JI group down, but not out

A recent jailbreak by a member of Jemaah Islamiah in Singapore has revived fears the Islamic militant group could plot attacks against Western interests in the region again.

While several key strategists and bomb experts in Jemaah Islamiah, or JI, have been captured or killed, some analysts said it and its splinter groups still have the capacity to launch attacks.

Over a period of four years JI carried out deadly bombings of bars and restaurants in Bali, and on the Australian embassy and JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta.