ISIS COMMUNICATION NETWORK IN INDONESIA: A STUDY OF THREE REGIONS
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.
ISIS, Communication Network, Dominant Actor, Network Structure.