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Special Detachment 88 (''Detasemen Khusus 88''), Delta 88, or Densus 88, is an Indonesian Special Forces counter-terrorism squad, and part of the Indonesian National Police. Formed on 30 June 2003, after the 2002 Bali bombings, it is funded, equipped, and trained by the United States〔(Detachment 88, Kopassus Get Covert US Aid: US Intelligence Personnel Tap Indonesian Phones. ) Retrieved on July 16, 2008.〕 and Australia. The unit has worked with considerable success against the jihadi terrorist cells linked to Central Java–based Islamist movement Jemaah Islamiyah.〔 ==History== Detachment 88 was formed after the 2002 Bali bombings and became operational in 2003. The name of the organization is a result of a senior Indonesian police official mishearing "ATA" in a briefing on the US Department of State's Anti-Terrorist Assistance program as "88". He thought it would be a good name as the number 8 is a lucky number in Asia and other officials lacked the courage to correct him.〔Conboy, Ken. (2006) ''The Second Front: Inside Asia's Most dangerous Terrorist Network'', Equinox Publishing, ISBN 979-3780-09-6 p. 23〕 However, according to Brig. Gen. Pranowo, the Indonesian Police Headquarter Anti-Terror Director, the number "88" is taken from the number of Australian fatalities in the 2002 Bali bombing, the largest number from a single country.〔(Pasukan Khusus Polri Dilatih CIA ). Retrieved on January 29, 2007.〕〔(Indonesia opens anti-terror school. ) Retrieved on January 29, 2007〕 Detachment 88 has disrupted the activities of Central Java–based Islamist movement Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and many of its top operatives have been arrested or killed.〔 Abu Dujana, suspected leader of JI's military wing and its possible emir, was apprehended on June 9, 2007.〔(Southeast Asian Terrorist Leader Is Under Arrest ). ''The New York Times'', June 14, 2007. Retrieved on June 14, 2007.〕 Azahari Husin was shot and killed in 2005. The Indonesian terrorist organization suffered a further blow when arguably its last surviving and at-large prominent figure, Noordin Mohammad Top was killed in a shootout with Detachment 88 on September 17, 2009 at Solo, Central Java. Detachment 88 is assisted by foreign agencies, including the Australian Federal Police, in forensic sciences including DNA analysis, and communications monitoring. In pre-emptive strikes in Java, the unit thwarted attack plans to material assembly.〔 Detachment 88 operators were involved in an operation in Poso, where 10 people, including a policeman, were killed in a gunfight during a high-risk arrest operation on January 22, 2007.〔(Gunbattle with suspected militants in central Indonesia kills 10 ). ''Boston Herald''. Retrieved on January 29, 2007.〕 In 2007, Detachment 88 arrested and interrogated West Papuan human rights lawyer, Iwangin Sabar Olif, and charged him with incitement and insulting the head of state, because he sent an SMS text message critical of the Indonesian military and president.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Detachment 88」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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