Country Reports on Terrorism 2012

Funding and External Aid: To avoid asset seizures by the Pakistani government, since 2007
JEM has withdrawn funds from bank accounts and invested in legal businesses, such as
commodity trading, real estate, and production of consumer goods. JEM also collects funds
through donation requests in magazines and pamphlets, sometimes using charitable causes to
solicit donations.
JEMAAH ANSHORUT TAUHID
aka JAT; Jemmah Ansharut Tauhid; Jem’mah Ansharut Tauhid; Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid;
Jama’ah Ansharut Tauhid; Laskar 99
Description: The Department of State designated Indonesia-based group Jemaah Anshorut
Tauhid (JAT) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization on March 13, 2012. JAT formed in 2008, seeks
to establish an Islamic caliphate in Indonesia, and has carried out numerous attacks on
Indonesian government personnel, police, military, and civilians. In 2011, Abu Bakar Ba’asyir,
the founder and leader of JAT, was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in
organizing a militant training camp in Aceh. Ba’asyir is also the co-founder and former leader of
Jemaah Islamiya (JI); JAT maintains close ties to JI and other indigenous terrorist groups in
Southeast Asia.
Activities: JAT has conducted multiple attacks targeting civilians and Indonesian officials,
resulting in the deaths of several Indonesian police. JAT has robbed banks and carried out other
illicit activities to fund the purchase of assault weapons, ammunition, explosives, and bombmaking
materials. In September 2011, a JAT suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a
church in Central Java, killing the bomber and wounding dozens. Indonesian police arrested
other JAT members in connection with this bombing and uncovered a plot for additional suicide
attacks. In April 2011, a suicide bomber carried out an attack at a mosque in West Java that
injured dozens of police officers and killed the bomber.
In 2012, JAT participated in numerous attacks. In October, two policemen investigating an
alleged terrorist camp linked to JAT were tortured and found dead in Poso, and authorities
implicated JAT in the killings. In December, four police officers were killed and two wounded in
an attack by suspected local JAT members in Central Sulawesi after a group of 10 to 15 gunmen
ambushed a police patrol in the area. On December 25, a 10-kilogram nail bomb was planted at a
police station in front of the central Poso market. Police suspected the perpetrators belonged to
the local JAT cell in Poso.
Strength: JAT is estimated to have several thousand supporters and members.
Location/Area of Operation: JAT is based in Indonesia with suspected elements in Malaysia
and the Philippines.
Funding and External Aid: JAT raises funds through membership donations, as well as bank
robberies, cyber hacking, and other illicit activities; and legitimate business activities such as
operating bookstores and other shops.
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