Indonesia: A Closer Look at Jemaah Islamiyah

Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), an Indonesian Islamist militant group, most likely carried out the July 17 bombings at the Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia. JI has been slowed down in recent years by arrests, seizures and the resulting splits within the group over how to proceed. The July 17 attack does not necessarily indicate that the group will resume launching consistent, large-scale attacks, but it does show that individual cells maintain the bomb-making capability and operational tradecraft to carry out relatively simple attacks.