Incident Summary:

02/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on Muhama Sobree Sarae in Sai Buri district, Pattani province, Thailand. Sarae, an Army Ranger, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201402140053

When:
2014-02-14

Country:
Thailand

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Pattani

City:
Sai Buri district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Thahan Phran
Specific Description Ranger: Muhama Sobree Sarae
Nationality of Target Thailand
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Handgun
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Volunteer army ranger shot dead in Pattani," MCOT, February 14, 2014.
"Thailand: Volunteer army ranger shot dead in Pattani," Thai News Service, February 17, 2014.