Nusa Dua (Antara
Bali) - The Indonesian government on Wednesday warned countries of the
damage that could be caused by individual terrorists returning home
after fighting alongside ISIS in the Middle East.
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Law, Security and Political
Affairs Wiranto said individual terrorists, known as "lone wolves"
provided a new challenge in the fight against terrorism in various
countries.
Wiranto told delegates at an International Meeting on Counter
Terrorism here on Wednesday that individual terrorists constitute a new
phenomenon.
"Returning ISIS fighters to their respective countries create a new
phenomenon known as love wolves. This phenomenon is a new challenge
that needs serious addressing by us," he said when opening the meeting
attended by delegates from 20 countries including the United States,
France, China, Russia and Turkey as well as representatives from ASEAN,
the United Nations and Interpol.
Some of the lone wolves were veterans who had fought in Syria and
Iraq and others were sympathizers recruited and indoctrinated by ISIS
to form small clandestine groups in their respective countries.
Wiranto pointed to the recent terror attack in France when a
terrorist drove a truck into a crowd of people in Niece, leaving many
people dead.
The attacker did not use explosives or firearms as generally used by terrorists when launching an attack, he said.
The meeting called "International Meeting on Counter-Terrorism:
Countering Cross-Border Movement of Terrorism"is expected to end with a
joint statement on international cooperation to overcome terrorism.
The meeting was open to coincide with the start of four-day
"Counter-Terrorism Financing Summit", held by the Financial Service
Transactions and Reporting Center (PPATK) of Indonesia and its
Australian counterpart (AUSTRAC) in the same location.
The two related meetings are aimed at strengthening international
cooperation networks to cope with the threat of cross border terrorism .
The participating countries will exchange views and agree to
share intelligence information on terrorism including on information on
funds used by terrorists and weapon smuggling. (WDY)
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