Thursday, August 30, 2018
Thailand’s Muslim Insurgency Has Returned
Don Pathan, Asia Times: Thailand’s Muslim insurgency roars back to life
Surge in lethal attacks in nation's southernmost region underscores a lack of progress in resolving the conflict after four years of military rule.
A new surge in lethal attacks in Thailand’s southernmost region has underscored the lack of progress in resolving the insurgent conflict after four years of military junta rule.
The restive region – spanning the three Muslim majority provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat as well as areas of neighboring Buddhist majority Songkhla – had seen a lull in violence, including over a year-long national period of mourning from October 2016-17 for deceased King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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WNU Editor: This low-intensity insurgency has been ongoing since 2004. It is not going to end anytime so.
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