Southern beat - Thailand

July 2005
Hundreds of people have been killed in Thailand's Muslim insurgency. As distrust between Muslims and Buddhists grows, rebels are aping tactics from Iraq.

In the past 18 months, insurgents have carried out a relentless campaign of beheadings, shooting and bombings. "They are trying to create chaos," complains police chief Sommai Puttakul. Until recently, most bombings were small scale. But earlier this year, a car bomb was used for the first time, representing a major shift in tactics. "We'd never seen anything like it. This tactic is usually used overseas," states freelancer Padung Wannalac. Police are angry that rebels can easily escape to Malaysia, which has no extradition treaty with Thailand. They want to restrict movement across the border but this would only enflame tensions among Thai Muslims.

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[22STE22]

were ever theres muslims theres problems

[TommyThai28]

Muslims are the bigest treath to the free world there like a cancer that needs to be cut out and killed.

[ayenaxis]

@CCCP haha nampak sangat kau ni indon.

[Ln192]

@ELECTRICPORT

So what's it like having no brain? Homo.

[akhiandevich]

Thailand will disintegrated as nation-state after old Bhumipol die..and also face a great civil war.........wait and see.................

[ELECTRICPORT]

Asagfirullah!! Ya Allah!!! I make dua to you to aid my Thai brothers and sisters who are sacrificing so much in Your path. May you grant highest Jannah to the shahids and may You make life easier for those still here. Amin.

[selebet77]

this thing happen because of respond from violent siamese buddha army/police done to malay in south thai! don't deny it. Please show at your national TV how police and army enjoy killing civilian like tak bai massacre. propaganda work huh!

[vote4geertwilders]

dirty muslim pigs need destroying

[akhiandevich]

thai-siamese race invade and colonised all it's neighbour land..the khmer on east, mon on west, malays in south....so thailand map is base on this fact...

[KhmerSerey1]

Take the akha land invasion,take the invasion of cambodian preah vihear and prasat ta muan temple and among other temples they have robbed their neighbors of.I speak the truth...

[chris22111981]

@hafiidz3: fuck your mother you piece of shit