Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI) through war model becomes the frontline in dealing with terrorism in New Order era. Along with development the time, in Reformation Order today, TNI has two main functions of Military Operation for War (MOW) and a supporting force role in scope of Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW). MOOTW has 14 points as a legal umbrella for the TNI in Carry out the duties, including in dealing terrorist threats by TNI. After the policy to separate the police from TNI,

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... has been a paradigm shift from a war model to a criminal justice model by placing the police at the forefront. This creates a dilemma on the ground. This research uses qualitative methods and Miles and Huberman analysis technique. A phenomenological qualitative approach is done to get the conditions in field. The primary data was collected by interviews with state officials of the BIN, BNPT, TNI Commander, and the Staff related to role of TNI. The results show that TNI's involvement to combat terrorism lately must go through state political decisions that are formulated with indicators that are consistent with democratic principles.