Dozens of attacks in Thailand's restive south leave 2 injured
After the peak, new reports halved every 17 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.
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How it spread - 11 original reports
Sun, 23 August 2026
3 reports- Channel News Asia08:19first to report
A local government office building, a 7-Eleven convenience store and a stolen vehicle were burned in the 51 attacks, according to the military's Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) and local media reports.
- BBC News World10:22
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which the military said "aimed at creating unrest".
- Al Jazeera English13:08
Many local government offices and several vehicles were damaged or destroyed in the 51 attacks late on Saturday.
Mon, 24 August 2026
7 reports- Japan Times01:07
Since 2004, a low-level conflict has killed more than 7,000 people as rebels in the Muslim-majority southernmost provinces of Buddhist-majority Thailand battle for more autonomy.
- South China Morning Post01:27
Residents of Malaysian villages near the Thailand border were left shaken this weekend after hearing loud booms and seeing flashes of light across the frontier, as Thai authorities confirmed more than 50 coordinated attacks on Saturday night. The blasts, heard in Kampung Lubok Gong and Kampung Tersang in Malaysia’s Kelantan state, coincided with a wave of near-simultaneous attacks across 21 districts in Thailand’s Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala provinces beginning around 8pm local time on...
- scmp.com01:27
Malaysians near the Thai border heard blasts and saw flashes as insurgent attacks hit 21 districts, injuring at least three people.
- news-gazette.com04:58
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has held an urgent meeting with security officials after coordinated violence erupted in three southern provinces. The meeting took place on Sunday before Anutin traveled
- Euronews06:24
As has often been the case with such incidents, no group was immediately publicly blamed or claimed responsibility for the actions.
- asiaone.com08:45
BANGKOK — Thailand 's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, already facing a flood crisis in the country's north, held an urgent meeting on Sunday (Aug 23) with high-level security officials in response to coordinated violence overnight in three southern provinces where a small-scale Muslim insurgency is active.The meeting, held shortly before Anutin flew north to inspect the badly flooded province of...
- Al Jazeera English09:44
Dozens of coordinated arson attacks carried out across Thailand
Fri, 28 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post05:44
Security guard Ni-arfan Doloh was taking a routine photograph for his nightly report on Saturday when five masked men carrying rifles emerged from inside a government office in Thailand’s southern Narathiwat province. “I was shocked,” said Ni-arfan, 25, recalling how they led him and another guard behind the Chang Phueak subdistrict office, instructed them to sit with their hands behind their backs, and promised no harm would come to them. The masked men then set fire to the building, one of...