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February 28, 2006
Thailand: Burmese Muslim Killed in Further Unrest In South
The Nation reports that on Sunday night (26 Feb) a Muslim man was shot dead in Sungai Padi district in Narathiwat province. 31 year old Hasen Abdullah was a BBurmese migrant worker, who was shot by two gunmen on a motorbike as he returned home from prayers at a mosque.
On Monday, Chid Pethkard a 63-year old orchard owner was injured in a gun assault in Joh I Rong district in Narathiwat Province. He was shot twice in the back.
A Thai Muslim, Abdullah Macha, was shot dead on Sunday night as we walked home from a mosque in neighbouring Pattani province. Macha, a doctor, was hit by one of two men riding a motorbike. Hit by a 9mm bullet at close range, he survived long enough to be taken to hospital, where he died.
On Monday, Faridah Doloh, a public health worker who appears to be a Muslim, was injured when she was shot three times at 8 am in Pattani province. She was riding her motorbike to work in the adjacent province of Songkhla province from her home in Khok Pho.
The Nation reports that military and police conducted raids on 11 locations in Sungai Padi district in Narathiwat province. The district is believed to be a traiing ground for militants. Bomb detonators, ammunition and ammonium nitrate were recovered in the searches.
The southern provinces of Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala, as well as two districts of Songkhla province were formerly part of an independent Muslim sultanate called Pattani. This was conquered in 1786 by Bangkok, and in 1906, it became incorporated into Thailand. Muslim militants in the region have been behind much of the violence in the south. These hope to recreate the former sultanate of Pattani as an independent Muslim nation.
In these southern provinces, 80% of the local population is Malay Muslim, who speak a dialect of Bhasa, and Buddhists comprise the rest of the population.
The current insurgency began in January 2004, and within the two years of its duration, at least 1,000 people have been killed.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at February 28, 2006 8:05 PM
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