Indonesian Military and Police Kill Top Wanted Leader of IS-Linked Organization

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jihwan] Indonesian military and police announced that they have killed the leader of an Islamic State (IS)-linked organization who was the most wanted fugitive.

According to foreign media reports including the AP on the 19th, Major General Farid Makruf, the military commander of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, stated the day before, "A joint military and police team killed two individuals, Ali Kalora and Jaka Ramadan, after a firefight in the mountainous jungle area of Parigi Moutong district."

Kalora was the most wanted terrorist and known as the leader of the East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT). After Abu Wardah Santoso, the former MIT leader, was killed by military and police forces in 2016, Kalora led the organization. MIT is an extremist group that pledged allegiance to IS and killed four Christians in a village in Sulawesi last May.

Major General Makruf added, "Security forces are currently pursuing four remaining MIT members."

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