This was a rather big deal in spite of the general lack of reporting in the American media: eleven countries issued travel warnings. An update on this story. “Thai police hunt second bomb plot suspect in Bangkok,” by Kate Hodal for the Guardian, January 15 (thanks to Kenneth): Police are hunting a terror suspect believed […]
Thailand nabs jihadist suspect with Hizballah connections
With apologies as always to Dr. Seuss: Oh, the places you’ll “misunderstand” Islam! “Thailand arrests Hezbollah suspect after terror tipoff,” by Haroon Siddique for the Guardian, January 13: Police in Thailand are questioning a suspected Hezbollah member, with the development coming as the US embassy warned American nationals of the threat of a terrorist attack […]
Thailand: Jihad against Buddhist monks collecting alms
Nothing — nothing — shows the gallantry and fortitude of the intrepid mujahedin and the nobility of their cause like… beating up on a bunch of Buddhist monks. “Nine injured in Pattani violence, another killed in Yala,” from The Nation, November 21 (thanks to Kenneth): Three monks, three policemen and three local residents were slightly […]
Thailand: Jihadists murder six Buddhist civilians by bombing their car and then raking it with gunfire
Jihad against Buddhist hunters. “Thai police say insurgent bomb kills 6 in south,” from AP, November 2 (thanks to Maxwell): PATTANI, Thailand (AP) “” Police say suspected Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand killed six civilians in a bomb attack on their vehicle in the south. Police investigator Heraman Chedi says the explosion occurred Wednesday in […]
Coordinated bombings in 16 locations kill 3 in Thai south
The intrepid mujahedin, taking the fight to shops, hotels, and schools. “Bombings in Thai south kill 3, wound dozens,” from the Associated Press, October 26 (thanks to Twostellas): PATTANI, Thailand (AP) “” Thailand’s military said more than a dozen coordinated bomb attacks in the country’s insurgency-plagued south Tuesday killed at least three people and injured […]
Amnesty International accuses Thai jihadists of war crimes
Beyond the imposition of Islamic law, which is the fundamental aim of jihad in all of its forms, the next strikingly common trait among jihadist groups is the utter lack of concern for civilian casualties. Fatwa after vague fatwa about “innocents” won’t stop them: it all depends on your definition of “innocent.” “Amnesty Accuses Thai […]
Malaysians fall victim to violent jihad in southern Thailand
The never-ending body count of Islam’s jihad has racked up three more innocent lives — in this case, three Malaysians (including a three-year old child) who were visiting a border town just across the border in southern Thailand have been killed in a bombing. As this information comes from a Malaysian newspaper account of the […]
Thailand: Jihadists kill five soldiers by planting roadside bomb, dragging injured out of wreckage and shooting them
Part of “a higher frequency of attacks with a greater intensity of violence in recent months.” “Wounded troops shot dead after bomb in Thai south,” from Agence France-Presse, September 15: Five soldiers were killed after suspected insurgents opened fire on those injured in a roadside bombing in Thailand’s restive deep south on Thursday, police said. […]
Thailand: Jihad against Buddhist monks seeking alms
And the soldiers who protect them, in a simultaneous strike against the law enforcement of a non-Islamic government, financial support for the monks, and a what is seen as a competing faith being visibly practiced in what the jihadists consider their territory. The fact that Buddhist monks have to be protected by soldiers speaks volumes […]
Thailand: Jihad against 50-year-old teachers
The jihad against Thailand grinds on as usual. What it shares with jihadist movements far removed from Thailand is the intent to impose Islamic rule — the aim of jihad in all its forms — and the deliberate and unabashed targeting of civilians, as we have also seen from the Taliban, Hizballah, al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab, Hamas, […]