Residents of Khoksator, a village in southern Thailand’s insurgency-ridden Narathiwat province, watch police investigate the scene where an eight-year-old boy and three relatives were shot dead on their way to school, March 2, 2017.

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Insurgents’ demand for autonomy is “absolute non-starter” for the Thai government, analyst Zachary Abuza says.

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Anti-coup protesters run around a makeshift barricade they burn to form a defense line during a demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar, March 28, 2021.

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People wade through floodwaters after heavy rains in Sungai Kolok, a district in the Muslim-majority province of Narathiwat in southern Thailand, Dec. 20, 2021.

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During two years of mostly online negotiations, both sides have missed opportunities to reduce tensions, analyst Don Pathan says.

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