Three Filipino soldiers injured in clash with communist rebels; insurgents hurl bomb at police checkpoint in southern Thailand
Southern Thai province on alert for possible stolen car bomb and 76 more headlines in this latest weekly Southeast Asia armed conflict summary.
Southeast Asia faced a complex web of armed conflicts and security threats, ranging from separatist insurgencies and terrorism to political instability and radicalisation.
Southern Thailand faced ongoing security challenges. A defence volunteer was injured by a car bomb, and a province was placed on alert for a potential stolen car bomb. Football was being utilised to build bridges in the restive south, while insurgents continued to pose a threat, such as hurling a pipe bomb at a police checkpoint. Thailand also expressed disappointment over renewed fighting in Gaza and urged the release of a Thai hostage.
The Philippines still grappled with pro-Islamic State terrorism and communist insurgency. Multiple firefights occurred, arrests were made, and improvised bombs and firearms were seized in Mindanao. The military insisted violence