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Jemaah Islamiya

group name

Jemaah Islamiya (JI).

location

JI is based in Indonesia but operates throughout Southeast Asia. It has cells in Malaysia, Afghanistan, Singapore, the Philippines and Pakistan. Affiliated individuals are also believed to be active in Burma and Syria.

stated purpose

JI seeks to establish a pan-Asian Islamic state in Southeast Asia to include Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei and the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.

strength

Exact numbers of JI operatives are unknown, but in recent years...

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