{flag|Laos}} 
*{{flag|Malaysia}} 
*{{flag|Maldives}} 
*{{flag|Marshall Islands}}
*{{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}} 
*{{flag|Mongolia}}
*{{flag|Myanmar}} 
*{{flag|Nauru}}
*{{flag|Nepal}}
*{{flag|Pakistan}}
*{{flag|Palau}}
*{{flag|Papua New Guinea}} 
*{{flag|Philippines}} 
*{{flag|Russia}}
*{{flag|Samoa}}
*{{flag|Solomon Islands}}
*{{flag|Singapore}} 
*{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
*{{flag|Taiwan}}
*{{flag|Thailand}} 
*{{flag|Tonga}} 
*{{flag|Tuvalu}} 
*{{flag|Vanuatu}} 
*{{flag|Vietnam}}

===2002 Bali bombing===
Prior to the first Bali bombings on 12 October 2002, there was underestimation to the threat Jemaah Islamiyah posed.<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/09/20/1032054962681.html Singapore facts stranger than fiction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105023536/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/09/20/1032054962681.html |date=5 November 2012 }} ''The Age'' 21 September 2002</ref> After this attack, the U.S. State Department designated Jemaah Islamiyah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2011/195553.htm#ji Country Reports on Terrorism 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801140258/https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2011/195553.htm#ji |date=1 August 2022 }} US Department of State. 31 July 2012</ref>

===Other terrorist attacks===
In 2003, Indonesian police confirmed the existence of "Mantiqe-IV" &nbsp;the JI regional cell which covered Irian Jaya and Australia. Indonesian police said Muklas has identified Mantiqe&nbsp;IV's leader as Abdul Rahim—an Indonesian-born Australian.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2003/transcripts/s780910.htm The Bali Confessions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305130031/http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2003/transcripts/s780910.htm |date=5 March 2017 }}, ''Four Corners'', Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 10 February 2003</ref> Jemaah Islamiyah is also strongly suspected of carrying out the 2003 JW Marriott hotel bombing, the 2004 Australian embassy bombing,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/09/indonesia.australia1|title=Australian embassy bomb kills nine|last1=Oliver|first1=Mark|last2=Jeffery|first2=Simon|date=2004-09-09|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-06-27}}</ref> the 2005 Bali bombings and the 2009 JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotel bombings.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19881138|title=The 12 October 2002 Bali bombing plot|date=2012-10-11|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en-GB}}</ref> The Bali and JW Marriott attacks showed that JI did not rule out attacking the same target more than once. The JI also has been directly and indirectly involved in dozens of bombings in the southern Philippines, usually in league with the ASG.<ref name="vice">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en_id/article/nz8beg/meet-the-former-mujahideen-behind-indonesias-fight-against-terrorism|title=Meet The Former Mujahideen Behind Indonesia's Fight Against Terrorism|date=2017-05-05|work=Vice|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en-id}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/12/02/1764828/authorities-move-stop-ji-resurgence|title=Authorities move to stop JI resurgence|website=philstar.com|access-date=2018-06-27}}</ref>

However, most of Jemaah Islamiyah prominent figures such as Hambali, Abu Dujana, Azahari Husin, Noordin Top and Dulmatin have either been captured or killed, mostly by Indonesian anti-terrorist squad, Detachment&nbsp;88.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tc8FCgAAQBAJ&q=Hambali+tewas+Densus+88&pg=PA62|title=Teror Bom Jamaah Islamiyah|last=Narendra|first=D. S.|date=2015-06-29|publisher=Pionir Ebook|language=id}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/indonesia/berita_indonesia/2010/02/100201_noordin|title=Noordin Top dipastikan tewas|website=BBC News Indonesia|date=February 2010|language=id|access-date=2018-06-27}}</ref> While several of its former leaders, including Malaysian Islamic extremist and Afghanistan War veteran Nasir Abbas, have renounced violence and even assisted the Indonesian and Malaysian governments in the war on terrorism. Nasir Abbas was Noordin Top's former trainer.<ref name="vice"/>

Indonesian investigators revealed the JI's establishment of a hit squad in April 2007, which was established to target top leaders who oppose the group's objectives, as well as other officials, including police officers, government prosecutors and judges handling terrorism-related cases.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = The Straits Times | date = 16 April 2007 | title = JI forms new shoot-to-kill hit squad in Indonesia }}</ref>

In April 2008, the South Jakarta District Court declared JI an illegal organisation when sentencing former leader Zarkasih and military commander Abu Dujana to 15 years on terrorism charges.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/ji-declared-an-illegal-network/2008/04/21/1208742860846.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=JI declared an illegal network | date=22 April 2008}}</ref>

In 2010, Indonesian authorities cracked down on the Jemaah Islamiyah network in Aceh. Between February and May 2010, more than 60 militants were captured.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100517055127/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_526403.html Terror suspects nabbed] The Straits Times 14 May 2010</ref> This Aceh network was established by Dulmatin sometime after 2007 when he returned to Indonesia.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100423130309/http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/asia/south-east-asia/indonesia/189-indonesia-jihadi-surprise-in-aceh.aspx Indonesia: Jihadi Surprise in Aceh] International Crisis Group 20 April 2010</ref>

==Naming==
The name ''Jemaah Islamiyah'' roughly translates to "Islamic Community" in English and is abbreviated as "JI". To counter the recruitment efforts by the group, Islamic scholars in Indonesia and the Philippines who are critical of the group suggested it be called ''Jemaah Munafiq'' (JM) instead, translated as "Hypocrites' Community".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Aben|first1=Elena|title=Call them 'Daesh' not ISIS or ISIL, says AFP|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/call-them-daesh-not-isis-or-isil-says-afp/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513204708/http://www.mb.com.ph/call-them-daesh-not-isis-or-isil-says-afp/|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2016|access-date=14 April 2016|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

==Timeline==
* 12 March 2000, 3 JI members were arrested in [[Place:Manila|Manila]] carrying plastic explosives in their luggage. One of them is later jailed for 17 years.
* 1 August 2000, Jemaah Islamiyah attempted to assassinate the {{wipe|Philippines}} ambassador to Indonesia, Leonides Caday.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roundup|first=A. WSJ com News|date=2000-08-02|title=Indonesia Car Bomb Kills Two, Injures Philippine Ambassador|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB965110530944441762|access-date=2021-05-14|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> The bomb detonated as his car entered his official residence in central [[Place:Jakarta|Jakarta]] killing two people and injuring 21 others, including the ambassador.<ref name="rappler.com">{{Cite web|title=TIMELINE: Terrorist attacks in Indonesia|url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/timeline-terrorist-attacks-indonesia|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Rappler|date=14 January 2016|language=en}}</ref>
* 13 September 2000, a car bomb explosion tore through a packed parking deck beneath the Jakarta Stock Exchange building killing 15 people and injuring 20.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2000-09-14|title=15 Reported Killed by Bomb at Jakarta Stock Exchange|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/14/world/15-reported-killed-by-bomb-at-jakarta-stock-exchange.html|access-date=2021-05-14|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="rappler.com"/>
* 24 December 2000, JI took part in a major coordinated terror strike, the Christmas Eve 2000 bombings.
* 30 December 2000, a series of bombings that occurred around [[Place:Metro Manila|Metro Manila]] in the {{wipe|Philippines}}, 22 died and over a hundred were injured. In the following years, several members of the Jemaah Islamiyah for their suspected involvement in the bombings.
* 5 June 2002, Indonesian authorities arrest Kuwaiti Omar al-Faruq. Handed over to the US authorities, he subsequently confesses he is a senior al-Qaeda operative sent to Southeast Asia to orchestrate attacks against U.S. interests. He reveals to investigators detailed plans of a new terror spree in Southeast Asia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CNN.com - Operative details al Qaeda's Asian expansion - September 17, 2002|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/09/16/al.faruq.profile/index.html|access-date=2021-05-14|website=edition.cnn.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Street Journal|first=Timothy MapesStaff Reporter of The Wall|date=2002-09-20|title=Indonesia Is Urged To Rein In Radical|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1032481463531781635|access-date=2021-05-14|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
* After many warnings by U.S. authorities of a credible terrorist threat in Jakarta, on 23 September 2002, a grenade explodes in a car near the residence of a U.S. embassy official in Jakarta, killing one of the attackers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Clifford|first=Bill|title=Blast near U.S. embassy site in Jakarta|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-says-not-target-in-blast-near-embassy-in-jakarta|access-date=2021-05-14|website=MarketWatch|language=EN-US}}</ref>
* 26 September 2002, the US State Department issued a travel warning urging {{wipe|United States}} and other Westerners in Indonesia to avoid locations such as bars, restaurants and tourist areas.
* 2 October 2002, a US Soldier and two Filipinos are killed in a JI nail-bomb attack outside a bar in the southern Philippine city of Zamboanga.<ref>{{Cite web|title=More Attacks In Afghanistan|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-attacks-in-afghanistan/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=18 November 2002 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 10 October 2002, a bomb rips through a bus terminal in the southern Philippine city of Kidapawan, killing six people and injuring twenty-four. On the same day The U.S. ambassador in Jakarta, Ralph Boyce, personally delivers to the Indonesian President a message of growing concern that Americans could become targets of terrorist actions in her country.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007|title=LIVES DESTROYED - Attacks Against Civilians in the Philippines|url=https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/philippines_lives_destroyed.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114064558/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/philippines_lives_destroyed.pdf |archive-date=2009-01-14 |url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-14}}</ref>
* 12 October 2002, on the second anniversary of the USS ''Cole'' bombing in Yemen, a huge car bomb kills more than 202 and injures 300 on the Indonesian resort island of [[Place:Bali|Bali]]. Most are foreigners, mainly Australian tourists. It is preceded by a blast at the US consulate in nearby Denpasar. The attack known as the 2002 Bali bombings is the most deadly attack executed by JI to date.
* Bashir was arrested by the Indonesian police and was given a light sentence for treason.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indonesian cleric freed from jail|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2006/6/14/indonesian-cleric-freed-from-jail|access-date=2021-05-14|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref>
* Hambali was arrested in Thailand on 11 August 2003, and is currently detained and awaiting trial by Military Commissions, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|last2=|last3=|first3=|last4=|last5=|last6=|last7=|last8=|first8=|last9=|date=2003-09-23|title=Brother of Top Asian Terrorist Held|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-sep-23-fg-briefs23.4-story.html|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
* A bomb manual published by the Jemaah Islamiyah was used in the 2002 Bali terrorist bombing, the 2003 JW Marriott hotel bombing, the Philippine consulate bombing in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange bombing and the Christmas Eve bombings.
* A British-born Australian named Jack Roche confessed to being part of a JI plot to blow up the Israeli embassy in [[Place:Canberra|Canberra]], Australia on 28 May 2004. He was sentenced to 9 years in prison on 31 May. The man admitted to meeting figures like [[Biography:Osama bin Laden|Osama bin Laden]] in Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=British Muslim is jailed for al-Qa'eda embassy bomb plot|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/1463455/British-Muslim-is-jailed-for-al-Qaeda-embassy-bomb-plot.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/1463455/British-Muslim-is-jailed-for-al-Qaeda-embassy-bomb-plot.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.telegraph.co.uk|date=2 June 2004 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* JI are widely suspected of being responsible for the bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta on 9 September 2004, which killed 11 Indonesians and wounded over 100 more.<ref>{{Cite web|last=hermesauto|date=2016-01-14|title=Timeline of previous bomb attacks in Indonesia|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/timeline-of-previous-bomb-attacks-in-indonesia|access-date=2021-05-21|website=The Straits Times|language=en}}</ref>
* They are also suspected of committing 1 October, 2005 Bali bombings.
* 9 November 2005, bomb-making expert and influential figure in Indonesian terrorist organization, Azahari Husin was killed in a raid at Batu, East Java.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2005-11-09|title=Azahari 'dead after police raid'|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/azahari-dead-after-police-raid-20051110-gdmeyp.html|access-date=2021-05-21|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref>
* 5 August 2006, Al-Qaeda's Al Zawahiri appeared on a recorded video announcing that JI and Al-Qaeda had joined forces and that the two groups will form "one line, facing its enemies".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tititudorancea.net/z/jemaah_islamiyah.htm|title=Jemaah Islamiyah|website=www.tititudorancea.net|access-date=2016-12-08}}</ref>
* 13 June 2007, Abu Dujana, the head of JI's military operations, is captured by Indonesian police.<ref name="Reuters Staff">{{Cite news|date=2007-06-13|title=Indonesia captures most-wanted Islamic militant|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-30284120070613|access-date=2021-05-25}}</ref>
* 15 June 2007, Indonesian police announced the capture of Zarkasih, who was leading Jemaah Islamiyah since the capture of Hambali. Zarkasih is believed to be the emir of JI.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indonesia Captures "Emir" of Regional Terrorist Network |url=http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/article_1317980.php/Indonesia_captures_&quotEmir&quot_of_regional_terrorist_network__Roundup_ |publisher=Monsters & Critics |date=15 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617170600/http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/article_1317980.php/Indonesia_captures_%26quotEmir%26quot_of_regional_terrorist_network__Roundup_ |archive-date=17 June 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* 27 February 2008, the leader of JI in Singapore, Mas Selamat bin Kastari, escaped from the Whitley Road Detention Centre.<ref>{{cite news | publisher = Channel NewsAsia | date = 27 February 2008 | title = JI detainee Mas Selamat bin Kastari escapes from Singapore detention centre | url = http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/331477/1/.html | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20080307191435/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/331477/1/.html | archive-date = 7 March 2008 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
* 1 April 2009, Mas Selamat bin Kastari was recaptured in a raid by Pasukan Gerakan Khas and Special Branch in Johor, Malaysia.<ref name="Reuters Staff"/>
* 17 July 2009, Jemaah Islamiyah blamed for attacks on the Ritz Carlton Jakarta and the J.W. Marriott hotels in Jakarta.<ref>{{cite news | publisher = Fox News | date = 17 July 2009 | title = Blasts at Luxury Hotels in Jakarta Kill 8, Injure 50 | url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533424,00.html | access-date = 24 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090718155135/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533424,00.html | archive-date = 18 July 2009 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
* 17 September 2009, Noordin Mohammad Top was killed in a raid by Indonesian police in Surakarta, Central Java.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Police: Indonesia terror chief killed in raid|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32890300|access-date=2021-05-25|website=NBC News|date=17 September 2009 |language=en}}</ref> Top was a recruiter, bomb maker, and explosions expert for Jemaah Islamiyah.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-09-18|title=Terrorist Noordin Top confirmed dead|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/terrorist-noordin-top-confirmed-dead-20090917-ftm8.html|access-date=2021-05-25|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref> However, later on his colleagues in Jemaah Islamiyah claimed that Noordin had formed his own splinter cell which was even more violent and militant. He was for a while dubbed the "most wanted Islamic militant in Southeast Asia".{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
* 9 March 2010, Dulmatin was killed in a raid by Detachment 88 in Pamulang, South Tangerang
* 13 December 2010, Indonesian police charged Abu Bakar Bashir, spiritual head of Jemaah Islamiyah, with involvement in plans of terror and military training in Aceh province. The charge against him of inciting others to commit terrorism carries the death penalty.
* January 2012, the Philippine military announced that it had killed two key leaders of Jemaah Islamiyah, a Malaysian called Zulkifli bin Hir (aka Marwan) and Mohammad Ali (aka Muawiyah). Senior intelligence sources later stated that Hir and Ali survived the air strike. Reports of Bin Hir's death were again retracted in 2014.<ref>{{cite web| title=Profile: Jemaah Islamiah | author=BBC| publisher=BBC| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16850706|  date=2 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-02-02|title=Philippine military 'kills three wanted militants'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-16849271|access-date=2021-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Three militant leaders killed in Philippines|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/three-militant-leaders-killed-philippines-1644862|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.scotsman.com|date=3 February 2012 |language=en}}</ref>
*14 December 2012, the Philippine police tries to kill a suspected Malaysian terrorist after he was trying to detonate a bomb in Davao City, {{wipe|Philippines}}, and including one of a wife from Bicol Region after being arrested by the police.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-12-15|title=Philippine Agents Kill Suspected Malaysian Terrorist in Davao|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-12-15/philippine-agents-kill-suspected-malaysian-terrorist-in-davao|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref>
*26 February 2014, Sheikh Kahar Mundos, a bomb maker, left a bomb in a motorcycle hidden at the city hall in Cagayan de Oro, {{wipe|Philippines}}.<ref>{{cite news | publisher = ABS-CBN News | date=26 February 2014 | title = Abandoned motorbike sparks bomb scare in CDO | url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/02/26/14/abandoned-motorbike-sparks-bomb-scare-cdo}}</ref>
*27 June 2014, Abdul Basit Usman, a bomb maker who was falsely reported as killed in a US airstrike in {{wipe|Pakistan}} in 2010, is revealed to be alive and a potential terror threat.<ref>{{cite news | publisher = ABS-CBN News | date= 27 June 2014 | title = PNoy alerts Duterte on potential terror threat | url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/06/28/14/pnoy-alerts-duterte-potential-terror-threat}}</ref>
*16 September 2014, Jemaah Islamiyah claimed responsibility for the bombing of the Rizal Monument in front of the city hall of General Santos, {{wipe|Philippines}}, killing one person and injuring 7.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/blast-southern-philippine-city-hall-wounds-6-140807528.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012090730/http://news.yahoo.com/blast-southern-philippine-city-hall-wounds-6-140807528.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 October 2014|title=Blast at southern Philippine city hall wounds 6|date=16 September 2014|work=Yahoo News|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/69391-biff-general-santos-bombing|title=Military tags BIFF in General Santos bombing|work=Rappler|date=17 September 2014|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref>
*25 January 2015, JI member Zulkifli Abdhir was killed in the Philippines, an operation that also resulted in the death of 44 police officers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Matt|date=2015-02-17|title=After Deadly Raid in Philippines, What Implications for the President and the Country?|url=https://theglobalobservatory.org/2015/02/deadly-raid-mamasapano-philippines-president-aquino/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=IPI Global Observatory|language=en-US}}</ref>
*1 July 2019, Indonesian police arrested Para Wijayanto, who was said to have been the leader of Jemaah Islamiyah since 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TERBARU Densus 88 Bekuk Pemimpin Jamaah Islamiah dan 4 Kaki Tangannya|url=https://wartakota.tribunnews.com/2019/07/01/terbaru-densus-88-bekuk-pemimpin-jamaah-islamiah-dan-4-kaki-tangannya|access-date=2020-12-21|website=Warta Kota|language=id-ID}}</ref>
*2 July 2019, after the arrest of leader Para Wijayanto, Densus 88 counterterrorism unit of Indonesia traced palm oil plantations as a source of funding for the group, according to National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Dedi Prasetyo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/07/02/police-track-funding-of-jamaah-islamiyah-terror-group.html|title=Police track funding of Jamaah Islamiyah terror group|work=The Jakarta Post|access-date=2019-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/funding-palm-oil-schools-indonesia-031328562.html|title=With funding from palm oil and schools, Indonesia's terror group Jemaah Islamiah set for resurgence in Malaysia, Singapore|work=Yahoo News|date=8 July 2019 |access-date=2019-10-06}}</ref>
*23 November 2020, Indonesian Police arrested Upik Lawanga, who has been involved in the 2002 Bali bombings. His role involves constructing bombs to be used in several terror attacks.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Media|first=Kompas Cyber|title=Sosok Upik Lawanga Tokoh JI yang Sehari-hari Jualan Bebek, Disebut "Profesor" karena Ahli Membuat Bom Halaman all|url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2020/12/20/13300091/sosok-upik-lawanga-tokoh-ji-yang-sehari-hari-jualan-bebek-disebut-profesor|access-date=2020-12-21|website=KOMPAS.com|date=20 December 2020|language=id}}</ref>
*10 December 2020, Indonesian Police arrested Zulkarnaen, a high-ranking Jemaah Islamiyah official and leader. He is said to have been the mastermind of several terror attacks, including the 2002 Bali bombings, Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings, and 2003 JW Marriott bombing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=hermesauto|date=2020-12-13|title=Indonesian police arrest Jemaah Islamiah linked terrorist Zulkarnaen after 17-year hunt|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesian-police-arrest-jemaah-islamiah-linked-terrorist-zulkarnaen-after-17-year-hunt|access-date=2020-12-21|website=The Straits Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Luxiana|first=Kadek Melda|title=Ditangkap, Zulkarnaen Teroris Bom Bali I Pernah Latih Militer di Afghanistan|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5294964/ditangkap-zulkarnaen-teroris-bom-bali-i-pernah-latih-militer-di-afghanistan|access-date=2020-12-21|website=detiknews|language=id-ID}}</ref>

==See also==
* 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing
* 2004 Jakarta embassy bombing
* 2005 Bali bombings
* 2005 Indonesian beheading of Christian girls
* Azahari Husin
* Islamist terrorism
* List of designated terrorist groups
* Zulkifli Abdhir
* Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid
* Jamaah Ansharut Daulah

==Notes and references==
===Notes===
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===References===
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==Further reading==
* Abuza, Zachary. ''Militant Islam in Southeast Asia: Crucible of Terror''.  Boulder, Colorado, USA: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003. {{ISBN|1-58826-237-5}}.
* Atran, Scott (2010). ''Talking to the Enemy: Faith, Brotherhood, and the (Un)Making of Terrorists''. New York: Ecco Press / HarperCollins. {{ISBN|978-0-06-134490-9}}.
* Barton, Greg (2005). ''Jemaah Islamiyah: radical Islam in Indonesia''. Singapore: Singapore University Press. {{ISBN|9971-69-323-2}}.
* Lim, Merlyna. ''Islamic Radicalism and Anti-Americanism in Indonesia: The Role of the Internet''. Washington: East-West Center, 2005. {{ISBN|978-1-932728-34-7}}.
* Reeve, Simon. ''The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama Bin Laden and the Future of Terrorism''. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1999.  {{ISBN|1-55553-509-7}}.
* Ressa, Maria. ''Seeds of Terror: An Eyewitness Account of Al-Qaeda's Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asia''. New York: Free Press, 2003. {{ISBN|0-7432-5133-4}}.

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041124211112/http://www.crisisweb.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=1452 Jemaah Islamiah in South East Asia: Damaged but Still Dangerous] – International Crisis Group report dated 26 August 2003
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080303140259/http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5324&l=1 Jemaah Islamiyah’s Publishing Industry] – International Crisis Group report dated 28 February 2008
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050728123651/http://www.ntu.edu.sg/idss/publications/WorkingPapers/WP71.PDF Constructing" the Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist: A Preliminary Inquiry] (PDF) – Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Singapore, report dated October 2004
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090326131526/http://www.nbr.org/publications/analysis/pdf/vol14no5.pdf Funding Terrorism in Southeast Asia: The Financial Network of Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah] (PDF) – National Bureau of Asian Research report dated December 2003
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040911002419/http://cfrterrorism.org/groups/jemaah.html cfrterrorism.org page on Jemaah Islamiah]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2983612.stm "Jemaah Islamiah still a threat"] – ''BBC News'' article dated 15 August 2003
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060104032116/http://www.jinsa.org/articles/articles.html/function/view/categoryid/1701/documentid/2720/history/3%2C2360%2C655%2C1701%2C2720 Jemaah Islamiyah Shown to Have Significant Ties to al Qaeda]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040513043248/http://www.sais-jhu.edu/bwelsh/BYPolicyPaper.pdf Combating JI in Indonesia]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071128195425/http://www.ciaonet.org/olj/cpc/cpc_oct03/cpc_oct03f.pdf Terrorism Perpetrated and Terrorists Apprehended]
* [http://www.cfr.org/publication/8948/ Council on Foreign Relations Backgrounder: Jemaah Islamiyah]
* {{cite news|last=International Crisis Group |title=Jemaah Islamiyah's Current Status |date=3 May 2007 |url=http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4792&l=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508175134/http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4792&l=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date= 8 May 2007 }}


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