Militant Incidents in Thailand (February 2015)

by | May 11, 2017 | Incident Reports, Thailand Coverage

Geographical distribution

Total casualties

2 fatalities

23 injuries

Militant violence trending
insignificant variations

c

Total Incidents

Pattani Malay Insurgency
(share of total incidents)

%

Breakdown by province

  • Narathiwat (5 incidents)
  • Yala (2 incidents)
  • Pattani (2 incidents)

Overview of incidents

  1. Feb. 01 – Two bombs exploded outside a shopping mall in the Pathumwan suburb of Bangkok. Two people were wounded in the blasts. [BP & Nat]
  2. Feb. 02 – A roadside bomb exploded as a paramilitary patrol passed by in the Panare district of the Pattani province. Nobody was hurt in the incident. [BP]
  3. Feb. 03 – Gunmen shot and wounded a paramilitary soldier as he was riding his motorcycle in the Rangae district of the Narathiwat province. [BP]
  4. Feb. 03 – A roadside bomb exploded as two police vehicles passed by in the Chanae district of the Narathiwat province. No one was hurt in the attack. [BP & Nat]
  5. Feb. 03 – Malay terrorists shot and killed a paramilitary soldier outside his house in Yala‘s Muang district. [BP]
  6. Feb. 11 – A deputy village chief was shot and injured by militants as he was riding his motorcycle in the Johirong district of the Narathiwat province. [BP]
  7. Feb. 18 – A roadside bomb exploded as a police patrol passed by in the Muang district of the Pattani province, injuring one officer. [BP]
  8. Feb. 19 – A civilian was killed and another one was wounded when gunmen shot them as they were riding on a motorcycle in Narathiwat‘s Sungai Kolok district. [BP]
  9. Feb. 20 – An explosives-laden pickup truck went off outside a restaurant in the city center of Narathiwat. Seventeen people were wounded in the attack. [BP, MCOT & Nat]
  10. Feb. 28 – A roadside bomb exploded as two army vehicles passed by in the Raman district of the Yala province. Nobody was hurt in the blast. [BP]

AFP: Agence France-Presse (France), AP: Associated Press (America), Ber: Bernama (Malaysia), BP: Bangkok Post (Thailand), CNN: Cable News Network (America), KS: Khao Sod (Thailand), MCOT: Mass Communication Organization of Thailand (Thailand), Nat: Nation (Thailand), Reut: Reuters (Britain), TPBS: Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thailand)