Ali Kalora Is Dead, But His 4 Men Are Still Roaming Around With Bombs

Central Sulawesi Regional Police Chief Inspector General Rudy Sufahriadi holds a photo of the remaining four members of the East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) Poso DPO (ANTARA PHOTO)

JAKARTA - The activities of the Madago Raya Task Force Team (Satgas) have not stopped. They are still chasing the remnants of the Poso East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) group, which is predicted to number four more.

The problem is the potential threat from Ali Kalora's men is no less scary. They carry guns and keep bombs.

After the death of Ali Kalora as the leader of the Poso terrorist wanted list (DPO) group, there are still four remaining DPOs. The identities are Askar alias Jaid alias Pak Guru, Nae alias Galuh alias Mukhlas, Rukli, and Suhardin alias Hasan Pranata.

Central Sulawesi (Sulteng) Police Chief Inspector General Rudy Sufahriady said the four people were still holding weapons and had a number of homemade bombs. The police have not been able to detect the location of the four remaining MIT  people.

"The force is still armed, there are still many bombs, two people from Bima, two people from Poso. What is certain is that they are in the mountains of Poso, Sigi, and Parigi Moutong," said Rudy, quoted from Antara, Friday, September 24.

According to Rudi Sufahriadi, the police will continue to pursue the rest of this group. He also urged the four of them to immediately surrender to the police.

"We will continue to pursue as well, surrender myself to wait, otherwise we will continue to pursue," he also said.

"Four more DPOs, I ask for your prayers, I ask for your support, we will continue to pursue them, hopefully, Central Sulawesi will be free from acts of terrorism, which are troubling the community," he said.

The Special Joint Operations Command (Koopsgabsus) Tricakti TNI was formed to pursue and arrest 11 DPO terrorists from the Qatari group and the Ali Kalora group in the interior of the forests and mountains of Poso, Sigi, and Parimo, Central Sulawesi. The Tricakti Koopsgabsus troops under the leadership of Major General Richard TH Tampubolon operate in a coordinated manner with the Madago Raya Task Force which has been effective since early January 2021.

The TNI's Koopsgabsus troops began their duties in the Poso, Parimo and Sigi operational areas. The Koopsgabsus Analyst Team in Poso, Colonel Inf. Henri Mahyudi, said that in its maneuvers, Koopsgabsus Tricakti relied on a small team with high firepower and high cruising range and able to maneuver in various terrains.

Even very extreme weather had to be faced by the team to pursue and ambush the hiding points of the 11 Poso Terrorist DPOs.