LASKAR JIHAD  KEMAL JUFRI/IMAJI PRESS
Formed: 2000Leader: Jafar Umar Thalib Membership: Claims to have 10,000 warriors and 100,000 sympathizers Headquarters: Yogyakarta The country's best-known radical group favors Shari'a and has waged a bloody holy war against Christians in Maluku province and parts of Sulawesi. Jafar faces charges of inciting violence in Maluku; last week he disbanded the group, denying there was any external pressure to do so |
