The Patani United Liberation Organization (PULO) was probably founded by Kabir Abdul Rahman (Bira Kotanila), an Islamic Malay scholar in 1968, and currently targets people it views as collaborators with the Thai government. That includes police, teachers and civil servants, who are often targeted in drive-by shootings and roadside bombings. Its stated aims are to secede from Thailand through military and political means, and to create a state named Patani Darul Makrif (Pattani, Land of Good Deeds). In 1992, the organization split into three factions. The first faction set up the PULO Leadership Council. The name of its armed unit is called "Kasdan Army." The second faction set up the PULO Army Command Council. A third faction that is working according to the original charter of PULO has the largest ground support and is the only group with the diplomatic credibility, political influence and popular support to be able to officially negotiate and…
Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO)
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