ISIS Persuade Citizen as Oil Refinery Workers

Rabu, 09 Desember 2015 - 14:33 WIB
ISIS Persuade Citizen...
ISIS Persuade Citizen as Oil Refinery Workers
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JAKARTA - Number of Indonesian citizens (WNI) who flew to Iraq and Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) according to data from the police as much as 384 people. However, intelligence data recorded twice as many, namely around 800 people. Most of them have been repatriated are 169 people from Turkey.

"The deceased was shot there were 53 people and a suicide bomber there are four people," said Head of National Counter Terrorism Agency (BNPT) Saud Usman Nasution in discussions related to the IS, which was held by the Foreign Policy Community Indonesia (FPCI) in Jakarta, recently.

Saud said the number of citizens who went to Iraq and Syria is not known exactly. They generally go there to abuse the various facilities such as the Hajj and Umrah, tourist visits, family visits, educational visits, and some want to find a job.

"As propaganda ISIS (IS) on the internet, got a big salary, extraordinary income as a tank driver or in the oil fields. The fact there they were displaced. Do not understand Arabic or local languages, can only be Indonesian or our local language, "said Saud.

To note, some time ago ISIS hiring managers to manage the oil rigs that they seized from Iraq. His salary is quite tempting, reaching more than USD 3 billion per year. As reported by the Times of London, quoting Robin Mills of Dubai petroleum consulting firm, Manaar Energy, ISIS is looking for the right person to lead their oil industry.

"They tried to recruit experienced professionals and have a match ideology," said Mills.

The requirement in addition to having the same ideology is qualified experience and unwavering allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.


Added Saud, the invitation to join the group of terrorism and radicalism come from social media. For example, in the case of a bomb in the mall Alam Sutera Tangerang. BNPT found bomb-making mechanism is similar to the manufacture of bombs by terrorists in France, namely Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) of paint and thinners plus sulfur.

"We are investigating, questioning Alsut bomber, he learned from the internet. That is all anyone can learn because there on the internet, "said Saud.

Saud revealed the crucial role of parents to control Internet usage by children. In addition, scholars are also expected to align various negative content radicalism in medsos.

"Remember the existing threat. Salim Mubarok Attamimi already issued a threat of revenge, as well as Santoso. This sign we must be vigilant, "said Saud.
(rnz)
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