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Original Research

ISIS COMMUNICATION NETWORK IN INDONESIA: A STUDY OF THREE REGIONS

AGUS SURYA BAKTI 1, HAFIED CANGARA 2, DWIA ARIES TINA PALUBUHU 3, and ERIYANTO 4.

Vol 17, No 07 ( 2022 )   |  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6907442   |   Author Affiliation: Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Hasanuddin, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10 Tamalanrea, Makassar 1,2,3; Department of Communication Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Jl. Salemba Raya No.4, RW.5, Kenari, Kec. Senen, Kota Jakarta Pusat 4.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 781-792   |   To cite: AGUS SURYA BAKTI, et al., (2022). ISIS COMMUNICATION NETWORK IN INDONESIA: A STUDY OF THREE REGIONS. 17(07), 781–792. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6907442   |   Published on: 21-07-2022

Abstract

ISIS entered Indonesia by spreading narratives and calls for jihad to establish a caliphate in the form of an Islamic state. This call succeeded in awakening many terror organizations, including sympathizers of terrorism in the ‘lone wolf' category. In a very short time, ISIS has transformed into a very threatening terror group in Indonesia. This group grew through the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) group led by Aman Abdurrahman in three main areas: Poso, Jakarta, and Surabaya. In these regions, ISIS moves through a communication network in which Aman acts as an intermediary actor. This article analyses the ISIS as a whole network by focusing on the grouping, dominant actors within the group, and network structure using analysis of communication network studies combined with the application of quantitative calculations of Ucinet tools.

Keywords

ISIS, Communication Network, Dominant Actor, Network Structure.