The attackers stole three AK-47 rifles, three bullet proof vests and three mobile phones from the soldiers. A low-level conflict has been simmering in Thailand's southern provinces for two decades.

BANGKOK: Five Thai soldiers were killed in a shooting and bomb attack at a checkpoint in the country's insurgency-hit south, the army said, one of the deadliest such incidents in years.Six civilians were also wounded in the Wednesday (Jul 22) evening attack in Narathiwat province, local officials said.

BANGKOK: Assailants killed five soldiers in a shooting and bomb attack at a checkpoint in Thailand's insurgency-hit south, as the government warned on Thursday (Jul 23) of an uptick in violence in the region.Six civilians were also wounded in the Wednesday evening attack in Narathiwat province, local official

BANGKOK: Assailants killed five soldiers in a shooting and bomb attack at a checkpoint in Thailand's insurgency-hit south, as the government warned on Thursday (Jul 23) of an uptick in violence in the region.Six civilians were also wounded in the Wednesday evening attack in Narathiwat province, local official