As a multi-ethnic and multi-culture democratic country with a majority of moderate Muslim population , Indonesia faces the challenges to deal with terrorism that is linked to global militant Islamic movement . The Jemaah Islamiyah ( JI ) , a militant Islamic organisation that aspired for the establishment of a Daulah Islamiyah that encompassed whole Southeast Asia including Indonesia , is responsible for a series of terrorist attacks in Indonesia . This terrorist organisation that is linked to Al-Qaeda , was responsible for the Bali bombings in 2002 and 2005 , as well as Jakarta bombings in 2003 , 2004 , and 2009 . The Indonesian government , people and authorities has ever since tried to crack down the terrorist cells in Indonesia
Jakarta bombings in 2003
2003 Marriott Hotel bombing
History of Indonesia