Indonesia’s most wanted militant Ali Kalora killed in jungle shoot-out amid terrorism crackdown

Kalora was the leader of ‘MIT’ – the East Indonesia Mujahideen network that had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State

Another suspected extremist, Jaka Ramadan, was also shot dead in the raid that was part of a sweeping counterterrorism campaign

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Ali Kalora was the leader of the East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT) terror group in Indonesia. Photo: Handout

Published: 12:51am, 19 Sep 2021Updated: 7:59pm, 19 Sep 2021

Indonesia’s most wanted militant with ties to the Islamic State group was killed in a shoot-out with security forces, Indonesian police said on Sunday, amid the country’s sweeping counterterrorism campaign against extremists in the remote mountain jungles.

A joint operation by military and police personnel killed Ali Kalora, leader of militant group East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT), at a village on Sulawesi island on Saturday afternoon, according to a police statement.

The raid took place in the province’s mountainous Parigi Moutong district, said Central Sulawesi’s regional military chief Brigadier General Farid Makruf. It borders Poso district, considered an extremist hotbed in the province.

“Ali Kalora was the most wanted terrorist and leader of MIT,” Farid said.

Another militant, identified as Jaka Ramadhan, also known as Ikrima, was also shot dead. A hunt was underway for four other MIT members, police said.

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