Militant Incidents in Thailand (Jul. – Sep. 2017)

by | Jun 6, 2018 | Incident Reports, Thailand Coverage

Geographical distribution

Total casualties

18 fatalities

62 injuries

Militant violence trending
insignificant variations

c

Total Incidents

Pattani Malay Insurgency
(share of total incidents)

%

Breakdown by province

  • Pattani (14 incidents)
  • Narathiwat (11 incidents)
  • Yala (2 incidents)

Overview of incidents

  1. Jul. 07 – A defense volunteer and two civilians were shot to death by terrorists in three separate attacks in the Mayo district of the Pattani province. [BP]
  2. Jul. 09 – Two civilians sustained injuries when militants fired at a pickup truck in the Mayo district of the Pattani province. [BP & TPBS]
  3. Jul. 10 – Gunmen shot and killed a retired teacher as he was driving his car in the Rueso district of the Narathiwat province. [BP & Nat]
  4. Jul. 10 – A retired paramilitary soldier was shot dead by gunmen at his apartment in the Nongchik district of the Pattani province. [Nat]
  5. Jul. 15 – A bomb fitted to a motorcycle exploded on a bridge in the Sungai Kolok district of the Narathiwat province, injuring two policemen and a civilian. [BP]
  6. Jul. 15 – Seven civilians were wounded when militants shot them in the Nongchik district of the Pattani province. [BP]
  7. Jul. 20 – Attackers hurled six bombs at a police checkpoint in Narathiwat‘s Bacho district, killing one officer and badly injuring a colleague. [BP, Nat & TPBS]
  8. Jul. 23 – A trader was killed and his wife was injured when gunmen fired at their pickup truck in Pattani‘s Yarang district. [BP]
  9. Jul. 23 – Gunmen shot and killed a defense volunteer at a tea shop in the Saiburi district of the Pattani province. A bystander was injured in the incident. [BP]
  10. Jul. 23 – A civilian was taken hostage by militants who hijacked his pickup truck in the Nongchik district of the Pattani province. The terrorists subsequently fired at a nearby military base. The captive was shot to death following the shooting. [TPBS]
  11. Jul. 26 – Two officers were injured when a roadside bomb exploded as a border police patrol passed by in the Rueso district of the Narathiwat province. [BP]
  12. Jul. 26 – A small bomb exploded in front of a clothes shop in the Rangae district of the Narathiwat province. Nobody was hurt in the attack. [Nat]
  13. Aug. 01 – Motorcycle-borne terrorists hurled a small bomb at a military post in Narathiwat‘s Takbai district. No one was hurt in the incident. [Nat]
  14. Aug. 01 – A bomb fitted to a parked motorcycle exploded on the side of an empty road in the Sungai Kolok district of the Narathiwat province. Nobody was hurt in the blast. [Nat]
  15. Aug. 01 – Two defense volunteers were killed and four colleagues were wounded when a bomb exploded at the site where they were resting in the Maikaen district of the Pattani province. [BP, Nat & TPBS]
  16. Aug. 04 – A roadside bomb exploded as a police car passed by in the Sungai Padi district of the Narathiwat province. No one was hurt in the blast. [Nat]
  17. Aug. 09 – Terrorists bombed a paramilitary pickup truck before raking it with gunfire in the Chanae district of the Narathiwat province, injuring three soldiers. [BP, Nat & TPBS]
  18. Aug. 16 – Militants abducted four civilians and hijacked six pickup trucks from a car dealership in the Nathawi district of the Songkhla province. The attackers later shot three of their hostages, killing one and injuring two others. The remaining captive was released. [BP, Nat & TPBS]
  19. Aug. 16 – A car bomb exploded near a bridge in the Nongchik district of the Pattani province. Nobody was hurt in the blast. [BP & Nat]
  20. Aug. 17 – A car bomb exploded outside a police housing facility in Pattani‘s Mayo district. No one was injured in the attack. [BP & Nat]
  21. Aug. 19 – A village chief was seriously injured when gunmen shot him at his rubber plantation in the Chanae district of the Narathiwat province. [BP, Nat & TPBS]
  22. Aug. 23 – A roadside bomb exploded as an army patrol passed by in the Yarang district of the Pattani province. Nobody was hurt in the attack. [Nat]
  23. Aug. 29 – Terrorists hurled two small bombs at a police checkpoint in the Rueso district of the Narathiwat province. No one was injured in the incident. [Nat]
  24. Sep. 05 – Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded a couple in the Yaring district of the Pattani province. [BP]
  25. Sep. 14 – Terrorists bombed and destroyed an electricity pylon in the Kabang district of the Yala province. No one was hurt in the incident. [TPBS]
  26. Sep. 14 – A roadside bomb went off as a paramilitary vehicle passed by in Yala‘s Yaha district. Another bomb exploded as security forces and onlookers gathered at the scene. Two soldiers were killed and 27 other people were wounded in the blast. Other troops and journalists were among the injured. [TPBS]
  27. Sep. 22 – Four paramilitary soldiers were killed and five colleagues were wounded in a roadside bomb blast that targeted their pickup truck in Pattani‘s Saiburi district. A civilian was wounded in the blast. [BP & TPBS]
  28. Sep. 29 – A bomb fitted to a motorcycle exploded near a defense volunteers post in the Maelan district of the Pattani province. No casualties were reported. [BP & TPBS]

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)