Abu Wardah

Abu Wardah
أبو وردة
Born(1976-08-21)21 August 1976
Died18 July 2016(2016-07-18) (aged 39)
Tambarana, Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Cause of deathGunshot wounds
NationalityIndonesian
Other namesSantoso, Abu Wardah as-Syarqi, Abu Yahya
OrganizationEast Indonesia Mujahideen
SuccessorAli Kalora (2016–2021)

Santoso (21 August 1976 – 18 July 2016), known as Abu Wardah (Arabic: أبو وردة), was an Indonesian Islamic militant and the leader of East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT). He pledged allegiance to ISIL in July 2014. He was killed on 18 July 2016 by the Indonesian Army after two years of hiding in the jungles near Poso, Sulawesi.[1]

  1. ^ "Indonesian police are confident killed the country's most wanted terrorist Santoso who pledged allegiance to Islamic State". 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.