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  Riduan Isamuddin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Riduan Isamuddin (also transliterated as Riduan Isamudin, Riduan Isomuddin, and Riduan Isomudin, better known by the nom de guerre Hambali, born as Encep Nurjaman, born April 4, 1966) is an Indonesian Islamist militant.
Isamuddin was the leader of the Indonesian militant Islamist separatist organization Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), which is linked with Al Qaeda.
Riduan Isamuddin was born Encep Nurjaman in the rice belt of Pamokolan, a small town in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Riduan_Isamuddin   (1316 words)

  
 Riduan Isamuddin (Hambali) - The next terrorist mastermind?
Usama bin Laden is arguably the most dangerous terrorist mastermind that this world has ever seen, but as intelligence agencies piece together reports of a new network in Asia, his status as the west's top threat might be overtaken.
His name is Riduan Isamuddin, otherwise known as (aka) Hambali to his peers.
Born in 1966 to a relatively poor family with 13 children in the village of Sukamanah, West Java, young Hambali was forced to lived with his aunt, an Islamic teacher for Muslim women, during the early years.
www.angelfire.com /rock/hotburrito/laskar/erri120402.html   (1051 words)

  
 Singapore sees Islamist plot / Officials say militant forged five-nation alliance
The alliance, formed over the last three years, is the handiwork of Riduan Isamuddin, an Indonesian militant considered by regional intelligence agencies to be one of al Qaeda's chief operatives in the area, according to Singapore's Home Affairs Ministry.
Singaporean officials described Isamuddin's efforts in a lengthy statement detailing the activities of 21 suspects arrested last month for alleged involvement in extremist activities, including ties to a militant group that plotted to blow up the U.S. Embassy and three other embassies in the city- state.
Isamuddin's strategy was to foment ethnic strife between Singapore's majority Chinese community and the majority Muslim population of Malaysia, creating "a situation which would make Muslims respond to calls for jihad," the officials said.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/09/20/MN107726.DTL&type=printable   (739 words)

  
 Forum KM2 - WPost: Al Qaeda's S.E. Asian Reach - NYT: Indonesian Cleric Suspected
The cleric, Riduan Isamuddin, who uses the alias Hambali, played host to two men in Malaysia in January 2000 who later went on to hijack the American Airlines Flight 77 plane that crashed into the Pentagon, a Malaysian government official said.
Isamuddin's recruits and lieutenants was Yazid Sufaat, an American-educated biochemist who has been in jail here since December on terrorism charges.
Isamuddin has not been seen since Sept. 11 and is believed to be hiding in Indonesia, Malaysian and Singaporean authorities said.
lamankm2c.tripod.com /cgi-bin/m/KM2A1/6713.html   (3364 words)

  
 Middle East Information - MEIC Issues and analysis of the Middle East: Conflicts, News, History, Religions and ...
Isamuddin, who was captured in a joint C.I.A.-Thai operation on Aug. 12, appeared to be talking rather freely, acknowledging among other things his role as financier and planner of many terrorist attacks in Indonesia.
Isamuddin was the key operational planner not only of the Marriott attack but also of the nightclub attack in Bali last year in which more than 200 people died.
Isamuddin's statements, if true, suggest that Al Qaeda's activities in Thailand are of a greater dimension than previously thought, said Paul Quaglia, a former C.I.A. officer in Bangkok who now runs a private security concern, PSA Asia.
middleeastinfo.org /article3359.html   (844 words)

  
 :: indonesia house ::
Isamuddin is believed to have supplied the financing and recruited the bomb makers who built the explosive device that ripped through two crowded nightclubs, killing more than 200 people from 21 countries.
Isamuddin was the subject of an intense investigation by counterterrorism officials, who seemed for years to be one step behind the reclusive extremist.
Isamuddin was said by the authorities to blend fundamentalist religious fervor and terror tactics with a broader political vision to create an Islamic state connecting Malaysia and the heavily Muslim islands of the southern Philippines.
www.indonesia-house.org /focus/terror/081503Hambali_arrest.htm   (4895 words)

  
 Never let up
The Indonesian Riduan Isamuddin, 39, also known as Hambali, reportedly masterminded the attack last week on the Marriott hotel in Jakarta and the Bali bombing that killed more than 200 in a crowded nightclub last year.
Isamuddin has been linked to several Sept. 11 suicide hijackers and to other attacks on U.S. targets, including the U.S. destroyer Cole in October 2000.
Isamuddin was tight with another al-Qaida operational chief, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who was arrested in Pakistan in March.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2003/08/17/editorial_wwwed2c17.html   (375 words)

  
 Nurjaman Riduan Isamuddin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Riduan Isamuddin, an Indonesian militant better known as Hambali.
Nurjaman Riduan Isamuddin, the leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah, a militant Islamic movement in Southeast Asia, is arrested by Thai agents and turned over to their US counterparts.
According to the Washington Post, Isamuddin, also known as Hambali, is at some point transferred to the US naval base at the British island colony of Diego Garcia where the CIA is believed to have a secret interrogation center.
www.cooperativeresearch.org /entity.jsp?entity=nurjaman_riduan_isamuddin   (2720 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Al Qaeda's New Leaders
Riduan Isamuddin: An Indonesian known as Hambali, he is al Qaeda's liaison to loose-knit radical Islamic groups in Southeast Asia -- and one non-Arab who seems to have been given authority to make independent decisions.
A veteran of the wars in Afghanistan, Isamuddin is believed to have plotted the recent, foiled attempts to attack the embassies of the United States, Israel, Britain and Australia in Singapore.
He was a founder of a company called Konsojaya, which police in the Philippines believe served as a financing arm for terror activities, including the failed 1995 airliner plot.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A32695-2002Oct28?language=printer   (1876 words)

  
 Daimnation!: A big catch
Riduan bin Isamuddin (aka "Hambali"), the alleged mastermind behind the Bali and Marriott bombings in Indonesia, has been captured:
The White House said last night that Riduan bin Isamuddin, also known as Hambali, had been seized in South-east Asia and was in American custody at an undisclosed location outside the United States.
He was arrested in Ayutthaya in central Thailand on Monday in a joint operation led by the CIA.
www.damianpenny.com /archived/001502.html   (199 words)

  
 TIME Asia Print Page: Hambali's Heir Apparent --   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ominously, he told his interrogators that despite his arrest, back-up operatives were already in place to "assume responsibilities to carry out operations as planned." Three months later Bali was bombed.
Riduan Isamuddin, who effectively assumed al-Faruq's responsibilities in southeast Asia after the latter's arrest, was himself captured by Thai police and the CIA on Aug. 11 in a tiny apartment an hour north of Bangkok.
But Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, appears to have required far less pressure than al-Faruq.
www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/printout/0,13675,501030901-477976,00.html   (776 words)

  
 CNN.com - Asia's most wanted in U.S. hands - Aug. 15, 2003
Riduan Isamuddin, also known as Hambali, is wanted throughout SE Asia and in the U.S. Story Tools
Bush remarks on the capture of a key suspected al Qaeda member Riduan Isamabudian, known as Hambali.
Also known as Riduan Isamuddin, Hambali is the operations chief of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror group and the suspected mastermind behind a spate of bombings in Southeast Asia and elsewhere, among them the October 2002 Bali blasts.
www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/08/15/hambali.capture   (819 words)

  
 CNN.com - Top al Qaeda in SE Asia nabbed - Aug. 14, 2003
The man accused of being the mastermind behind last year's Bali nightclub bombings, last week's explosion at the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta and possibly the September 11, 2001, attacks was captured in Southeast Asia, senior U.S. officials said Thursday.
Riduan Isamuddin, known as Hambali, is a key leader in Jemaah Islamiyah, a group linked to al Qaeda.
He has served as a link between the groups, and was sought by at least a half-dozen countries in Southeast Asia.
www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/08/14/indon.marriott   (587 words)

  
 Malaysia Hot Spot Warning Report
Links between Riduan Isamuddin, otherwise known as "Hambali," and Usama bin Laden's key lieutenant, the late Abu Hafs, have been uncovered by Singaporean authorities investigating the terrorist network in S. Asia.
Wong told The New Paper in Singapore that Zacarias Moussaoui, otherwise known as the 20th hijacker in the September attacks, met with several JI figures during a Malaysia meeting in 2000.
Malaysian government officials said on Friday the Singapore arrests proved their theory that JI leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, had also been attempting to "stir-up" ethnic strife by "playing up" ethnic turmoil between Chinese and Malaysians.
www.emergency.com /malywarn.htm   (967 words)

  
 Print Message
A purportedly nonviolent political organization, the MMI was founded by Abubakar Ba'asyir — the Indonesian cleric also believed to be the spiritual leader of JI, which is run by Ba'asyir's former student Riduan Isamuddin, known as Hambali....
Jemaah Islamiah, an umbrella organization of Muslim radicals with links to al-Qaeda operating in Southeast Asia, is believed headed by a 36-year-old Indonesian cleric, Riduan Isamuddin or Hambali.
Isamuddin’s alleged second in command, another preacher named Abubakar Ba’asyir who is wanted by police in Malaysia and Singapore for terrorism, lives in the Indonesian town of Solo, untouched by authorities.
www.suite101.com /print_message.cfm/investing/81407/691415   (1248 words)

  
 COUNTING THE COST OF THE BALI TRAGEDY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Isamuddin is sometimes referred to as the “Bin Laden of the East”
While white-bearded Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir is in the spotlight, a sinister figure lurks in the shadows.
He is best known as Hambali, although his real name is Riduan Isamuddin.
www.mmorning.com /article.asp?Article=4627&CategoryID=3   (2610 words)

  
 Belmont Club
Riduan Isamuddin, also known as Hambali, a senior figure in Al-Qaeda, the Bali bombing mastermind and boss of Fathur Roman Al-Ghozi, is in United States custody today.
He was said to have been captured in Thailand earlier this week.
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belmontclub.blogspot.com /2003/08/buh-bye-hambali-riduan-isamuddin-also.html   (539 words)

  
 CBS News | Thailand PM: Hambali Was Plotting | August 17, 2003 12:13:11
Hambali, an Indonesian whose real name is Riduan Isamuddin, had planned to make Thailand a base for terror operations, but his arrest - and three of his associates since June - has uprooted his terror network Jemaah Islamiyah from the country, the Thai leader said.
Thailand's porous, jungle and river frontiers and lax security at border posts made it a tempting place to hide for Jemaah militants.
President Bush confirmed that al Qaeda's chief representative and operational planner in Southeast Asia, Riduan Bin Isomuddin, was apprehended in Asia and is now in U.S. custody, Dan Rather reports.
uttm.com /stories/2003/08/17/attack/main568735.shtml   (828 words)

  
 Online NewsHour Update: Indonesian Terror Mastermind Captured in Thailand -- Aug. 15, 2003
The leader of an Indonesian-based terror group arrested this week for allegedly masterminding the Jakarta Marriott bombing Aug. 5 may have close ties to Osama bin Laden, officials said Friday.
Riduan Isamuddin, better known by his nickname Hambali, remains in U.S. custody after Thai police and CIA agents captured him Monday in the ancient Buddhist city of Ayutthaya, Thailand.
Hambali, a leader of the militant group Jemaah Islamiyah, or Islamic community, had been living in a one-room apartment in the city north of Bangkok when residents gave officials the tip that led to his arrest.
www.pbs.org /newshour/updates/hambali_08-15-03.html   (437 words)

  
 frontline: the man who knew: 2004 updates to frontline's "timeline: al qaeda's global context" | PBS
Media reports have indicated that Mohammed, who is now in American custody, has provided investigators with names of al Qaeda associates and new information about previous attacks.
Riduan Isamuddin, the chief of Jemaah Islamiyah who allegedly attended the January 2000 meeting in Malaysia, was arrested in late February 2004 by Thai authorities and handed over to the CIA.
By the time he was arrested, "Hambali" - who was also linked to convicted Bojinka conspirator Wali Khan Amin Shah - was alleged to be involved in organizing a pair of nightclub bombings on October 12, 2003 in Bali that killed more than 200 people.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/knew/etc/update.html   (435 words)

  
 CNN.com - Thai PM says terror network gone - Aug. 16, 2003
Hambali, also known as Riduan Isamuddin, has been wanted throughout Southeast Asia and by the United States.
In his weekly radio address to the nation, Thaksin said the capture of Hambali this week and the earlier arrest of three associates marked the end of his network in Thailand, the Associated Press reported.
The Indonesian-based terrorist was wanted by at least half a dozen countries and has been linked to the September 11 attacks on America, the bombing of the USS Cole and last week's Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta.
edition.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/08/16/hambali.thainetwork   (955 words)

  
 Telegraph | News | Al-Qa'eda link man in SE Asia held
The "lethal terrorist" regarded as al-Qa'eda's top agent in south-east Asia is in American custody, the White House said last night.
Riduan Isamuddin, more widely known as Hambali, was wanted in 11 nations across the region.
He is accused of serving as the link between al-Qa'eda and Jemaah Islamiah, a radical Islamic group believed to be behind a series of fatal attacks, including the Bali bombings last October that killed 202 people, including 26 Britons.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/08/15/walq15.xml   (501 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - U.S.-backed offensives keep terrorism at bay in Philippines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Abu Bakar Bashir, the alleged spiritual head of the Jemaah Islamiyah who has been jailed for his role in the Bali bombings, attended the graduation ceremony, the report said.
Riduan Isamuddin, also known as Hambali, and fellow militant Ali Ghufron, known as Mukhlas, were among the Indonesian instructors, the report said.
Both are in custody and face charges for deadly terror attacks.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-08-16-philippines-terror_x.htm   (705 words)

  
 Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia>Civil Liberties Abuses and Hate Crimes
Isamuddin's recruits and lieutenants was Yazid Sufaat, an
Isamuddin arranged for men to go to Afghanistan for training, according
Isamuddin has not been seen since Sept. 11 and is believed to be hiding
www.alliancesouthasia.org /index.cfm?sectionID=21&objectID=119   (846 words)

  
 VOA News Report
TITLE=PHILIPPINES / TERROR (L-O) INTRO: A Philippines court has indicted eight suspected terrorist bombers, including Asia's most-wanted man, Riduan Isamuddin [RID-oo-wan is-ah-MOOD-in], also known as "Hambali." V-O-A's Michael Kitchen reports, the eight suspects were charged in a series of bombings in Manila.
Among those indicted is Indonesian Riduan Isamuddin, alias "Hambali," who is believed to be the operational leader of the al-Qaida-linked Southeast Asian terror network, Jemaah Islamiyah.
Others named in the indictment are members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a Muslim separatist movement in Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
www.globalsecurity.org /security/library/news/2003/07/sec-030707-37e4ff1c.htm   (326 words)

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