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The Thai army has detained 342 suspected Muslim insurgents, including seven women, during raids in the south. Muslim insurgents killed four in attacks in the south.

The prime minister spent the night in Yala’s Ban-nang Sata district, a “red zone” where Muslim insurgents are active. Twelve suspected insurgents were detained during a raid by 200 security forces in a village in Narathiwat province.

Police have taken measures to secure Bangkok after receiving intelligence Muslim insurgents would attack the Asia Cup. Five soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in Pattani province.

A former army chief said the government’s “policy of reconciliation” has failed as it is too timid. The commander of the Yala Provincial Police said the tactics of direct pressure and sweeping arrests are “choking” the insurgency. An Islamic school in Narathiwat with links to Muslim insurgents was closed.

Muslim insurgents sabotaged the rail track between Yala and Narathiwat provinces, forcing trains to suspend services. Three soldiers were wounded in two IED attacks in Yala and Nahathiwat. Two insurgents were killed by police in Pattani.

The Constitution Drafting Committee rejected Buddhism as the state religion. Two soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in Pattani province. A Muslim insurgent was killed in Yala when attempting to escape custody.

The Army arrested over 160 insurgent suspects in southern Thailand. A Muslim insurgent wounded four in a small arms attack on a tea shop in Pattani. Insurgents burned a school and government office in Yala.

Muslim insurgents killed three and wounded 10 in a bombing of a tea shop in Yala. Five schools in Songkha were burned. Forty suspected insurgents were arrested.

The Thai government report progress in negotiations with Muslim insurgents, while admitting the situation in the south is deteriorating. The military is completing a sweep of two districts in Yala.

Fourteen were wounded in a bombing at a tea shop in Yala province. Two soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in Narathiwat. The Army recalled over 5,000 reservists drafted since 1996 from in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, and select districts of Songkhla and Satun for a “five-day training course… aimed… at instilling patriotism and […]

Muslim insurgents killed 7 soldiers and wounded 1 in an IED attack in Yala province. “They were the security team for local teachers,” said the local police commander. A school in Yala was burned down.

Three men were found murdered in Narathiwat; one was beheaded. Two IED attacks, one outside a school, killed two soldiers in Pattani. Thirteen schools were burned down in Yala and Pattani.

Nearly 100 schools were closed in Narathiwat province after Muslim insurgents walked into schools and murdered three teachers. Indonesia is seeking information on its citizens’ involvement in the Thai insurgency.

Two Muslim men and a policeman were killed in two driveby shootings in Narathiwat province. Two Muslim men were killed in a driveby shooting in Songkhla province. Muslim insurgents attacked a school bus in Yala province, wounding 8 teenagers and the bus driver.

One soldier was wounded in a bombing and 1 civilian in a shooting near schools in Narathiwat province. Insurgents derailed a train on Monday after remove bolts from the tracks in several locations in Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat. Service has been suspended until Thursday.

Muslim insurgents killed 10 paramilitary soldiers in an IED attack on a patrol in Yala province. Members of the RKK (Runda Kumpulan Kecil) who surrendered to the government identified the attackers. Five Muslims were killed during an attack on a mosque in Songkhla.

A bomb planted on a motorcycle

Muslim insurgents shot and killed a Muslim man, and wounded 2 paramilitary troops in an IED attack in Yala province. A village leader and two Muslim men were killed in drive by shootings in Narathiwat province.

Muslim insurgents killed five in the southern province of Yala, including a Muslim farmer, his daughter and two teen aged boys. A Buddhist was shot in Pattani. One soldier and six police were wounded in two roadside bomb attacks.

Muslim insurgents shot and burned a Buddhist in Yala, while 3 police and a Time photographer were wounded responding to the murder. The Prime Minister insists on conducting talks with insurgents.

Muslim insurgents shot and killed a Buddhist in Yala and a Muslim policeman in Narathiwat. Insurgents also murdered a pro-government Muslim chief who “was commended by the authorities for providing cooperation to fight against insurgency.”

Muslim insurgents in Yala murdered a couple and wounded their 3 year old child. The father was subsequently beheaded. The Thai Army believes the insurgents are receiving training from “Indonesian Islamists.” Security officials from the 4 southern provinces met to discuss the insurgency.

Muslim insurgents killed 5 civilians in Narathiwat and Yala province as Prime Minister Surayud visited the region. Sume Muslim groups, such as PULO, have welcomed the Prime Minister’s proposals for dialogue.

Muslim insurgents killed 2 police at a checkpoint, and murdered a village chief in Narathiwat province. The US is pushing the junta to allow democratic elections, and said only a free government can defeat the insurgency.