Pattani

24 OCTOBER 2012 - PATTANI, PATTANI, THAILAND: Thai soldiers buy ice cream snacks from a Muslim vendor in Pattani. More than 5,000 people have been killed and over 9,000 hurt in more than 11,000 incidents, or about 3.5 a day, in Thailand's three southernmost provinces and four districts of Songkhla since the insurgent violence erupted in January 2004, according to Deep South Watch, an independent research organization that monitors violence in Thailand's deep south region that borders Malaysia. Muslim extremists are battling the Thai government and its symbols, like schools and Buddhist facilities. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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24 OCTOBER 2012 - PATTANI, PATTANI, THAILAND: Thai soldiers buy ice cream snacks from a Muslim vendor in Pattani. More than 5,000 people have been killed and over 9,000 hurt in more than 11,000 incidents, or about 3.5 a day, in Thailand's three southernmost provinces and four districts of Songkhla since the insurgent violence erupted in January 2004, according to Deep South Watch, an independent research organization that monitors violence in Thailand's deep south region that borders Malaysia. Muslim extremists are battling the Thai government and its symbols, like schools and Buddhist facilities. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ