A separatist movement has sought the establishment of a Malay and Islamic state in what region of Thailand?

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Patani Region. A region in South Thailand consisting of the province of Pattani proper along with the neighbouring Yala Province, Narathiwat Province (Menara), parts of Songkhla (Singgora), and Satun (Setul), and much of the northern part of modern Malaysia. Historically similar to many smaller Malay kingdoms such as Singgora. A separatist movement has sought the establishment of a Malay and Islamic state, Patani Darussalam, encompassing these three provinces. Patani separatist groups, most notably the Patani United Liberation Organization (PULO), began to use violent tactics in 2001. There have been suggestions of links between PULO and foreign Islamist groups such as al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patani_(region) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Thailand_insurgency Feb 26 09, 7:23 PM