Freelance fighters and 'do-it-yourself' terrorism : what lies ahead for Indonesia

• Main Author: Sulastri Osman
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94327; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7552
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The acts of terrorism perpetrated by Indonesia’s violent fringe in 2011 suggest that organised groups, even ideology, are increasingly irrelevant. Freelance fighters and individual ‘do-it-yourself’ attacks are expected to become more common features of terrorism in the country.