WorldSecurity and defence
Coordinated attacks in southern Thailand rekindle focus on long-running insurgency
Dozens of coordinated night-time attacks in Thailand's three southernmost provinces over the weekend injured three people and burned government buildings and vehicles, followed by an explosion at a convenience store on Monday. The incidents highlight a decades-long Muslim separatist insurgency that has killed thousands.
Dozens of coordinated night-time attacks across Thailand's three southernmost provinces, near Malaysia, over the weekend injured three people and left government buildings and vehicles burned. The incidents were followed on Monday by an explosion at a convenience store.
The attacks are the latest in a long-running conflict between Buddhist-majority Thailand and Muslim separatists in the far south, a region that was part of the former Malay-Muslim Patani sultanate before being annexed by Siam in the early 1900s. The insurgency has killed thousands over the past two decades.
The renewed violence has raised concerns about security and the status of peace talks aimed at ending the conflict.
WorldSecurity and defence
Coordinated attacks in southern Thailand rekindle focus on long-running insurgency
Dozens of coordinated night-time attacks in Thailand's three southernmost provinces over the weekend injured three people and burned government buildings and vehicles, followed by an explosion at a convenience store on Monday. The incidents highlight a decades-long Muslim separatist insurgency that has killed thousands.
Dozens of coordinated night-time attacks across Thailand's three southernmost provinces, near Malaysia, over the weekend injured three people and left government buildings and vehicles burned. The incidents were followed on Monday by an explosion at a convenience store.
The attacks are the latest in a long-running conflict between Buddhist-majority Thailand and Muslim separatists in the far south, a region that was part of the former Malay-Muslim Patani sultanate before being annexed by Siam in the early 1900s. The insurgency has killed thousands over the past two decades.
The renewed violence has raised concerns about security and the status of peace talks aimed at ending the conflict.