
Densus 88 counterterrorism forces detained suspects affiliated with Daulah Islamiyah and other networks across multiple provinces.
Indonesian police counterterrorism force Densus 88 arrested 11 suspected terrorists affiliated with Daulah Islamiyah in raids across six provinces since Friday.
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Densus 88 is Indonesia's elite counterterrorism unit tasked with investigating and neutralizing terror threats.
The Indonesian National Police’s counterterrorism force, Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88), said on Sunday that 11 suspected terrorists had been arrested in raids across West Java, Central Java, Central Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Riau and North Maluku provinces since its operations began on Friday.
“The suspects are believed to be affiliated with Daulah Islamiyah and other terrorist networks,” Densus 88 spokesman Mayndra Eka Wardhana said in a statement.
Wardhana said that the suspects communicated with each other through “virtual rooms”.

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