Poso’s second jihad: the local, the national, the global

Schulze, Kirsten E. and Hwang, Chernov (2024) Poso’s second jihad: the local, the national, the global. Asian Security. ISSN 1479-9855 (In Press)

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Abstract

This article looks at the second Poso jihad from 2011 to 2022, focusing on its local, national, and global dimensions. Drawing upon 62 interviews with members of Poso-based Islamist extremist groups, it discusses the roots of this jihad and the emergence of Mujahidin Eastern Indonesia (MIT). The article then examines the arrival of Indonesians from other parts of the archipelago to attend military training in the mountains above Poso city. Lastly, it explores MIT leader Santoso’s ideological shift towards global jihad, MIT’s connections to ISIS, and the sudden arrival of a group of Uyghur in 2014. This article advances three arguments: First, it argues that at the local level the lingering grievances and perceptions of injustice as well as the initial jihadi leaders, trainers, and recruits provided continuity between the first and second Poso jihads. Second, it posits that the jihadi training camps served as the crucial bridge connecting the local, the national, and the global dimensions. Third, it contends that the interplay between the local, national, and global enabled MIT to periodically regenerate its jihad and to have a reach far beyond its numbers.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2024
Divisions:	International History
Date Deposited:	11 Sep 2024 11:30
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2024 11:30
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/125395

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