Abu Bakar Bashir

In 2002, a task force was set up in order to combat militant Islamic separatist group Abu Sayyaf in the southern Philippines. Basilan's biggest towns had once been a nightmare for locals as terrorist and criminal organizations flooded the streets. The Abu Sayyaf organization received support from Al-Qaeda in the early 1990s and it has long been the belief that it is sheltering leaders of the Indonesian terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah.  

SYDNEY - ABOUT 150 people joined a sombre beachside memorial here on Monday, exactly seven years after 88 Australians died in the 2002 Bali bombings. Mourners held a minute's silence on Sydney's Coogee Beach for the victims, who were among 202 killed in nightclub bombings carried out by Islamist militants.  

Earthtimes (press release)Australia Mourns Bali Bombings AnniversaryNTDTVSeven years ago, in Kuta Beach, Bali, 88 Australians died from the most severe bomb blasts that hit two popular nightspots. 44 of the victims were residents ...Indonesia marks 7th anniversary of Bali bombingsCCTVIndonesia remembers Bali bombingAFPAttention turns to hunt for two planners of first Bali bombingsWA todayThe Australian -Australia Network News -Earthtimes...  

Australia 'will never forget' Bali bombings AAP AUSTRALIA will never forget the 2002 Bali bombings, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says. Eighty-eight Australians were among the 202 people killed in the attacks on the Sari Club  

Gold Coast marks Bali bombings anniversaryABC Regional OnlineThe seventh anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings will be marked at a ceremony on the Gold Coast this evening. A memorial service will be held at Nerang to ...  

BBC NewsIndonesia suspects confirmed deadBBC NewsHe was the suspected mastermind of the deadly Bali bombings which took place on 12 October 2002. The confirmation came on the seventh anniversary of the ...Slain brothers connected to Jakarta bombings - policeRadio New ZealandIndonesia: Jakarta, at the funeral of young terrorists relatives ask forgivenessSpero Newsall 113 news articles »  

VIEW: Where is Australia? —Farish A NoorDaily TimesThings began to change in the wake of the Bali bombings when Indonesia's pain and suffering were, in a sense, appropriated by Australia. ...PM push 'hurts' relationshipsThe Ageall 789 news articles »  

The HinduGen. Kapoor: Can't afford another 26/11Asian AgeIndonesia has not allowed a second Bali bombings to happen. India has allowed people to get away after the Parliament attack, Delhi blasts and finally the ...Army chief warningCalcutta Telegraphall 105 news articles »  

Compo call for Newcastle's Bali blast victimsNewcastle HeraldThe move is backed by some of the Newcastle group caught up in the devastating 2005 Bali bombings that claimed the lives of Jenny Williamson and Colin and ...  

Rohan Gunaratna: A controversial figure takes Canada for a rideTamilCanadian.comThe claim: Hambali, the operation commander of the terrorist group behind the Bali bombings, Jemaah Islamiah, and other leaders had visited Australia a ...and more »  

Protecting Kensington, from Kandahar?guardian.co.ukI think Australia do (since the Bali bombings and others). But quite why the focus was only ever in Afghanisthan I'll never know *coughs* Pipeliness*coughs* ...and more »  

CIA Agents Convicted in Italy Unlikely to Serve TimeTIMENasr, also known as Abu Omar, had been linked to the Egyptian terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah. But the Egyptian authorities brought no formal charges ...and more »  

Expert: Open Internet best terrorist assetAsiaOne... and recruiting ground for terrorist organisations like al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiah (JI), Australia's top counter-terrorism envoy said yesterday. ...and more »  

A possible alternativeDaily PioneerAfter Bali, Abu Bakar Bashir, leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah, became a terrorist icon and South-East Asia's Osama bin Laden. In large swathes of Indonesia, ...and more »  

Selfless souls who are our starsAdelaidenowJulian Burton, who suffered life-threatening injuries in the 2002 Bali bombings and subsequently established the Julian Burton Burns Trust, echoed Ms Cox's ...