Militant Incidents in Thailand (December 2016)

by | May 26, 2017 | Incident Reports, Thailand Coverage

Geographical distribution

Total casualties

8 fatalities

17 injuries

Militant violence trending
insignificant variations

c

Total Incidents

Pattani Malay Insurgency
(share of total incidents)

%

Breakdown by province

  • Pattani (6 incidents)
  • Narathiwat (6 incidents)
  • Songkhla (1 incident)

Overview of incidents

  1. Dec. 06 – A village chief was killed and his wife was seriously injured when gunmen raked their vehicle with gunfire in the Yaring district of the Pattani province. [AFP, Ber, BP, KS & Nat]
  2. Dec. 06 – A defense volunteer and his wife were killed when militants shot them as they were riding a motorcycle in Pattani‘s Nongchik district. [AFP, Ber, BP, KS & Nat]
  3. Dec. 06 – Militants shot and killed an employee of the local electricity department as he was riding his motorcycle in the Panare district of the Pattani province. [AFP, Br & Nat]
  4. Dec. 06 – Unknown assailants shot and killed a defense volunteer in Pattani‘s Saiburi district. No further information was available. [AFP & Ber]
  5. Dec. 07 – Gunmen shot and wounded a local civilian as he was driving home in the Yingo district of the Narathiwat province. [Ber]
  6. Dec. 07 – A civilian was shot to death by unidentified militants as he was traveling home in the Chanae district of the Narathiwat province. [AFP & Ber]
  7. Dec. 09 – Terrorists opened fire at a defense volunteers’ patrol in Yala‘s Yaha district. One of the volunteers was hurt in the incident. [BP]
  8. Dec. 12 – Four officers were hurt when a roadside bomb exploded as a border police vehicle passed by in the Sungai Kolok district of the Narathiwat province. [BP, Nat & TPBS]
  9. Dec. 13 – A roadside bomb exploded as a defense volunteers who were escorting teachers passed by in the Chanae district of the Narathiwat province. Six volunteers and two civilians sustained injuries in the blast. [Ber]
  10. Dec. 13 – A soldier was injured when a roadside bomb went off as a paramilitary patrol passed by in the Saiburi district of the Pattani province. [Ber]
  11. Dec. 15 – A farmer was shot and killed by unknown militants outside his residence in the Songkhla province. [AP & KS]
  12. Dec. 26 – Gunmen shot and killed the driver of a local government official as he was traveling home from work on his motorcycle in Pattani‘s Thungyang Daeng district. [BP]
  13. Dec. 29 – A civilian sustained injuries when gunmen fired at his car in the Sungai Padi district of the Narathiwat province. [BP]
  14. Dec. 29 – A roadside bomb exploded as a police pickup truck passed by in the Rueso district of the Narathiwat province, causing only damage. [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)