Women Rangers of Sai Buri (10 images)

The 39 women in the 44th Army Ranger Regiment are the only Thai women seeing front line active duty against Moslem insurgents in Thailand's deep south provinces of Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala. All of the other women who work in Thailand's security and law enforcement agencies serve in unarmed, office and clerical positions. The women Rangers are based near Sai Buri in Pattani province.

Many joined the Rangers after men in their family - brothers, fathers or husbands - were...
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The 39 women in the 44th Army Ranger Regiment are the only Thai women seeing front line active duty against Moslem insurgents in Thailand's deep south provinces of Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala. All of the other women who work in Thailand's security and law enforcement agencies serve in unarmed, office and clerical positions. The women Rangers are based near Sai Buri in Pattani province.

Many joined the Rangers after men in their family - brothers, fathers or husbands - were killed in the Muslim insurgency that grips Thailand's deep south. At least one of the women has been killed by insurgents - assassinated by insurgents while she was home on leave.
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