“Densus 88 has detained four suspected terrorists in Majalengka. The arrests and searches were conducted as part of the operation, with further details to be provided by the West Java Regional ...

The Indonesian National Police's Densus 88 arrested three suspected terrorists at three different locations in Central Java.

Densus 88 is conducting its monitoring 24 hours every day," he remarked. On August 6, the Densus 88 arrested suspected terrorists RJ and AM, who are active in pro-ISIS propaganda on social media. The ...

During the arrests, Densus 88 confiscated several items, including an air gun, an IS flag, chemicals and explosives, and various sharp weapons. Aswin noted that these suspects are not linked to HOK, a ...

In June, Densus 88 arrested a suspected terrorist identified by the initials AAR in Cikampek, Karawang Regency, West Java. AAR is allegedly affiliated with an Islamic State-supporting group.

Densus 88 spokesperson Sr. Comr. Aswin Siregar said the team had been closely watching the suspects before the arrests. "Investigators are still working in the field. Please give us more time.

Densus 88 was involved in a shoot-out that killed two terrorist suspects in Lampung earlier this year. Throughout 2023, the counterterrorism squad has apprehended 142 terrorist suspects.

Meanwhile, during the period from October 2 to October 23 of 2023, Densus 88 managed to arrest 19 members of Jamaah Islamiyah. However, Siregar noted that the suspect recently arrested in Semarang on ...

Head of Banops of Densus 88, Police Commissioner Aswin Siregar, said that the Police will investigate the letter containing the bomb threat.

They were immediately detained and are now being questioned by police investigators from Indonesia's elite counter-terrorism unit known as Densus 88.

Despite Densus 88's recent successes, the worry is that the militant threat to Indonesia is mounting as Islamic State in Iraq and Syria fighters return battle-hardened from Syria and Iraq.