Security forces and militant Muslim rebel groups, including Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), have verbally agreed to a Ramadan ceasefire. Under the agreement, Thai forces will not take “aggressive actions” and the rebel groups will refrain from “armed attacks, bombings and ambushes” against Thai forces, in the provinces of Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat, and Songkhla. The agreement does not involve some militant splinter groups, which are opposed to dialogue with the government.
