Security operation a success of new policy, says Isoc
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A security operation on Friday in which three suspected insurgents were killed and three others arrested in Pattani's Ma Yor district stemmed from the success of the Thung Yang Daeng model for building peace and proactive intelligence gathering, a senior
The model encourages villagers to alert authorities about insurgent activities. Colonel Pramote Phrom-in, spokesman of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) Region 4 Forward Command, said one of the dead suspects was wanted for several incidents. He was identified as Runda Kumpulan Kecil commander Maruding Tahae, 31.
The incidents include the July 28, 2014 killing of four Ma Yor soldiers, the December 11, 2012 murder of two Ban Bango School teachers and the arson of six schools in Ma Yor and Thung Tang Daeng districts last year.
Pramote said the other dead suspects were Patah Lateh, 31, a militant wanted for three incidents including the September 11, 2013 attack on a police team in Thung Yang Daeng that resulted in five officers being killed, and Mahamasabri Dolloh, 27.
He said Mahamasabri had been wanted previously but was acquitted.
Of the five guns seized in Friday’s operation, three were stolen from authorities during previous militant attacks including the September 2013 assault on the police team tasked with suppressing the illegal oil trade, he said. Pramote said officers tried to convince them to surrender but the men threw two grenades at officers and a gun battle erupted.
