No One Is Safe: Insurgent Attacks on Civilians in Thailand’s Southern Border Provinces

No One Is Safe

Insurgent Attacks on Civilians in Thailand’s Southern Border Provinces

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Map of Thailand’s Southern Border Provinces

Glossary

I. Summary

Key recommendations

Methodology

II. A Brief History of Insurgency in the Southern Border Provinces

III. BRN-Coordinate and Transformation of Separatist Insurgency

IV. Failed Government Policies and Responses

Thaksin’s response to the January 4, 2004 raid

The Krue Se and Tak Bai incidents

Failed reconciliation attempts, the coup, and escalating violence

V. Militant Attacks on Civilians

1. Buddhist Thai civilians

2. Government employees

3. Civilians suspected of being informants

4. Buddhist monks and novices

5. Medical personnel and public health centers

6. Teachers and schools

7. Bomb attacks

8. Attacks on Ethnic Malay Muslims

VI. Attacks on Infrastructure

VII. International Legal Standards

VIII. Recommendations

Separatist groups

The Thai government

The international community

Acknowledgements

August 2007 Volume 19, No. 13(C)