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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, center, is given a tour by the Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque Nasaruddin Umar, left, and the Chairman of the mosque Muhammad Muzammil Basyuni, right, during his visit to the largest mosque in Southeast Asia, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Pence praised Indonesia's democracy and moderate form of Islam after meeting Thursday with the president of the world's most populous Muslim nation. (Adek Berry/Pool Photo via AP)

Mike Pence praises Indonesia’s democratic, tolerant values

By Ken Thomas - Associated Press

In this March 8, 2017 photo, a farmer rides his motorbike on a dirt road as Gede Pangrango Mountains is seen in the background in Bogor, West java, Indonesia. A sprawling &quot;Trump Community&quot; that will rise next to Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park has alarmed conservationists. They predict that the overall development, including a massive theme park, will overwhelm a refuge for some of Indonesia’s most threatened species. The 3,000 hectare (11.6 square miles) project is the brainchild of President Donald Trump's Indonesian partner, billionaire and presidential hopeful Hary Tanoe. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Fears for Indonesian park’s rare species as Trump town rises

By STEPHEN WRIGHT - Associated Press

Indonesian police arrest militants setting up jihadi camp

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Indonesia counterterror police kill militant, arrest 3

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Indonesia's prisons are ripe for recruitment by the Islamic State, says a report by the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict. "Prisoners depend on outside donations for decent food. And the convicted terrorists have a well-organized support network." (Associated Press)

ISIS finds easy recruits in prisons of Indonesia

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Police officers stand guard at a residential neighborhood where police conducted a raid on a house used by suspected militants, in Tangerang, Indonesia Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. Indonesian police said three suspected militants who were planning a holiday season suicide bombing were killed in the raid Wednesday on the outskirts of Jakarta in the second imminent attack to be foiled in less than two weeks. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Indonesia police kill 3 suspected militants, defuse bombs

By TATAN SYUFLANA and STEPHEN WRIGHT - Associated Press

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Indonesian billboard prank poses possible prison sentence over porn, hacking law violations

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Indonesian police officers guard a Starbucks cafe in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jan. 16, two days after it was a target of a suicide bombing attack funded by the Islamic State. (Associated Press) **FILE**

ISIS announces expansion into Southeast Asia with attacks, threats

By Luke Hunt - Special to The Washington Times

Indonesia Police make line near one of location bomb in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. Suicide bombers exploded themselves in downtown Jakarta on Thursday while gunmen attacked a police post nearby, a witness told The Associated Press. Local television reported more explosions in other parts of the city. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Jakarta attack funded by Islamic State in Syria, police say

By Ali Kotarumalos and Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

Thai-owned cargo ship Silver Sea 2 is anchored off an Indonesian Navy base in Sabang, Aceh province, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. A massive refrigerated cargo ship believed to be loaded with slave-caught fish was seized by Indonesia's navy and brought to shore after The Associated Press informed authorities that it had entered the country's waters, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Syahrul Rizal)

Indonesia navy nabs cargo ship loaded with slave-caught fish

By Margie Mason - Associated Press

Rescuers search for victims at the site where an Indonesian air force transport plane crashed in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The Hercules C-130 plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in the country's third-largest city on June 30. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Indonesia plane crash death toll rises to 141 as search effort ends

By Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

One of ambulances carrying the bodies of Australian death-row prisoners Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran arrives at a funeral home in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia executes 8 drug convicts; Filipino given reprieve

By Tatan Syuflana - Associated Press

Indonesians look at the recovered wreckage of the ill-fated AirAsia Flight 8501 that crashed in the Java Sea, at Kumai port in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. Divers returned to the water Monday hoping to locate the black boxes from the crashed AirAsia plane after zeroing in on the site where the devices are believed to be wedged beneath wreckage on the bottom of the Java Sea. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Divers retrieve 1 of 2 black boxes from crashed AirAsia jet

By Achmad Ibrahim - Associated Press

Indonesian Armed Forces Chief Gen. Moeldoko said that the threat now presents an opportunity for the U.S.-Indonesian military relationship to expand (Associated Press)

Indonesia wants to aid U.S. in Islamic State fight, top military commander says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Outgoing Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, walks with President-elect Joko Widodo upon arrival prior to a tour of the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, will be inaugurated as the country's new president on Monday, Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Adek Berry, Pool)

Kerry seeks Asia’s help in anti-Islamic State push

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Muslim women perform an evening prayer called 'tarawih' marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan n Jakarta, Indonesia in June. Fears about the threat posed by the Islamic State are mounting not only in the West but also in the capital of the world's most populous Muslim nation. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Indonesia cracks down on suspected jihadists as Islamic State fears mount

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times