Southern Army Chief Pleads Militants to Stop Targeting Civilians
By Khaosod English


Lt.Gen. Prakarn Chollayuth met with Muslim cleris at Nurul Huda mosque in Narathiwat, 27 April 2015

NARATHIWAT — The commander of the Fourth Region Army has urged insurgents in Thailand's southern border provinces stop targeting civilians, especially children.

Lt.Gen. Prakarn Chollayuth made the plea while he was visiting a Muslim man and three children who were injured by a bomb in Narathiwat province on 24 April. The family was leaving a picnic on the beach when the roadside bomb exploded, police say. Authorities suspect the explosive was one of many planted by local militants who are aiming to create a breakaway Islamic state in the three southern border provinces of Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani.

"I'd like to tell them, please stop harming innocent civilians. There are only negative consequences," Lt.Gen. Prakarn said at the hospital this morning. "Especially children. They are important strength for the country's future. They should not harm children."

Lt.Gen. Prakarn said medical workers at the hospital are also providing counsel to the three children for the psychological trauma caused by the incident.

A network of shadowy insurgents has been locked in a bloody conflict with Thai authorities since early 2004. The simmering secessionist violence has claimed more than 6,200 lives. In addition to attacking security officers, separatists also regularly target public schools and teachers, presumably because they are viewed as instruments of the Thai Buddhist state.

Experts say the conflict is mostly fueled by ethnic and religious differences. While the vast majority of Thailand is Buddhist, the three southern border provinces are dominated by Malay Muslims who speak a distinct dialect and trace their ancestry back to the sultanate of Patani, which was annexed by Thailand in early 20th century.

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-- Khaosod English 2015-04-27

"I'd like to tell them, please stop harming innocent civilians. There are only negative consequences," Lt.Gen. Prakarn said at the hospital this morning. "Especially children. They are important strength for the country's future. They should not harm children."

Completely agree.

Applies to the military as well I assume.

Would the flip side be your Muslim Brothers asking you the Military to stop treating every Thai Muslim as a militant?

Clearly has NO IDEA about Terrorism Ideology, they simply don't care who they target!!

That's the whole idea, is to strike fear into the hearts of the community and "terrorise" them.

Don't think I can ever recall a terrorist or militant organisation that didnt target civilians or those who worked for government organisations, certainly none of the Islamic ones I've seen cared about the population and ironically neither did their military.

Does he seriously think for one minute they're (bad guys) are going to listen to the very authority who's job is to hunt them down and capture/kill them?

Sorry but these militants are animals who are doing the bidding of their beloved Allah. And killing infidels in the name of Allah is doing his work. Hell, killing other Muslims is doing Allah's work also according to these scum.

Allah Akbar!

Sorry but these militants are animals who are doing the bidding of their beloved Allah. And killing infidels in the name of Allah is doing his work. Hell, killing other Muslims is doing Allah's work also according to these scum.

Allah Akbar!

Those killing in the south I agree are scum, but what they are doing is their choice as scum.

It is not something their faith demands or bids them to do.

Sorry but these militants are animals who are doing the bidding of their beloved Allah. And killing infidels in the name of Allah is doing his work. Hell, killing other Muslims is doing Allah's work also according to these scum.

Allah Akbar!

Except most of those they kill globally are other Muslims ?

Ill have a snack bar indeed!!

To date........force hasn't worked...diplomacy hasn't worked......the army and police have no solutions, and probably never have had.......everything's failed after more than 10 years.......over 6000 people killed and now they plead!

I question the reports mention of "shadowy" rebels/terrorists........it's a jihad......and to the very sad future of Thailand in this region if there is no solution soon, it's just not going to end.

Pleading to these people for mercy of the civilians shows the complete lack of understanding that these toy generals have of this issue.

Ah, ok, if you plea, will stop targeting civilians, it never occurred to us that is an army person will

plea with us we will stop killing people.... hey Thai army chief, how about ' forgive and forget ? '

worked for Thaksin... give it a try...

From what i have seen of Muslims ,mainly in the UK is that they stick together ,very rarely will they condem terrorism if it is carried out by another Muslim ,hence you never ever see Muslims marching in protest at what the likes of IS are doing , i am sure there are many ordinary Muslims that just want to get on with life ,but to be honest after working and living amongst them for almost 30 years ,i dont trust any of them.

Sorry but these militants are animals who are doing the bidding of their beloved Allah. And killing infidels in the name of Allah is doing his work. Hell, killing other Muslims is doing Allah's work also according to these scum.

Allah Akbar!

Except most of those they kill globally are other Muslims ?

Ill have a snack bar indeed!!

Yes, Muslims who they think do not worship the right brand.

Nice try to say it is not the Muslim religion behind it all - but it is.

From what i have seen of Muslims ,mainly in the UK is that they stick together ,very rarely will they condem terrorism if it is carried out by another Muslim ,hence you never ever see Muslims marching in protest at what the likes of IS are doing , i am sure there are many ordinary Muslims that just want to get on with life ,but to be honest after working and living amongst them for almost 30 years ,i dont trust any of them.

Agree completely. I worked in a software team which was roughly 50/50 Muslim + Non-Muslim.

They were the most racist people I ever came across. If I behaved like they did, I would have been sacked on the spot. They despised the one guy who was friendly - to the point of having a derogatory name for him which meant 'white mans friend' and some of them had to stop one of them going to beat him up in the car park.

This quote I saw sums it up: "I am offended by what you are offended by and I am offended by what you are not offended by".

Sorry but these militants are animals who are doing the bidding of their beloved Allah. And killing infidels in the name of Allah is doing his work. Hell, killing other Muslims is doing Allah's work also according to these scum.

Allah Akbar!

Except most of those they kill globally are other Muslims ?

Ill have a snack bar indeed!!

Yes, Muslims who they think do not worship the right brand.

Nice try to say it is not the Muslim religion behind it all - but it is.

Now where did so even attempt to say it wasn't Islam that was behind it? Muslim isn't a religion, it's a follower of Islam, if your going to act like a smart Alex try and be accurate in your own posts, as it shows up your distinct lack of knowledge.

considering the troubles are mostly perpetrated by Muslims down in the South, it's not solely due to their Religion as to why there's issues, this goes way way back to land disputes, it just so happens it's predominantly Islam that's the main religion in that area, not really a surprise considering Malaysia is what? Yeah predominant Muslim.

Try to educate yourself a bit more about the root cause of the issues down on this south before making stupid assumptions.

Those who twist the Quran around to suit their agenda like the Wahhabi and salafist such as IS are miles apart from the Jihadists in the South.

Out of curiosity have you any links to such extremist Thai Islamic groups who post you tube videos and video their attacks and post their propaganda videos stating they will slaughter the infidel and wish to impose a caliphate in the Deep South ?

Any terrorist no matter his race creed or colour who kills innocent men women and children to further their cause are pieces of shit in my world, Buddhists,Muslims, Catholics, Protestant, Sikh, Hindu makes no odds to me, they're all scum.

pro lifers and those animal welfare lunatics who blow up labs etc injuring people are not any different either.

This will be another Yugoslavia. When Thailand finally decides to use force Yanks will bomb Bangkok for "humanitarian reasons".

those dudes in the OP photo sure don't look like their invitation to attend, was voluntary...

I think I count three only that are looking his way.

are they being scolded???

losing face!!!

From what i have seen of Muslims ,mainly in the UK is that they stick together ,very rarely will they condem terrorism if it is carried out by another Muslim ,hence you never ever see Muslims marching in protest at what the likes of IS are doing , i am sure there are many ordinary Muslims that just want to get on with life ,but to be honest after working and living amongst them for almost 30 years ,i dont trust any of them.

http://rt.com/news/189168-german-muslims-protest-isis/

http://www.wsj.com/articles/french-muslims-protest-against-islamic-state-1411755890

http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/london-news/british-muslims-stage-anti-isis-protest-march-in-london/9163.article

http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/commonwordcommonlord/2014/08/think-muslims-havent-condemned-isis-think-again.html

From what i have seen of Muslims ,mainly in the UK is that they stick together ,very rarely will they condem terrorism if it is carried out by another Muslim ,hence you never ever see Muslims marching in protest at what the likes of IS are doing , i am sure there are many ordinary Muslims that just want to get on with life ,but to be honest after working and living amongst them for almost 30 years ,i dont trust any of them.

Agree completely. I worked in a software team which was roughly 50/50 Muslim + Non-Muslim.

They were the most racist people I ever came across. If I behaved like they did, I would have been sacked on the spot. They despised the one guy who was friendly - to the point of having a derogatory name for him which meant 'white mans friend' and some of them had to stop one of them going to beat him up in the car park.

This quote I saw sums it up: "I am offended by what you are offended by and I am offended by what you are not offended by".

Not in every country, John. I managed a company in Malaysia which it's their law that you have a quota for Muslim staffs which I had about 60%. My chairman is also Muslim which is mandatory for foreign owned company. I got to say that at no time have I encountered any problems relating to religion and myMuslim staffs got along extremely well with their Chinese and Indian colleagues in the offices as well as in company outings. Even when I left a long time ago, some still all me don or abang, translated as brother. I had wonderful memories managing them and I got on well with the chairman and his family. Personally I don't believe that all Muslims behaved as you described and not all Muslims are racists and I meet a lot. In fact, I dare say that most Muslims are level headed and really should never be mixed in the same bag as the funatic like those in the South Thailand or kind associated with ISIS or Alqueda.

Sorry but these militants are animals who are doing the bidding of their beloved Allah. And killing infidels in the name of Allah is doing his work. Hell, killing other Muslims is doing Allah's work also according to these scum.

Allah Akbar!

Except most of those they kill globally are other Muslims ?

Ill have a snack bar indeed!!

Yes, Muslims who they think do not worship the right brand.

Nice try to say it is not the Muslim religion behind it all - but it is.

Now where did so even attempt to say it wasn't Islam that was behind it? Muslim isn't a religion, it's a follower of Islam, if your going to act like a smart Alex try and be accurate in your own posts, as it shows up your distinct lack of knowledge.

considering the troubles are mostly perpetrated by Muslims down in the South, it's not solely due to their Religion as to why there's issues, this goes way way back to land disputes, it just so happens it's predominantly Islam that's the main religion in that area, not really a surprise considering Malaysia is what? Yeah predominant Muslim.

Try to educate yourself a bit more about the root cause of the issues down on this south before making stupid assumptions.

Those who twist the Quran around to suit their agenda like the Wahhabi and salafist such as IS are miles apart from the Jihadists in the South.

Out of curiosity have you any links to such extremist Thai Islamic groups who post you tube videos and video their attacks and post their propaganda videos stating they will slaughter the infidel and wish to impose a caliphate in the Deep South ?

Any terrorist no matter his race creed or colour who kills innocent men women and children to further their cause are pieces of shit in my world, Buddhists,Muslims, Catholics, Protestant, Sikh, Hindu makes no odds to me, they're all scum.

pro lifers and those animal welfare lunatics who blow up labs etc injuring people are not any different either.

Nah, the "stupid assumption" was made by the General !! The militants/terrorists/criminals are NOT a uniformed army My italics and bold showing in the prior post.

Bloody disgrace, this is urban terrorism not Waddingtons Risk and to have a military leader come out this this pathetic spiel is abysmal.

If the military/government had and were doing their job there would be no bloody terrorism and consequently no collateral damage. Where does this country find these clowns.

Stop looking for media opportunities. Get out and find these insurgents(terrorists) and bring them to justice within the scope of the law.

From what i have seen of Muslims ,mainly in the UK is that they stick together ,very rarely will they condem terrorism if it is carried out by another Muslim ,hence you never ever see Muslims marching in protest at what the likes of IS are doing , i am sure there are many ordinary Muslims that just want to get on with life ,but to be honest after working and living amongst them for almost 30 years ,i dont trust any of them.

http://rt.com/news/189168-german-muslims-protest-isis/

http://www.wsj.com/articles/french-muslims-protest-against-islamic-state-1411755890

http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/london-news/british-muslims-stage-anti-isis-protest-march-in-london/9163.article

http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/commonwordcommonlord/2014/08/think-muslims-havent-condemned-isis-think-again.html

these are just a few , as i said before , but they do not represent the majority ,i do not and never ever again will trust any of them ,why only the other day one was on the tv in the UK blaming the police ,the school anyone but himself for his daughter going to join is , then the pictures come out of him at a rally next to a killer , as i said after 30 years and an old buisness partner warning me "to us you are just like something on our shoe" beware ,

The photo looks like the audience is experiencing an attitude adjustment session.

From what i have seen of Muslims ,mainly in the UK is that they stick together ,very rarely will they condem terrorism if it is carried out by another Muslim ,hence you never ever see Muslims marching in protest at what the likes of IS are doing , i am sure there are many ordinary Muslims that just want to get on with life ,but to be honest after working and living amongst them for almost 30 years ,i dont trust any of them.

http://rt.com/news/189168-german-muslims-protest-isis/

http://www.wsj.com/articles/french-muslims-protest-against-islamic-state-1411755890

http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/london-news/british-muslims-stage-anti-isis-protest-march-in-london/9163.article

http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/commonwordcommonlord/2014/08/think-muslims-havent-condemned-isis-think-again.html

these are just a few , as i said before , but they do not represent the majority ,i do not and never ever again will trust any of them ,why only the other day one was on the tv in the UK blaming the police ,the school anyone but himself for his daughter going to join is , then the pictures come out of him at a rally next to a killer , as i said after 30 years and an old buisness partner warning me "to us you are just like something on our shoe" beware ,

At least you can rely on moslems from these countries (I suppose the pilots are moslems) to do more than just protest against ISIS:

"Starting on 22 September 2014, the U.S., Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates began airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria"

Imagine how badly they must feel about bombing people with whom they want to "stick together", when really they want to bomb you.

Funny old world isn't it?

"I'd like to tell them, please stop harming innocent civilians. There are only negative consequences," Lt.Gen. Prakarn said at the hospital this morning. "Especially children. They are important strength for the country's future. They should not harm children."

I support this statement, in every utterance. I support this idea. I support this officer, and any who share his view.

this is no such thing as radical Islam, there is only Islam. Th cancer of the world.

From what i have seen of Muslims ,mainly in the UK is that they stick together ,very rarely will they condem terrorism if it is carried out by another Muslim ,hence you never ever see Muslims marching in protest at what the likes of IS are doing , i am sure there are many ordinary Muslims that just want to get on with life ,but to be honest after working and living amongst them for almost 30 years ,i dont trust any of them.

http://rt.com/news/189168-german-muslims-protest-isis/

http://www.wsj.com/articles/french-muslims-protest-against-islamic-state-1411755890

http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/london-news/british-muslims-stage-anti-isis-protest-march-in-london/9163.article

http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/commonwordcommonlord/2014/08/think-muslims-havent-condemned-isis-think-again.html

these are just a few , as i said before , but they do not represent the majority ,i do not and never ever again will trust any of them ,why only the other day one was on the tv in the UK blaming the police ,the school anyone but himself for his daughter going to join is , then the pictures come out of him at a rally next to a killer , as i said after 30 years and an old buisness partner warning me "to us you are just like something on our shoe" beware ,

At least you can rely on moslems from these countries (I suppose the pilots are moslems) to do more than just protest against ISIS:

"Starting on 22 September 2014, the U.S., Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates began airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria"

Imagine how badly they must feel about bombing people with whom they want to "stick together", when really they want to bomb you.

Funny old world isn't it?

Yes it is ,they even want to kill each other , so i have no trust when they want to attack us to .

Then who will they target? police? military

Should watch out what he asks for

From what i have seen of Muslims ,mainly in the UK is that they stick together ,very rarely will they condem terrorism if it is carried out by another Muslim ,hence you never ever see Muslims marching in protest at what the likes of IS are doing , i am sure there are many ordinary Muslims that just want to get on with life ,but to be honest after working and living amongst them for almost 30 years ,i dont trust any of them.

http://rt.com/news/189168-german-muslims-protest-isis/

http://www.wsj.com/articles/french-muslims-protest-against-islamic-state-1411755890

http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/london-news/british-muslims-stage-anti-isis-protest-march-in-london/9163.article

http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/commonwordcommonlord/2014/08/think-muslims-havent-condemned-isis-think-again.html

these are just a few , as i said before , but they do not represent the majority ,i do not and never ever again will trust any of them ,why only the other day one was on the tv in the UK blaming the police ,the school anyone but himself for his daughter going to join is , then the pictures come out of him at a rally next to a killer , as i said after 30 years and an old buisness partner warning me "to us you are just like something on our shoe" beware ,

I used to be like you, but have you stopped to consider it might have been your attitude that was the issue and not the Muslims themselves?

I know plenty round eyes who also look down on their workers like they're the scum of the earth , you see we're just getting your side of the story and it's impossible to make a sound judgement. It's clear you're pretty much a bigot and a racist, that's your choice, as I said I used to have a similar outlook.

I have seen good Muslims and bad Muslims I've seen good Christians and bad ones, there really isn't any moral high ground when it comes to bigotry.

I've worked with some snakes who would have the fillings out of your teeth when you yawned and worked with some who literally gave their lives to save his infidel friends.

Over the years I grew more tolerant as I took the time to interact with them more, learn from them, about them, I have some very good friends and colleagues who are Muslim, 10-15 years ago I wouldn't have given one the time of day, now I see how prejudiced and how much of a racist I was, not really something to be proud of.