Ulu Tiram, a Jemaah Islamiah playground


KUALA LUMPUR: Ulu Tiram, some 20km from Johor Baru, has long been a familiar place for Jemaah Islamiah (JI) leaders and fighters.

The movement’s Indonesian founder Abu Bakar Bashir and his compatriot Abdullah Sungkar even established a madrasah in Ulu Tiram (Luqmanul Hakim), according to various reports.

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