The Thai government and its top military commanders overseeing counterinsurgency operations in its restive southern Muslim provinces have ruled out the presence of al-Qaeda or jihadi tendencies, saying the rebellion is essentially local and has no affiliations with global terrorism. “For a terrorist group like al-Qaeda Thailand is a very small target. The rebellion in […]
PATTANI, May 04 (TNA) – A tradesman was shot dead in restive Pattani province Tuesday morning, and three Army Rangers in Narathiwat were wounded in a separate bomb attack. Bueraheng Waesani, a 56-year-old meat vendor, was gunned down and died instantly at his shop opposite the Krue Se mosque in the Pattani provincial seat. Police […]
A police sergeant was killed and 43 others were wounded when a grenade was thrown into their lines as they assembled for the national anthem in front of the Muang police station in Pattani on Wednesday morning, police said. One of two men riding a motorcycle threw the hand grenade over the station fence, according […]
Violence in the south of Thailand has caused a number of local residents to uproot their homes and move away, but some Thai residents aren’t willing to give up on Pattani, the southern provinces of Thailand or on the idea of cultural diversity.
…
