Gunfight erupts as troops move in to arrest Yala petrol pump fire suspects
SHOOTING broke out in far south Yala province when a team of soldiers and policemen moved in to arrest a group of insurgents suspected to have bombed and set fire to 11 petrol pumps earlier this month, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan 20). Col. Yuthanam Phetmuang, a spokesperson of the Internal Security Operations Command […]
Read MoreHunt for southern insurgents who robbed gold shop
A BIG group of southern insurgents mounted a well-organised robbery of a gold shop at a shopping mall in Su-ngai Kolok district, Narathiwat province, last evening (Oct. 5) and made off with at least 500 baht weight of gold ornaments, Amarin TV said this morning. There was an exchange of gunfire with police before […]
Read MoreFierce clash with insurgents in Songkhla
A HEAVY clash erupted between troops and southern insurgents in a Songkhla district after a search operation was launched to flush out a group of these extremists from a rubber plantation, Amarin TV said this morning (Sep. 11). Security forces targeted a large rubber plantation in Ban Huai Tao, Khuha subdistrict, Saba Yoi district, […]
Read MorePipe bomb thrown at armoured vehicle in Far South
INSURGENTS flung a pipe bomb at an armoured vehicle in the Far South province of Narathiwat at 9 p.m. today (April 2) but fortunately there were no casualties, Naewna newspaper quoted “Khao Baan Rao Chai Daen Tai” as saying. The pipe bomb hit the armoured vehicle from the 4th Infantry Regiment near Ban Mai […]
Read More2 more blasts after insurgents stole firearms from wildlife sanctuary
AFTER 20 armed insurgents attacked a wildlife sanctuary in Narathiwat and stole 10 shotguns and burnt down four buildings, they set off two bombs as rangers were inspecting the area in an attempt to ambush and kill them, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Sep. 22). At 9 a.m. this morning a meeting was […]
Read MoreSoldier, civilian shot dead by insurgents in Songkhla
INSURGENTS shot dead a soldier and a civilian in southern Songkhla province at 5 p.m. today (May 31) as the two men were riding a motorcycle along a road in Thepa district, Naewna newspaper said. The unknown number of insurgent using as yet unidentified weapons attacked and killed Sgt. Sumit Chalu and Mr. Dola […]
Read MoreArmy boosts election day security in southernmost provinces
AFTER insurgents mounted over 30 arson attacks all night till Friday morning in the three southernmost province followed by a bombing, Fourth Army Region Commander Lt.Gen Santi Sakuntanaga today (May 13) ordered strict security during tomorrow’s general election across these three provinces as well as four districts of Songkhla province, Naewna newspaper said this […]
Read More8 policemen hurt in Pattani bomb blast
INSURGENTS in southern Pattani province set off an improvised explosive device just as a police vehicle carrying 10 policemen was passing a road late last night injuring eight of them with all but one slightly so, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Nov. 20). Security teams closed Bang Kao – Pa Thung road in […]
Read MoreSix simultaneous attacks in Far South
AN UNKNOWN group of insurgents mounted six attacks simultaneously in the three Far South provinces last night (Apr. 14) but there were no injuries nor serious damage, Naewna newspaper said. The attacks were launched just as Thailand marked Songkran festival and during the last 10 days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The […]
Read MoreInsurgent badly hurt while placing bomb in Yala
ONE of two insurgents who rode up on a motorcycle to a water pumping station at Yala’s Suan Si Muang Dam in the dead of the night got badly injured when the improvised explosive device he was carrying to place there went off beforehand, Matichon newspaper said today (Jan. 22). The injured insurgent, Mr. […]
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