JAKARTA - Australia warned that ISIS has targeted Indonesia to be the location for a base "caliphate" of his. The warning was conveyed the Australian Attorney General, George Brandis, Tuesday (12/22/2015).
According to him, the extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) can form the basis of violence in Indonesia, which he calls the "front door" of Australia. Brandis's statement also refers to the arrests of suspected terrorists in several regions suspected of planning bombings in Jakarta in celebration of the New Year 2016. Those arrested are also suspected terror cell inspired group ISIS.
Brandis said there was "no doubt at all" that Indonesia has become the object of ambition for ISIS has declared caliphate in Afghanistan, Libya and other countries outside Syria and northern Iraq.
"ISIS has ambitions to increase its presence and level of activity in Indonesia, either directly or through surrogates," said Brandis told The Australian.
"You've heard the expression 'caliphate away'? ISIS has the intention to establish a caliphate outside the Middle East, the applicable provincial caliphate. Has identified Indonesia as the location of ambition, "he said again.
Australia has told authorities counter-terrorism, that terrible terror case could happen in Australia if ISIS really make Indonesia as a base.
A stern warning from Brandis came a day after there was talk several ministers of Indonesia and Australia, the chief of police and security officers, where the threat of terrorism became the main focus of the talks.
In Jakarta, Australian Justice Minister, Michael Keenan, said the emergence of ISIS risk to the security of both countries. "The emergence of ISIS in the Middle East is something that has memdestabilisasi security of Australia, that destabilize the security of our friends and partners, especially here in this region," said Keenan.
In the first annual meeting of the Council of Ministers in Jakarta, Australia and Indonesia agreed on counter-terrorism cooperation between the two countries. The cooperation includes the handling of cyber crime, intelligence sharing, technical cooperation and the handling of terrorism financing.
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