Detachment 88

Detasemen Khusus 88 Detachment 88 Anti Terror Police
Abbreviation	Delta 88 Densus 88
The crest of the Detachment 88
Agency overview
Formed	2003; 14 years ago (2003)
Employees	classified
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	Indonesia
Primary governing body	Government of Indonesia
Secondary governing body	Indonesian National Police
General nature	Federal law enforcement Civilian agency
Specialist jurisdiction	Counter terrorism, special weapons and tactics, protection of VIPs.
Operational structure
Overviewed by Police	Ministry of Home Affairs
Headquarters	Indonesian National Police Headquarters, Jakarta
Minister of Home Affair responsible	Thahjo Kumolo
Notables Person Brig. Gen. Pranowo, first commander Significant engagements Death of Azahari Husin 2007 Poso Raid Arrest of Abu Dujana Death of Noordin Mohammad Top Cipayung Raid 2016 Jakarta attacks

Special Detachment 88 (Detasemen Khusus 88), Delta 88, or Densus 88, is an Indonesian Special Forces counter-terrorism squad, and part of the Indonesian Police Force. Formed on 30 June 2003, after the 2002 Bali bombings, it is funded, equipped, and trained by the United States and Australia.

The unit has worked with considerable success against the jihadi terrorist cells linked to Central Java–based Islamist movement Jemaah Islamiyah.

Detachment 88 was formed after the 2002 Bali bombings and became operational in 2003. The name of the organization is a result of a senior Indonesian police official mishearing "ATA" in a briefing on the US Department of State's Anti-Terrorist Assistance program as "88". He thought it would be a good name as the number 8 is a lucky number in Asia and other officials lacked the courage to correct him. However, according to Brig. Gen. Pranowo, the Indonesian Police Headquarter Anti-Terror Director, the number "88" is taken from the number of Australian fatalities in the 2002 Bali bombing, the largest number from a single country.

Detachment 88 has disrupted the activities of Central Java–based Islamist movement Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and many of its top operatives have been arrested or killed. Abu Dujana, suspected leader of JI's military wing and its possible emir, was apprehended on June 9, 2007.Azahari Husin was shot and killed in 2005. The Indonesian terrorist organization suffered a further blow when arguably its last surviving and at-large prominent figure, Noordin Mohammad Top was killed in a shootout with Detachment 88 on September 17, 2009 at Solo, Central Java.