Currently, Special Detachment 88 prioritizes a humanitarian approach to families left behind by terror convicts.

One week after the suicide bombings at three churches and the city police headquarters in Surabaya, locals voluntarily helped police personnel and government officials in safeguarding the houses of worship.

Differences in political views, especially efforts to politicize terror attacks for electoral interests, must be avoided as this will only muddy the waters. If elites are united, people will join in the fight against terrorism.

The spectrum of domestic security issues – from legal violations to public order and to armed rebels, as well as the very nature of terrorism and radicalism – cannot all be dealt with police methods and actions.

Things were a little bit unusual at the Riau Police headquarters, located on the intersection of Jl. Sudirman and Jl. Gajah Mada in downtown Pekanbaru, Riau, on Wednesday (16/5/2018).

Efforts to eradicate terrorist networks continue. Besides capturing a number of suspected terrorists, the government has also taken down hundreds of accounts on social media.