List of wars involving Indonesia

The following is a list of wars involving Indonesia.

Conflict or action Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Outcome
Indonesian National Revolution
(1945–1949)
Indonesia

Netherlands[c]

 United Kingdom[e]


Japan[e]


DI/TII (from 1949)


FDR


Small guerrilla groups

Madiun Affair
(1948)

Government victory

Darul Islam rebellion
(1949–1962)
Indonesia

Legion of the Just Ruler (until 1950)

Government victory

Indonesian invasion of South Maluku
(1950–1966)
Indonesia

Republic of South Maluku

Indonesian victory

  • Moluccas incorporated by Indonesia
PRRI-Permesta rebellion (1958–1961)

Indonesia

PRRI
Permesta

Government victory
  • Rebellion suppressed
Operation Trikora
(1961–1962)
Indonesia
Soviet Union

New York Agreement

Papua conflict
(1962–present)
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea[4][5]
Free Papua Movement Ongoing
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
(1963–1966)

Indonesia
Aligned parties:
PKI[6][7]
NKCP[8][9][10][11]
PGRS[11]
PRB[12]

Commonwealth victory[13]

30 September Movement
(1965)

Indonesian Army (Suharto factions)

Supported by:
 United Kingdom
 United States

Government Victory

Indonesian invasion of East Timor
(1975–1978)

Indonesian victory
Indonesian occupation of East Timor
(1976–1999)
UN Intervention led by the International Force for East Timor
Insurgency in Aceh
(1976–2005)
Indonesia Free Aceh Movement

Supported by:
Libya

Indonesian tactical victory
  • Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding
  • Special autonomy granted to Aceh
  • Disarmament of the GAM
  • End of GAM's claim of independence
  • Departure of non-local Indonesian troops, leaving only 25,000 soldiers in the province
War on Terror in Indonesia
(1981–present)
Indonesia Islamist groups:

Islamic State of Indonesia remnants

Laskar Jihad (2000–2002)

Jemaah Islamiyah (2000-2024)[21]

Jamaah Ansharusy Syariah[o]

Jamaah Ansharut Daulah[23][24][25]

Turkistan Islamic Party (2014–2016)[31]


Separatists:

Free Aceh Movement (1976–2005)

Free Papua Organization

Ongoing

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 1948-1949, after Operation Kraai
  2. ^ after 1947
  3. ^ from 1946
  4. ^ claimed neutrality
  5. ^ a b c until 1946
  6. ^ Before Federation, the three separate entities Malaya, Sarawak, and North Borneo participated independently
  7. ^ Until 1965
  8. ^ until 1986
  9. ^ until 1998
  10. ^ until 1986
  11. ^ later CNRT
  12. ^ from 1986
  13. ^ Clashed with JI leaders on strategy and tactics. Later pledged allegiance to ISIL.
  14. ^ Irfan S. Awwas assessed the decision to disband Jemaah Islamiyah as "a belated awareness at the wrong time" and refused to disband.
  15. ^ Splinter of Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid. Claims no affiliation to ISIS or JI.
  16. ^ Pledged allegiance to ISIL. The organization claims it is not a terror organization, however, reports by the Indonesian National Counter Terrorism Agency stated that JAS contributed to 7 out of 142 terrorists captured in 2023.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Suryanarayan, V. (1981). "Presidential Address: India and the Indonesian Revolution". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 42: 549–562. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44141175.
  2. ^ Ganguly, Pardesi & Thompson 2023, p. 59.
  3. ^ "Operation Trikora – Indonesia's Takeover of West New Guinea". Pathfinder: Air Power Development Centre Bulletin (150): 1–2. February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ^ May 2001, pp. 238, 269, 294.
  5. ^ King 2004, p. 179.
  6. ^ Conboy 2003, pp. 93–95.
  7. ^ Conboy 2003, p. 156.
  8. ^ Fowler 2006, pp. 11, 41
  9. ^ Pocock 1973, p. 129.
  10. ^ Corbett 1986, p. 124.
  11. ^ a b Hara, Fujiol (December 2005). "The North Kalimantan Communist Party and the People's Republic of China". The Developing Economies. XLIII (1): 489–513. doi:10.1111/j.1746-1049.2005.tb00956.x. hdl:10.1111/j.1746-1049.2005.tb00956.x. S2CID 153955103.
  12. ^ Sejarah Indonesia : "The Sukarno Years". Retrieved 30 May 2006.
  13. ^ van der Bijl 2007, p. 246, It was an outstanding victory, and it was a victory.
  14. ^ Schellinger 2016, p. 152.
  15. ^ Dennis & Grey 1996, p. 318.
  16. ^ a b Indonesia 1977, p. 31.
  17. ^ Syeirazi, M. Kholid. "Sel-sel NII (3): Jaringan dan Pewaris Ideologi NII". NU Online (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  18. ^ "Gerakan Islam Bawah Tanah NII, Berpotensi Ganti Paham Ideologi Bangsa - Ketik News". 14 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Ancaman Darul Islam di Indonesia".
  20. ^ "Polisi Ungkap Jaringan Teroris NII Aktif Gerak Rekrut Anggota di Indonesia". 11 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Southeast Asia armed group Jemaah Islamiyah to disband: Report". Al Jazeera. 2024-07-04. Archived from the original on 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  22. ^ "Jamaah Islamiyah bubar, eks pemimpinnya janji tinggalkan 'jalan kekerasan' - Apa motif di belakangnya dan benarkah JI memilih 'mengubah citra' agar diterima masyarakat?". BBC News Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  23. ^ Rachmawati, Tety; Karisma, Gita (2018). "Konstruksi Identitas ISIS Melalui Digital Media "Youtube" di Indonesia". POLITEA: Jurnal Pemikiran Politik Islam. 1 (2): 125–135. doi:10.21043/politea.v1i2.4315.
  24. ^ Johnson 2016, pp. 76–77.
  25. ^ Taufiqurrohman, M. (2015). "The Road to ISIS: How Indonesian Jihadists Travel to Iraq and Syria". Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses. 7 (4): 17–25. JSTOR 26351346.
  26. ^ "Mantan Mujahidin Indonesia Barat Dituntut 12 Tahun Penjara".
  27. ^ Padden, Brian (22 January 2016). "Indonesians Struggle to Combat Extremist Ideologies". voa. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  28. ^ Safitri, Eva. "Terungkap Wanita Berpistol Coba Terobos Istana Pendukung HTI-Berpaham Radikal". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  29. ^ Chaterine, Rahel Narda; Prabowo, Dani (2023-12-20). "Sepanjang 2023, Densus 88 AT Polri Tangkap 142 Tersangka Terorisme". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  30. ^ Ramadhan L. Q. Supriyanto, Joko (ed.). "142 Teroris Ditangkap Densus 88 Sepanjang Tahun 2023, Diantaranya Jaringan Abu Oemar". Tribuntangerang.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  31. ^ Clarke, Michael (7 September 2016). "Uighur militants infiltrating Indonesia". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

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