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Katibah Nusantara or KN (Jawi: كتيبه نوسنتارا, transl. Katibah Archipelago), also known as Katibah Nusantara Lid Daulah Islamiyyah, Malay archipelago unit for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and Majmu'ah al Arkhabiliy, is a Southeast Asian military unit within the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, composed of Malay-speaking individuals, mostly from Indonesia and Malaysia, but also from the Philippines and Singapore. They received notoriety for being the perpetrators of the 2016 Jakarta attacks. It is made up of about 30 small groups.

Listed as terror organisation by Malaysia.[1]

History

Katibah Nusantara was formally launched on 26 September 2014, headquartered in Al-Shaddadi, in the Syrian province of Hasakah. Its training ground is located in Poso, Indonesia. In early April 2015, the unit achieved its first major combat success by capturing five Kurd-held territories in Syria, speculating that the unit's main area of operations was still in Syria, before the 2016 Jakarta attacks.

Leadership

The unit's first known Amir, or leader, is Abu Ibrahim al-Indunisiy. Currently, it is unknown whether he is still leader, but it is alleged that either Bahrun Naim, mastermind of the 2016 Jakarta attacks, or Bahrum Syah has taken over leadership.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ http://www.moha.gov.my/images/maklumat_bahagian/KK/kdndomestic.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ Ford, Dana (15 January 2016). "Bahrun Naim: Mastermind behind Jakarta attacks? - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ^ "New IS militant wing for Malaysians, Indonesians uncovered | Malaysia". Malay Mail Online. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Islamic State Malaysia, Indonesia & Philippines (IS, ISMIP)- Kuala Lumpur Cell / Katibah Nusantara Lid Daulah Islamiyyah / Malay archipelago unit for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria / Majmu'ah al Arkhabiliy / Katibah Nusantara | Terrorist Groups | TRAC". Trackingterrorism.org. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ^ "More on Katibah Nusantara: Military Unit Under ISIS Linked to Jakarta Attack - The New York Times". The New York Times. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Isis' South-east Asia arm poses major threat to Singapore | The New Paper". Tnp.sg. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Katibah Nusantara: Islamic State's Malay Archipelago Combat Unit" (PDF). Rsis.edu.sg. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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