The today's attack on the Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia may signal the reemergence of South East Asian terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah. While no group has claimed responsibility as of this post, the attacks are clearly in line with JI's operational history and objectives.  

The group first appeared on the international terror scene in 1995 when one of its founders, an Indonesian named Hambali, in partnership with Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed plotted to bring down eleven U.S. commercial flights across Asia. The plot was serendipitously revealed and Hambali was driven underground. This pressure ultimately forced JI to evolve and grow more independent from al-Qaeda.

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