[2] Known members include Muhammad Iqbal alias Abu Jibril who has called for people to "Destroy America and its allies!
[3] In response to the Execution of Saddam Hussein in 2006, Fauzan Al Anshori said George W Bush should also stand trial.
[2] In August 2008, Abu Bakar Bashir resigned his position as the Council's supreme leader, charging that the group's internal democratic structure contradicted Islam, and stated that he should have absolute power within the organization.
[5] However, in contrast to these aggressive acts, the Majelis Mujahideen Indonesia established a command post at the Iskandar Muda Air Force Base in Banda Aceh city to help with humanitarian efforts during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
[6][7] When liberal Canadian Muslim activist Irshad Manji visited the Institute for Islamic and Social Studies in Yogyakarta to launch her book Allah, Liberty and Love in May 2012, hundreds of the group's supporters attacked the event, injuring her slightly, along with her assistant, while beating dozens of other people.