Sukhoi jet fighters ready to intercept ISIS
infiltrators
Tarakan (ANTARA News) - Three Sukhoi jet
fighters of the Indonesian Air Force are parked in Tarakan, North Kalimantan
ready to help prevent the Maute militants from crossing the border from
southern Philippines into the Indonesian territory.
The militants affiliated to the Islamic State
Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are fighting the Philippines government military that are
seeking to drive the Islamic rebels from Marawi , a city in southern
Philippines.
The militants have occupied Marawi since last
month, forcing Manila to send larger troops to that city.
Chief of the Air Force base in Tarakan,
Colonel Didik Krisyanto said the three Sukhoi aircraft, arrived on Friday to
stay for a month in Tarakan to help forestall possible infiltration of the
radicals from entering Indonesia after large scale offensive by the Philippine
government military.
"The militants might flee the
Philippines and were forced to cross the border to Indonesia," Didik said.
Earlier, Chief of a navy base in Tahuna,
Sangihe, Col. Setiyo Widodo said the navy was closely watching the sea border
between Indonesia and the Philippines from its outpost in North Sulawesis outer
island .
"The navy intensified patrol for
security in the sea border with the Philippines," the colonel said.
Sea patrol has been a routine duty, but with
what is happening in the Philippines it is necessary to intensify security
patrols , he added.
He said the navy coordinated with the army
and police in the regency of Sangihe to guarantee security in the district,
adding the people have also been told to report any suspicious people or
movements to the security authorities in the border areas.
Fishermen make up most of the people of the
district that they could be relied on for information about suspicious movement
in the sea and coastal areas, he said.
He said all people should continue to do
their routine as the security apparatuses will always be ready for their
protection.
Meanwhile, polices Mobile Brigade Corps had
been sent to the border area in Northern Gorontalo and North Sulawesi to
prevent fleeing terrorist from crossing the border to the region.
Gorontalo police chief Brig.Gen. Rachmad
Fudail, said is one of the closest Indonesian regions to southern Philippines.
It is not impossible that the ISIS fighters crossed the border to Indonesia to
escape from being caught in the clash with the Philippines government,
military.
Chief of the Gorontalo polices Mobile Brigade
corps Sr. Com. Kamaruddin said a troop of Mobile Brigade corps had been
dispatched to the border area to help guarantee security in the region.
The Indonesian government has expressed
concern about the conflict in Marawi. ISIS sympathizers already showed their
presence in the country including by suicide bombing attacks.
The Indonesian Military Chief Gen. Gatot
Nurmantyo said there are 16 "sleeping" cells of ISIS that need to be
watched in the country.(*)
Source: antaranews.com
Tarakan
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Tarakan, located on Tarakan Island is
one of the major cities in northern Borneo, just across
the border from Sabah, Malaysia. Once a
major oil producing region during the colonial period,
Tarakan had great strategic importance during the Pacific War and
was among the first Japanese targets early in the war. It is the sole city within
the newly established (in 2012) Indonesian province
of North Kalimantan.
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