From The New York Times:SINGAPORE — The deadliest terrorist networks in Southeast Asia have suffered significant setbacks in the past three years, weakened by aggressive policing, improved intelligence, enhanced military operations and an erosion of public support, government officials and counterterrorism specialists say.
Three years after the region’s last major strike — the attacks on three restaurants in Bali that killed three suicide bombers and 19 other people — American and Asian intelligence analysts say financial and logistical support from Al Qaeda to other groups in the region has long dried up, and the most lethal are scrambling for survival.
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My Comment: After the Bali bombing in which hundreds of tourists and locals were killed or wounded, the war against these gangs and their enablers has resulted in scores of arrests, gun battles, and prison for the convicted. The fate and demise of extremist groups in these countries is now almost a guarantee for success.
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