From FOX News:BANGKOK (AP) — Ten Muslim villagers killed by gunmen firing assault rifles into a mosque during evening prayers. A 53-year-old Buddhist rubber tapper shot, decapitated and limbs cut from his torso, his head impaled on a stick.
The circumstances and brutality of those attacks this month have revived fears that a long-running insurgency in Thailand's south could be evolving into a sectarian conflict pitting Buddhists against Muslims.
Islamic separatists ignited the insurgency in January 2004, sparking a cycle of army repression and rebellion that has left more than 3,500 people dead. Frustrated by their inability to curb the violence, Thai security forces have increasingly been arming civilian self-defense forces — almost all Buddhist — to protect villagers.
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My Comment: The Islamic insurgency has been consistently targeting Buddhist and Thai government targets in Southern Thailand for the past few years .... with the result that a breaking point is now rapidly being approached. What I now see is an insurgency that will look similar to the Islamic insurgency in the Southern Philippines ... a prolong affair with casualties occurring at a low level for a number of years.
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