The Forgotten Elite Units

December 2, 2003

AFTER the Bali bombings of October 12, 2002, Indonesian Military (TNI) commander General Endriartono Sutarto announced he would reactivate the Special Anti-Terror Task Force. Two months later, Defense Minister Matori Abdul Djalil visited TNIs elite of elites. The following are details of the various units within the TNI.

Group 5/Terror Prevention, Army Special Forces (Kopassus)

This group had its origins in the establishment of Kopassus Detachment 8

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