Thailand`s Islamic Insurgency Is Driving Out The Minority Buddist Population

Conflict Pushes Nearly A Third Of Buddhists From Home In South Thailand - IDMC -- Reuters

BANGKOK (AlertNet) – At least 30 percent of Buddhists and 10 percent of Malay Muslims in Thailand’s insurgency-prone southern provinces have fled their homes since 2004 due to armed conflict there, said a briefing by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).

The displaced have sought refuge in nearby urban areas, or altogether left the provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat where the government is facing opposition from a number of Malay Muslim insurgency groups, the IDMC said.

According to official figures, Buddhists accounted for around 20 percent of the million or so people in the three provinces in 2000.

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My Comment: This type of low level insurgency and attacks is now happening every day.