The rise of IS ideologues increase

JAKARTA: Unlike his contemporaries, cleric and convicted terrorist Aman Abdurrahman has never seen war. He never fights alongside his fellow militants in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria or in any domestic sectarian conflict.

But Aman’s preaching is so contagious that Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, the elder statesman of the regional terrorism network, has succumbed to his doctrine and authority.