Special Staff of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Diaz Hendropriyono, said that there were exceptions for the children of ex-ISIS Indonesian citizens to return home. But not that easy, Diaz said there would be a strict selection and identification stage from the government which was reviewing any criteria that could repatriate the children of former ISIS citizens. “The …

According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Mindanao Command, two members of the Abu Sayyaf Group were killed in a clash between the rebel group and government troops in Sulu on Sunday. The clash resulted in the killing of two ASG members, named ASG sub-leader Taullah Abdurasa or “Amah Ollah” and “Baby Ollah,” both of whom are on …

For all security considerations, as many as 689 ex-ISIS citizens were decided by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo not to be repatriated to Indonesia. The government is worried that terrorism will spread if they return to their homeland. Jokowi stated emphatically that hundreds of people from Indonesia who were former ISIS were no longer considered citizens. Jokowi even prefers to use …

Indonesian government plans to repatriate 600 citizens used to be the terrorist group fighters. A former supporter of ISIS Aleeyah Mujahid, 25-year-old, not her real name, welcomed that plan. “This is the answer we have been waiting for since the past two years,” Aleeyah said as quoted byTempo on Wednesday, February 5. She has been a refugee in Rojava camp …