snoop1130 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Suspected insurgents escape after gunfight in deep South By SANTHITI KHORJITMET THE NATION A CLASH BETWEEN soldiers and armed suspects erupted on a remote mountain range in the deep South on Wednesday morning. Both sides fired more than 100 rounds of ammunition during the confrontation near a suspected insurgents’ base in Narathiwat’s Rangae district. Though two suspects were believed to have been injured, all eight managed to escape successfully as they were familiar with the local landscape, a report filed by soldiers said. No soldier was injured in the incident. Colonel Issara Jantakayom from the 45th Ranger Regiment was leading a 20-strong team to patrol the area as part of measures to step up security in the run-up to |New Year festivities, when his team came across armed men on |the Taway mountain range. The gunmen began firing at the soldiers, prompting Issara’s team to fire back. After 10 minutes of gunfire exchange, the suspected insurgents disappeared from sight. Investigators arrived at the scene later to gather evidence. There were 10 tents in the area, erected a few metres apart, and more than 100 spent casings of war weapons and pools of blood. The authorities have launched a manhunt for the suspects in the mountain range. A military source said the suspected gunmen might be working under Abdulloh Bula, who is wanted for eight security-related crimes. Abdulloh’s hometown is near the spot where on Wednesday’s clash occurred. Unrest has been raging in Thailand’s deep South for more than a decade and thousands of lives have been lost during the period. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30360290 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-12-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: a 20-strong team to patrol the area as part of measures to step up security 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: all eight managed to escape successfully as they were familiar with the local landscape Incompetent military command - mission failure once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnarth Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 not good 20 trained Thai soldiers against 8 Muslims, the army needs to pick up having said that the Muslims must be well trained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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