PRESIDENT Arroyo expressed confidence Thursday that new Indonesian President Susilo Bam­bang Yudhoyono would be a strong ally in the fight against regional militant groups.

The two countries and their embassies abroad have been hit by bomb attacks staged by allies and members of the Jemaah Islamiah, a regional Muslim extremist group considered the Southeast Asian chapter of the al-Qaeda network.

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