Suicide bombings occurred again in Indonesia. This time, the incident occurred in the yard of Mapolresta Solo, Central Java, the day before the celebration of Eid al-Fitr 1437 H. The blast that being masterminded by the distinguished terror group was initially targeting the police officers who have morning role call in the yard. Luckily, the perpetrator’s action that passed through the guard was successfully anticipated by the officers, making perpetrators cornered and eventually blew himself up. As a result, the incident kill one person, the perpetrators himself.
After the incident, the government made their move. Such Investigations have been undertaken in order to find the answers who is the mastermind behind the blast. The government’s moves are effective. On the same day, National Police Chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti has issued a statement that sid that the alleged suicide bomber was Nur Rahman, a member of the terror group that has been targeted by the police for a long time. Emphasizing Mr. Badrodin Haiti’s statement, the Head of the State Intelligence Agency Sutiyoso also said that the alleged perpetrator has been linked to the world’s top group of terror, Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Facts that had been discovered later then confirm both statements.
According to the police’s investigation, Nur Rahman was linked to Bahrun Naim, the mastermind of Thamrin incident. Nur Rahman and Bahrun Naim allegedly linked to Abu Musab, a prominent figure from Jamaah Ansharut Khilafah Nusantara (JADKN) who had been arrested by the police in January. Thus, the police conclude that the suicide bombings carried out by Nur Rahman was masterminded by Bahrun Naim who is currently in Syria. However, there are such possibilities that the blast is occurred by Nur Rahman on his own initiative to take the momentum from the command of Abu Muhammad Al Adnani (spokesman of ISIS) to commit terror in the month of Ramadan.
Stemming from the fact that has been revealed, it is clear that the blast by Nur Rahman is closely linked with the condition of ISIS nowadays. As reported by various sources, ISIS superiority today is not as strong as two or three years ago. If in 2014 ISIS conquered the city of Mosul, one of the largest cities in Iraq, ISIS has now been pressed either in Iraq or in Syria. As the result, ISIS also changed their strategy in doing their acts of terror. Currently, ISIS prefer to instruct their networks in different countries to carry out terrorist acts independently, no longer systematic. Suicide bombings carried out by Nur Rahman is the latest example of the implementation of ISIS’ strategy.
In order to address ISIS’ new strategy, the public’s assistance is absolutely needed by the security forces. In fact, one might say that it is society “the only one” entity that can defeat ISIS nowadays. How is it? Society should have such active contribution to supply critical information to relevant authorities about the people who allegedly joined the radical group. In addition, the public, especially parents, need to pay attention to their children’s association to avoid the influence of radical ideas that are currently scattered everywhere. If the public can actively participate in collaboration and cooperation with the government, we can bet the government’s efforts to crush the entire network of terrorist groups in Indonesia will run optimally.