


Speaking to Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen at a location outside Thailand, a senior member of the National Revolutionary Front Co-ordinate (BRN-C) said the group's main aim was "to fight for independence through an armed revolution".
"Our main aim is not war but we are forced into this because without violence Siam (Thailand) will never stop discriminating against the Malay people in the south," he said on condition of anonymity.

Earlier this week two civilians were killed and a dozen people, including soldiers, were injured in the latest upsurge in violence in the region.
In one attack in Yala province on Tuesday a group of fighters stormed a food shop and killed the 24-year-old owner, while three of his relatives were wounded by gunfire, police said.
Elsewhere in the same province, a 41-year-old woman whom police said worked as a government informant was shot dead.

In an interview with Al Jazeera Thailand's prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, said his government was working to address "past injustices and grievances" as the way to move forward in the region.
"My government has made it a clear policy that the key to peace in the south is justice," he said.
"It may be the aim of the insurgency to demand a separate state, but my government will prove that the people living in the five provinces are treated fairly, that they will have opportunities, and that they are valued by the Thai government."
Courtesy: Al Jazeera
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