Abu Omar is a member of Jemaah Islamiyah with ties to Abu Sayyaf. Abu Omar was arrested in July 2011 for attempting to smuggle weapons from the Philippines into Indonesia and Malaysia; he is serving a ten year prison sentence for the smuggling operation. His followers are still at large in the Poso region.VideoVideo: 2011 Indonesian security forces prevent terror attack by followers of Abu OmarVideo: 2013 Three men suspected of involvement in a plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy were shot dead by the police in West Java, Indonesia June 10, 2013. Former Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) member Nasir Abbas agreed that the suicide bomber in Poso, and other terror suspects recently captured or killed in Central Java, Bandung and Tasikmalaya, are part of one network. "They are all Abu Omar's supporters and angry that their leader is in prison," Abbas told reporters.
Abu Omar Network - West Indonesia Mujahideen
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