Publication

3 May 2005

This briefing analyzes events in the Mamasa district, a remote area of Indonesia's West Sulawesi region. The author examines the origins of the current administrative conflict that is a product of Indonesia's decentralization process. However, he notes that this may yet flare up into another religiously motivated clash as the mainly Christian region could offer good ground for Jihadist recruitment. There have been several violent clashes between the "pro" and "contra" decentralization groups over the last two years. As a result, the author argues that events in Mamasa should not be ignored, especially given terrorist attacks that have occurred in other Indonesian regions and the upcoming regional elections starting in June 2005.

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Author International Crisis Group
Series Crisis Group Asia Briefings
Issue 37
Publisher International Crisis Group (ICG)
Copyright © 2005 International Crisis Group (Crisis Group)
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