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Southeast Asia
One dead, two wounded in two terrorist attacks in southern Thailand
2007-12-19
Terrorists Insurgents shot dead a Muslim man and wounded two paramilitaries in two separate attacks in the deep South on Wednesday. Police said a deputy village headman, 42, was killed in Pattani province in the morning. Two paramilitaries were also wounded in a roadside bomb in Yala province.

Posted by:ryuge

#2  The RKK is an offshoot of the BRN (Barisan Revolusi Nasional), definitely an Islamist, seperatist terror organization.

Presumably if there was evidence that today's attacks had been vigilantes, it would have been mentioned in the article. Generally, most casualties in southern Thailand seem to be victims of the Islamists. The fact that they killed a village headman sounds like they thought he may be cooperating with the government. I also presume that the paramilitaries were trying to provide security from the terrorists. This is all just speculation on my part though. Reporting on the Thai insurgency is spotty at best.
Posted by: ryuge   2007-12-19 18:43  

#1  Anyone have an idea what is going on here? Yesterday there was an attack by members of a militant group called RKK -- Runda Kumpalan Kecil, which means Small Patrol Group in Malay which sounds like a vigilante group vs. moslim (see Bang Rajan) or could be extremists cowing the moderates? All I know is that there was a Thai exchange student in our little nook 06-07 school year and other than seeing family not too excited about returning.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2007-12-19 12:27  

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