New bombings fuel Thai security fears

Article Abstract:

Southern Thailand's Islamist insurgents have opened a sustained campaign of bomb attacks, striking 'soft' urban targets and raising the prospect of greater civilian casualties. The bombing wave is interpreted as an indication of insurgent desperation as the authorities advance on key instigators of the unrest, though alarm over the intensity of the campaign is palpable both within the security forces and beyond.

Legal issues & crime, Thailand, Company legal issue, Investigations, Insurgency, Bombings, Casualties, Islamic militants

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Philippine security threatened by small-arms proliferation

Article Abstract:

The role of small-arms proliferation in fuelling instability in the southern Philippines is investigated and a report on the main sources of unregulated weapons is presented. The proliferation of small-arms has become a central factor behind chronic instability and the growth of crime and terrorism in Mindanao.

Philippines, Influence, Arms race, Mindanao

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