Bersatu (separatist organization)
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Bersatu is an umbrella organization that is involved in the separatist movement
in South Thailand
's region of Pattani
.
(PULO), the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani (BRN), the Barisan National Pembebasan (BNPP) and the Mujahadeen Patani. Under this umbrella organization, these groups began coordinated attacks, using the codename "Falling Leaves," between August 1997 and January 1998.
It was reported that some of Bersatu's prominent leaders were arrested or killed during the years prior to 2004. However, the highly coordinated torching of 18 schools in January 2004 led some to suspect that the Bersatu groups were responsible.
South Thailand insurgency
An ethnic separatist insurgency is taking place in Southern Thailand, predominantly in the Malay Pattani region, made up of the three southernmost provinces of Thailand. Violence has increasingly spilling over into other provinces...
in South Thailand
Southern Thailand
Southern Thailand is a distinct region of Thailand, connected with the Central region by the narrow Kra Isthmus.-Geography:Southern Thailand is located on the Malay Peninsula, with an area around 70,713 km², bounded to the north by Kra Isthmus as the narrowest part of the peninsula. The...
's region of Pattani
Pattani (region)
Patani is a term that has been used to describe a region comprising the southern Thai provinces of Pattani, Yala , Narathiwat , and parts of Songkhla , together with much of the northern part of modern peninsular Malaysia.Patani is historically similar...
.
History
Bersatu, which is the Malay word for "unity," was formed on August 31, 1989 by factions of the Patani United Liberation OrganizationPatani United Liberation Organization
The Patani United Liberation Organization or PULO is one of the active separatist movements calling for a free and independent Patani...
(PULO), the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani (BRN), the Barisan National Pembebasan (BNPP) and the Mujahadeen Patani. Under this umbrella organization, these groups began coordinated attacks, using the codename "Falling Leaves," between August 1997 and January 1998.
It was reported that some of Bersatu's prominent leaders were arrested or killed during the years prior to 2004. However, the highly coordinated torching of 18 schools in January 2004 led some to suspect that the Bersatu groups were responsible.
See also
- Gerakan Mujahideen Islam Pattani (GMIP)
- Patani United Liberation OrganizationPatani United Liberation OrganizationThe Patani United Liberation Organization or PULO is one of the active separatist movements calling for a free and independent Patani...
(PULO) - Pattani (region)Pattani (region)Patani is a term that has been used to describe a region comprising the southern Thai provinces of Pattani, Yala , Narathiwat , and parts of Songkhla , together with much of the northern part of modern peninsular Malaysia.Patani is historically similar...
- South Thailand insurgencySouth Thailand insurgencyAn ethnic separatist insurgency is taking place in Southern Thailand, predominantly in the Malay Pattani region, made up of the three southernmost provinces of Thailand. Violence has increasingly spilling over into other provinces...