Global Insider: Thailand’s Southern Insurgents Raise the Heat Before Talks

Global Insider: Thailand’s Southern Insurgents Raise the Heat Before Talks

The Thai government announced today that it has agreed to conduct peace talks with one of the groups involved in Thailand's southern insurgency, following a highly ambitious but unsuccessful raid by insurgents in the country's south earlier this month. Jeff Moore, an expert on Thailand’s insurgencies, explained the context of the attack and the government’s previous efforts at talks in an email interview from Thailand conducted before the talks were announced.

WPR: What has been the recent course of Thailand's southern insurgency?

Jeff Moore: Most recently we’ve seen a beehive of activity. Insurgents have steadily recovered from major government counterinsurgency (COIN) operations launched in 2007-2008, and they have nearly reached their 2004-2005 operational tempo level, which was quite high.

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