Barisan Revolusi Nasional
| Patani Malayu National Revolutionary Front Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani ขบวนการแนวร่วมปฏิวัติแห่งชาติมลายูปัตตานี | |
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Currently the use of the black flag of Jihad by BRN-C affiliated groups has largely replaced the former BRN flag. | |
| Leader(s) | Hassan Taib, Masae Useng, Sapaeng Basoe, Abdullah Munir, Dulloh Waeman (Ustadz Loh), Abroseh Parehruepoh, Abdulkanin Kalupang, Isma-ae Toyalong, Arduenan Mama, Bororting Binbuerheng and Yusuf Rayalong (Ustadz Ismae-ae), among others. |
| Active region(s) | Pattani region, Thailand |
| Ideology |
Pattani separatism (formerly) Militant Islam, Subversion |
| Notable attacks | South Thailand insurgency |
| Size | 200,000 (target) |
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The Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani,[1][2] also known by the shorter form Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), meaning 'National Revolutionary Front', is a Patani independence movement in northern Malaysia and Patani, southern Thailand.
Originally the BRN was established as a roughly secular organisation, emphasising Pattani secessionism above the Islamic religion. Since 2001, however, the BRN-C (BRN-Coordinasi) has become its most active wing, leading the South Thailand insurgency and imposing extreme religious values on the local society.[3]
The BRN-C, through its 'Pejuang Kemerdekaan Patani' paramilitary wing, is the main group behind the murder of teachers in the Southern Border Provinces.[4]
History
The BRN was founded on 13 March 1963 by Haji Abdul Karim Hassan. By 1984 three main factions were discernible within the group:[5]
BRN-Koordinasi
The BRN-Coordinate or BRN-C (BRN-Koordinasi) is currently the largest, most active and best organised of the BRN subgroups. Rejecting the Pan-Arab socialist thought that influenced the early BRN, it favours Salafist ideology and is involved in political activism in the mosques and indoctrination at Islamic schools. The main recruiting unit of the BRN-C is the Pemuda (youth) student group and its leaders are mainly Islamic religious teachers, including veterans of the Soviet war in Afghanistan.[3]
The BRN-Koordinasi is acknowledged as the group currently spearheading the insurgency in Southern Thailand and is at the origin of the group known as Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) to which most violent attacks have been attributed in the last decade.[3]
The BRN-C sees no reason for negotiations and is against talks with other insurgent groups. The BRN-C has the vision of becoming a mass-organisation; it has as its immediate aim to make Southern Thailand ungovernable, having largely been successful at it.[6]
Structure
The Pejuang Kemerdekaan Patani (Patani Freedom Fighters) are the paramilitary wing of the BRN-C. These militant units operate in the rural areas of Southern Thailand working along with the BRN-Coordinate leadership in a loosely-organised strictly clandestine cell system dependent on hard-line religious leaders for direction.[7] These armed groups of youth have routinely intimidated and terrorised local Buddhists, as well as local Muslims that don't share the extreme ideologies of the BRN.[8] They are also behind the attacks on schoolteachers.[9]
Other groups
- BRN-Congress or BRN-K (BRN-Kongres), led by Rosa Burako, has been pursuing a military struggle but is currently less active.
- BRN-Ulama. There is little information about this subgroup.[8]
Incidents
In the past decade the BRN-C has been involved in numerous arson, bombing and murder attacks to create an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty in the three Southern provinces of Thailand. Thai military observers believe that the attacks are mostly carried out by its loosely affiliated and clandestine RKK outfit.[10][11]
On 1 May 2013 insurgents attacked a restaurant in the Pattani Region. The suspected perpetrators shot with machine guns and thereby killed six people, including a two-year-old child.[12] The act was an act of revenge, that appeared twelve hours following the action in the three predominantly Muslim provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala.[13]
See also
References
- ↑ "Free Patani ขออิสรภาพแก่ปาตานี)". Facebook. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Ummah Patani. "Pengistiharan Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani (B.R.N.) Ke-4". Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "A Breakdown of Southern Thailand's Insurgent Groups. Terrorism Monitor Volume: 4 Issue: 17". The Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ "Human Rights Watch - Thailand: Rebels Escalate Killings of Teachers". Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Zachary Abuza (8 September 2006). [tt_news=893 "A Breakdown of Southern Thailand's Insurgent Groups. Terrorism Monitor Volume: 4 Issue: 17."]. Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ Zachary Abuza, The Ongoing Insurgency in Southern Thailand, INSS, p. 20
- ↑ Rohan Gunaratna & Arabinda Acharya , The Terrorist Threat from Thailand: Jihad Or Quest for Justice?
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 No one is safe - The Ongoing Insurgency in Southern Thailand: Trends in Violence, Counterinsurgency Operations, and the Impact of National Politics, Human Rights Watch, p. 18
- ↑ "Human Rights Watch - Thailand: Separatists Targeting Teachers in South". Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Post Publishing PCL. "Visakha Bucha Day blast kills 5". Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Post Publishing PCL. "State informant shot dead in rebel revenge attack". Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ 6 killed in shooting in Thailand's restive south - Toshiba
- ↑ "Gun attack in Thailand's south leaves six dead". BBC News. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
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