Multi-purpose Ansor Front | |
 Insignia of Banser | |
| Abbreviation | Banser |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1937 |
| Type | Paramilitary Organization |
| Purpose | "Providing security and services to ulamas and the general public"[1] |
Region served | Indonesia |
Official language | Bahasa Indonesia |
Head of the National Coordination Unit | Muhammad Syafiq Syauqi[2] |
Parent organization | Ansor Youth Movement |
| Affiliations |  Nahdlatul Ulama |
Volunteers | 8.000.000 (2024)[3] |
Multipurpose Ansor Front, better known as Banser (abbreviation of Barisan Ansor Serbaguna), is an Islamic militia organization based in Indonesia. It is a paramilitary wing of the youth organization Ansor Youth Movement (GP Ansor) affiliated with Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Islamic mass organization in the world. Banser operates as a semi-autonomous body of GP Ansor and mainly serves for the security and humanitarian operations. Combined personnel of Banser doubles the number for the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), making Banser (and its parent organization GP Ansor) a political heavyweight which holds the key to the national stability.[4] Throughout the history, Banser had played major roles especially in issues related to religion, from the active participation in Indonesian mass killings of 1965–1966 against the perceived members of Indonesian Communist Party,[5] to the more recent development of standoff against Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia.[6] In terms of political orientation, Banser, along with GP Ansor, is characterized by traditionalist Islam, populism and nationalism.
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- ^ Fadjarudin, Muchlis (27 August 2024). "Gus Syafiq Pimpin Satkornas Banser Gantikan Hasan Basri Sagala". suratsurabaya.net. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Ilhami Fawdi, Maulana (5 August 2024). "Jaga 24 Jam, Banser Bakal Bubarkan Demo di Depan Kantor PBNU (Adapun jumlah anggota Banser se-Indonesia mencapai 8 juta anggota. "Ini kan nggak seberapa ya, kita memang panggil yang dekat-dekat, kalau Jabodetabek kita kumpulkan bisa sampai 100 ribu orang, (Nasional) 8 juta," jelasnya.)". detik.com. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Lobubun, Darul Amri (9 September 2017). Anas, Suryana (ed.). "Segini Jumlah Pasukan Banser di Indonesia Saat Ini, Lebih Banyak dari TNI". Tribun-timur.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ Tragedi Berdarah Santri dan Banser dalam Menumpas PKI di Jawa Timur Archived 2020-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. Muslimoderat. Retrieved November 16, 2017
- ^ Haryadi, Didit (2017-04-16). Arjanto, Dwi (ed.). "Begini Kronologi Bentrok Massa HTI vs Banser GP Ansor di Makassar". Tempo. Retrieved 2023-03-21.