Rivalry between IS factions may fuel more attacks in Indonesia


Indonesian anti-terrorist policemen stand guard at the site of the 14 January attacks and bomb blasts in Jakarta, Indonesia, 16 January 2016. - EPA

PETALING JAYA: A new report by a Jakarta-based think tank group has found that more terrorist attacks in Indonesia could be expected as various groups vie for regional leadership.

The report by the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) said that three Indonesian Islamic State (IS) fighters based in Syria were competing with each other to encourage and fund their contacts in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines to undertake attacks.

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