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More than 4000 firearms have been used in Thai terror
The jihad in Thailand by the numbers:
Terrorists Insurgents have used over 4000 different firearms to launch attacks in southern Thailand over the past seven years.

Adul Saengsingkaew, the deputy national police chief in charge of fighting the jihad in southern Thailand, said forensic tests showed that more than 4000 firearms had been used in attacks in Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and some districts of Songkhla since 2004. These included AK automatic rifles, M16 rifles, shotguns and a variety of pistols.

The deputy police chief said terrorist insurgent groups have divided areas in southern Thailand into operational zones for each group.

Violence in the southernmost provinces has been extensive since Jan 4, 2004, when four Thai soldiers were killed by 30 or so armed men who raided an army battalion in Narathiwat, stealing more than 300 assault rifles, 40 pistols and two M60 machine guns.

According to the police's database, there are now about 2,000 terrorists militants and 5,000 local supporters, 300 strategic leaders and 300 psychological leaders.

Statistics from the Royal Thai Police's front border operation center in Yala showed that, from 2004 to 2010, 11,523 violent attacks had taken place in Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and four districts of Songkhla. These included 6,171 shootings, 1,964 bomb attacks and 1,470 arson attacks. All told 3,825 people had been killed and 545 injured.

The frequency of terrorist insurgent violence was highest in 2007, when there were 2,475 violent attacks.
Posted by: ryuge 2011-01-16
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