Past disputes have included Australian intelligence wiretapping accusations involving Indonesia's former president, the execution of Australian drug smugglers and tensions over people smuggling.
—
NINIEK KARMINI,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
These days, most kidnappings are typically connected to domestic or family issues, human smugglers or mental illness.
The bandits are those who help themselves and cause others a loss.
—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
The West African nation has been fighting an insurgency for more than a decade, with Boko Haram and its splinter group, the Islamic State of West Africa Province, in addition to several amorphous groups commonly referred to as bandits.
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