The Battle of Bacho () was a battle during the

South Thailand insurgency The Southern Thailand Insurgency (; ) is an ongoing conflict centered in southern Thailand. It originated in 1948 as an ethnic and religious separatist insurgency in the historical Malays (ethnic group), Malay Patani (historical region), Patani ...

between forces of the

Royal Thai Marine Corps The Royal Thai Marine Corps or RTMC ( are the marines of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). The Royal Thai Marine Corps was founded in 1932, when the first battalion was formed with the assistance of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). It was expanded ...

(RTMC) and

Runda Kumpulan Kecil The Runda Kumpulan Kecil (translation: ''"Small Patrol Units"'', RKK) is a jihadism insurgent group operating in three southern border provinces of Thailand and some areas of Songkhla province. The RKK has been one of the most brutal and activ ...

(RKK) insurgents, which began when the latter attacked a Thai marines base in

Bacho District Bacho (, ) is the northernmost district (''amphoe'') of Narathiwat province, southern Thailand. History In 1908 the district was established as the minor district (''king amphoe'') Champako (จำปากอ), which was upgraded to a full di ...

, Narathiwat Province on 13 February 2013. At least 16 RKK insurgents, including a commander, were killed while none of the Royal Thai Marines and Royal Thai Navy SEALs defenders of the base were injured.

Battle

At 1:00 am local time on February 13, 2013, RKK insurgents launched an attack on a marine base,

in Narathiwat Province, and were led by Maroso Chantrawadee. Due to receiving clues about the plans to attack the stronghold in the last few days, Somkiat Pholprayoon had reinforced the base. With the support of the Royal Thai Navy SEALs and the

RTMC Reconnaissance Battalion The Reconnaissance Battalion or RECON ( is an elite reconnaissance battalion in the Royal Thai Marine Corps (RTMC), falling under the Royal Thai Marines Division. A special operations forces unit, it is capable of conducting land, maritime, and a ...

, the Thai marines base was able to be defended while losing no men deaths.

Aftermath

15 days after the battle on February 28, Thailand agreed to hold peace negotiations with the

Barisan Revolusi Nasional The Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani, also known by the shorter form Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN; English: ''Patani Malays (or Malayu) National Revolutionary Front'')), meaning "National Revolutionary Front", is an Islamist Patani i ...

(BRN). The two then held the peace negotiations on March 28 in Kuala Lumpur.

References

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