“We are surprised that they launched their attack at our permanent camp instead of small temporary posts.” It is a departure from their usual attacks on teachers, rubber tappers, and telephone repairmen. Also, ex-politicians, village chiefs, married couples, and construction workers. “Insurgent attack kills 4 Thai soldiers,” by Kocha Olarn for CNN, January 20: Bangkok, […]
Merry Christmas, southern Thailand! You’re getting Sharia!
And that, of course, is what you have always wanted. But how long will it before you start to demand it in the rest of Thailand as well? “Thaworn sees sharia law as way forward,” from the Bangkok Post, December 25 (thanks to Weavo): The introduction of sharia law to the southernmost provinces has taken […]
Thailand-based jihadist group at heart of raids in Spain also had airport rubber stamps, relied partly on pickpockets
More on this story. “Spain Deepens Probe Into European Jihadist Passport Network,” by David Roman for Dow Jones Newswires, December 3: MADRID (Dow Jones) Spanish and Thai police have discovered a trove of documents including Chinese and European visas, as well as airport rubber stamps, amid a deepening probe into a Thailand-based Jihadist group, Spain’s […]
Thailand: Five villagers murdered by “suspected Islamic militants,” including one shot by gunmen dressed as soldiers
Just in case you were wondering if southern Thailand is still “restive,” it sure is. Also, as usual, “War is deceit.” “Five people shot dead in Thailand,” from Agence France-Presse, December 4 (thanks to Dumbledoresarmy): Suspected Islamic militants shot dead five people in attacks across Thailand’s restive south, including one Muslim man gunned down by […]
Thailand: Misunderstanders of Islam disguised as cops fire on crowd, murdering five
The Islamic jihadists “began firing on people without distinguishing between Muslims and Buddhists.” They are trying to “strike terror in the hearts of the enemies of Allah” (Qur’an 8:60), and if some Muslims get killed in the process, that is collateral damage and does not mitigate the fact that the killers were waging Islamic jihad. […]
Thailand: Expat Muslim workers in Malaysia send back money to fund the jihad
After all, someone’s got to keep up the jihad against teachers, rubber tappers, telephone workers, and fathers and daughters, just to name a few. If they were into bumper stickers, the might run off a few thousand urging: “Keep Thailand Restive.” “Envoy: Thai workers in Malaysia funding insurgents,” from the Bangkok Post, September 10 (thanks […]
Thailand: Jihad against teachers
The intrepid mujahedin, gunning down teachers and forcing school closures in the entire province. Later on, they, along with analysts in the West, will complain about the region being poor and underdeveloped, and say it causes jihad. But this is a classic example of jihad causing poverty, and obliterating the means of improving one’s lot […]
Thailand: Jihad against ex-politicians, village chiefs, married couples, and construction workers
“Unrest … caused by Muslim rebels seeking secession from predominantly Buddhist Thailand.” And what would happen if the proverbial Coyote ever caught the Roadrunner? Would there be peace, and would life then go on? It’s much more likely the “rebels” seeking their own country to run would proceed to turn violently on one another over […]
Thailand: Jihad against rubber plantation workers
And policemen. “Three shot dead in Thai restive south,” from Reuters, August 14 (thanks to all who sent this in): YALA Thailand (Reuters) – Three people, among them a policeman, were killed in Thailand’s troubled southern region Saturday in attacks blamed on Muslim separatists, police said. A man and his wife were shot dead while […]
Thailand: Misunderstanders of Islam murder eight with roadside bombs
Restive: An update on this story. “Police: 8 killed in Thailand’s restive south,” from AP, July 2 (thanks to Maxwell): PATTANI, Thailand – Suspected Muslim insurgents detonated roadside bombs that killed eight people, including one civilian, in two separate attacks in Thailand’s restive south, police said Friday. A bomb explosion in Yala province on Friday […]