The head of Indonesia's Armed Forces General Moeldoko (R) congratulates the country's new National Police Chief Badrodin Haiti at the presidential palace April 17, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's armed forces have launched a six-month anti-terrorism operation to crack down on militants with suspected links to Islamic State, the top general said on Monday, amid growing concern about military involvement in internal security.
General Moeldoko said special forces personnel and intelligence agents were helping police track down radicals in Central Sulawesi, long known to be a hotbed of militant activity.
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