Islamic State group claimed responsibility. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday police were treating a deadly siege in the southern city of Melbourne as an “act of terrorism” after a claim by the
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Indonesia army beefs up territorial defence to prevent ISIS infiltration amid Marawi insurgency
JAKARTA (Jakarta Post/Asia News Network) – Indonesia’s army and police said they have taken measures to prevent the infiltration and expansion of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) network into Indonesia amid the militant insurgency
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CAIRO: Islamic State claimed responsibility for Jakarta bus station attacks that left at least three policemen dead and 12 others wounded on Wednesday. “The executor of the attack on the Indonesian police gathering in Jakarta
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Claims that two women accused of assassinating the North Korean leader’s half-brother in Kuala Lumpur rehearsed the hit in Phnom Penh have added another unwanted twist to Cambodia’s long history as a playground for the
Read moreIndonesian police ban Islamist rally ahead of Jakarta election
JAKARTA: Police in the Indonesian capital Jakarta have banned a rally organised by Islamist groups ahead of next week’s hotly-contested election to lead the city, officials said on Tuesday (Feb 7). The rally on Feb
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