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Post Today and Thai PBS are reporting this morning that 16 southern insurgents were killed in a failed early morning attach on a marine base in Bacho district of Narathiwat. A 24-hour curfew has been imposed on the area.

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Immediately after the failed attack, Fourth Army Region commander Lt Gen Udomchai Thamsarorat expressed sympathy for the relatives of the dead, saying the young men had been misled. They were clearly unaware that the Thai military knew of their plans. POST TODAY

Noon update:

As of noon today, the death toll among the militants who attacked a military base in Narathiwat stood at 16. Blood trails indicate many were injured, says Fourth Army Region commander Lt Gen Udomchai Thamsarorat. A total of 19 weapons were recovered.

A curfew is in place for four tambons in Narathiwat and two in Pattani in the area of Bacho district of Narathiwat where the attack took place.

Lt Gen Udomchai said the group involved in the attack was very small, but also very violent and it had little support among the local people.

Intelligence officers said they had received recently received credible and detailed information that an attack was likely and preparations at the base had been going on for a week. They had received good cooperation from the community.

immediately – happening right after something else with no delay; right away ทันที
commander – the head of an army or army unit ผู้บังคับบัญชา
sympathy – a natural feeling of kindness and understanding that you have for someone who is experiencing something very unpleasant ความเห็นอกเห็นใจ
mislead – to make someone believe something that is incorrect or not true ชักนำไปในทางที่ผิด
unaware – not understanding or realising something ซึ่งไม่รู้ตัวมาก่อน
relative – a member of your family ญาติพี่น้อง
death toll – the number of people killed ยอดผู้เสียชีวิต
militant – someone who uses violent methods to achieve something   นักรบ
trail – long line or series of marks that is left by somebody/something ร่องรอยที่ทิ้งไว้ให้ตามได้
indicate – to show that something is true, exists or will happen แสดง, ทำให้รู้
injured – hurt in an accident or attack ซึ่งได้รับบาดเจ็บ
recover – to get something back ได้กลับคืนมา
curfew – a law that does not allow people to go outside during a particular time of the day เคอร์ฟิว คือห้ามออกนอกบ้านในยามวิกาล
violent – involving or caused by physical force that is intended to hurt or kill somebody รุนแรง, ร้ายแรง, สาหัส
local – in or related to the area that you live, or to the particular area that you are talking about  ท้องถิ่น
intelligence – information collected about the secret plans of an enemy, criminal organisations, competitors, etc. ข่าวกรอง  ข้อมูลลับ
credible – able to be believed or trusted น่าเชื่อถือ
detailed – giving many details and a lot of information; paying great attention to details ซึ่งมีรายละเอียดมาก
cooperation – working together to achieve a result that will benefit all sides ความร่วมมือ, การทำงานร่วมกัน

Earlier report

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16 southern insurgents killed in failed marine base attack

Colonel Pramote Promin gives details of the failed insurgent attack to the news media. POST TODAY

Post Today and Thai PBS are reporting this morning that at about 1:00am a group of about 50 southern insurgents attacked a marine base in Bacho district of Narathiwat.

Thai soldiers, who had been tipped off in advance by local residents, returned fire, killing 16 insurgents. Later reports said they had planted "chemo bombs" prior to the attack. Thai soldiers captured at least 13 M16 rifles and two pistols. No deaths or injuries were reported among the soldiers.

According to Colonel Pramote Promin, head of the public relations centre and deputy spokesperson for the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) for region 4, the insurgents were heavily armed and were disguised as soldiers. They were wearing uniforms, bullet-proof vests and came in three pickup trucks, two of which later escaped although they were riddled with bullet holes.

One of the men killed this morning was Marohsoh Chantrawade, an important insurgent leader in Bacho district, whose group included Suhaidi Tahe, alleged to be the killer of Narathiwat school teacher Chonlathee Charoenchol. Suhaidi was recently killed by Thai authorities and last night's attack might have been a reprisal.

Speaking this morning on Thai PBS, Fourth Army Region commander Lt Gen Udomchai Thamsarorat said no-one wanted this to happen and he felt sorry for the relatives of the dead, young men who had been misled.

He said a 24-hour curfew had been imposed on the several areas of the district and people had been asked not to leave their homes for their own safety.

insurgent – someone who belongs to a group of people fighting to take control of their country or area by force กลุ่มกบฏ
media – newspapers, television, radio, etc. สื่อ
base – a place where an army, a navy, etc. operates from ฐานทัพ, ฐานที่มั่น
marine – a soldier who is trained to serve on land or at sea, especially one in the US Marine Corps, the British Royal Marines or the Thai armed forces  นาวิกโยธิน
tip off – to tell someone in advance about something that is going to happen or about something that is supposed to be secret เตือน, บอกให้รู้ล่วงหน้า
in advance –before something happens ล่วงหน้า
local – in or related to the area that you live, or to the particular area that you are talking about  ท้องถิ่น
residents – people who live in a particular area ประชาชนที่อาศัยในท้องที่
prior to – before ก่อนหน้า
rifle – a large gun with a long barrel that you hold against your shoulder to fire ปืนยาว, ปืนไรเฟิล
pistol – a small gun that you hold in one hand ปืนพก,ปืนสั้น
colonel – an officer of high rank in the army, the marines, or the air force  พันเอก
details – small facts or pieces of information relating to a situation รายละเอียด
public relations – the business of giving the public information about a particular organisation or person งานประชาสัมพันธ์
deputy – a person whose rank is immediately below that of the leader of an organisation รอง
Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) – a unit of the Thai military devoted to national security issues กองอำนวยการรักษาความมั่นคงภายใน (กอ.รมน.)
heavily-armed – carrying a lot of weapons ติดอาวุธพร้อม
disguised – wearing or doing something to change the way that you look so that people will not recognise you ปลอมตัว, เลียนแบบ
uniform – the special set of clothes worn by all members of an organisation or a group at work, or by children at school  เครื่องแบบ
bullet-proof vest – a covering for the upper body which protects a person from bullets เสื้อเกราะ
riddle – to make a lot of holes in somebody/something  แทงหรือเจาะให้เป็นรูพรุน
alleged – claimed to be true although not yet proven ที่ถูกกล่าวหา
authorities – the police, military or people in official government organisations who have the legal power to make people obey laws or rules เจ้าหน้าที่ของรัฐ (ตำรวจ ทหารหรือผู้มีอำนาจ)
reprisal – something unpleasant that is done to punish someone because of something bad they have done to you การตอบโต้ด้วยกำลังทหาร
relative – a member of your family ญาติพี่น้อง
mislead – to make someone believe something that is incorrect or not true ชักนำไปในทางที่ผิด
curfew – a law that does not allow people to go outside during a particular time of the day เคอร์ฟิว คือห้ามออกนอกบ้านในยามวิกาล
impose – to introduce something and force people to accept it  กำหนด,บังคับใช้

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