How Indonesia is dealing with the new threat posed by returning Islamic State fighters
- Written by Joshua Roose, Director, Institute for Religion, Politics and Society, Australian Catholic University
It was no coincidence that Sunday’s suicide attacks on three Catholic churches in Indonesia came as Muslims began the holy month of Ramadan.
For the observant, this is a time of charity, introspection, renewal and closeness to God. For Islamic State, however, Ramadan has become a strategic time in which to strike, inspired by the Battle of...