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What Indonesia Should Learn from Turkey in Fighting ISIS

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) widespread has caused for concern among nations.

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Indonesia has witnessed the growing interest of some of its population in becoming part of the radical extremist group of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

All kinds of efforts to prevent the escalating number of potential members from Indonesia have all been exerted, but it remains an issue for the country to achieve full eradication of such dangerous group.

The Indonesian House of Representatives member, Maman Inanulhaq hopes for Indonesia to be as strong as Turkey in containing the group's widespread and in battling against its propaganda.

Indonesia may be a lot different from Turkey in many aspects and it ISIS threat may have been felt more profoundly in a country like Turkey as its location is strategically bordered next to the country that has been marked as the breeding ground for such group.

Turkey additionally, has also been known as the entrance or the main gate for foreign citizens to gain ISIS membership as most candidates reportedly embarked onto this country and flee via borderline route.

However, Maman believes that Indonesia should learn from Turkey as to how they raise awareness of the widespread of ISIS and how to prevent its population from falling deep into its globally exerted propaganda.

"Turkish government has resorted to intensify its intelligence agency venture in finding any evidence or individual relating to ISIS. They have also decided to exert more invigilators to control borderline region that connects Turkey and Syria as this has been the main reason for people to successfully come to Syria and acquire membership. I hope that our intelligence agency along with other relevant institution take into account such counter-terrorism measures and prevent the likeliness of finding out ISIS existence after unwanted events occured," Maman saud on Sunday 30 August 2015. (Akp/Ein)

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