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Chasing the Professor: A Portrait of Jemaah Islamiyah’s Upik Lawanga

Publication: Volume: 2 Issue: 9
September 29, 2011 10:01 AM Age: 2 yrs
Category: Militant Leadership Monitor, Military/Security, Elite, Southeast Asia

By: Jacob Zenn

Taufik Buraga (a.k.a. Upik Lawanga)

Taufik Buraga (a.k.a. Upik Lawanga) [1] is a 34-year old high school-educated Indonesian jihadi from the small neighborhood of Tanah Runtuh, Poso on the island of Sulawesi (once known as Celebes). He currently ranks as the foremost Jemaah Islamiyah (JI)-affiliated bomb expert. Since he set up shop on the island of Java in 2009, he has begun leading small-scale terrorist networks in bomb attacks.

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