Villager instrumental in Abu Sayyaf terrorists' surrender shot dead; eight soldiers injured in southern Thai bombing

And more in this latest weekly Southeast Asia counter/terrorism roundup.

Philippine police commandos during a demonstration. (File photo for general illustration: Facebook/Special Operations Forces Philippines)

Here’s 30 headlines and links from last week you don’t want to miss.

• Terrorism in Indonesia will decrease in 2025 (Commentary in Indonesian)

• Abu Sayyaf terrorist tagged in 2001 siege, wanted for kidnappings, nabbed

• Ex-Jemaah Islamiyah leader warns against Wahabi khilafah extremism (Story in Indonesian)

• Two IS-Maute Group members surrender in southern Philippines

• Ex-Jemaah Islamiyah national figure says some members exposed to IS (Story in Indonesian)

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EXCLUSIVE: Who is Abu Turaife, Filipino terrorist touted as new emir of IS Southeast Asia?

EXCLUSIVE: IS leader may still be at large in Mindanao