Targeted villagers and security men were often beheaded

The news of Indonesian security forces laying the final blow on terror group Mujahideen Indonesia Timur (MIT), has largely gone unreported in the region’s media.

Yet, the group, despite its small size and operating in a mountainous village in Sulawesi, has the reputation of being the most notorious and brutal group in the region as it is known for beheading its victims, especially Christians and villagers who reported on them to the authorities.