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The violence was not one-sided. Muslim mobs retaliated fiercely. The conflict spread to over 200 villages across Poso and the neighboring district of Morowali. Entire villages were razed to the ground. By the end of the major riots, estimates showed a devastating toll: 577 to over 1,000 people killed, 384 wounded, nearly 8,000 homes destroyed, and 510 public facilities burned to ashes. Over 78,000 people (around 19,500 families) were displaced by the destruction.
What followed was a scene of unspeakable horror. The militias attacked the Walisongo Pesantren, systematically killing students, teachers, and residents. The exact death toll remains disputed, with official figures stating 165 victims, but other accounts claim the number could be much higher, possibly up to 191. The bodies of the victims, which included women and children, were found in mass graves or floating in the Poso River. In a separate incident, around 200 women from Sintuwu Lembah village were subjected to forced public nudity and sexual violence, a tactic designed to inflict maximum psychological terror. tragedi poso no sensor
Masa transisi kekuasaan (Pasca-Orde Baru) menciptakan perebutan kursi birokrasi dan jabatan politik di tingkat lokal, yang sering kali menggunakan sentimen keagamaan untuk memobilisasi dukungan. The violence was not one-sided
Sebagai generasi penerus, kita tidak perlu melihat gore yang melayang di linimasa media sosial untuk belajar. Cukup dengan melihat mata masyarakat Poso saat ini—yang masih waspasa setiap mendengar petasan di malam tahun baru—kita akan mengerti tingkat tragedi yang sebenarnya. Tidak ada sensor yang dapat menutupi rasa takut itu. Entire villages were razed to the ground
This marked the most brutal escalation of the conflict. Well-organized Christian militias, known as the Pasukan Kelelawar (Bat Troops), launched coordinated attacks on Muslim villages. The most notorious incident occurred at the Sintuwu Lemba Islamic boarding school (Pesantren Wali Songo), where hundreds of civilians were killed.