By The Nation
Published on April 19, 2010
Elite forces from all three branches of the armed forces and police are being mobilised to carry out operations to remove red-shirt demonstrators from the Rajprasong intersection in Bangkok.
The rules of engagement are modelled on an emergency plan after 2003 when the Thai embassy and businesses run by Thai firms in Phnom Penh were burnt down by a rowdy mob.
Thailand was reportedly ready to go to war with Cambodia, with combat units readied and F-16 fighters put on standby for possible aerial attacks.
On Saturday evening, Army commander General Anupong Paochinda (pictured) called a meeting of military commandants, the chief of staff and the acting police commander to discuss operational readiness of all units involved.
The meeting agreed that the military would no longer tolerate armed terrorists blending in with red-shirt mobs in Bangkok.
Army units to be used are capable of "special operations". They include Task Force 90 - a heli-borne infantry assault unit, the 31 Infantry Regiment and red-bereted Army special operations forces. The Navy would dispatch their US-trained SEAL commandos and the Marines Force Recon strike force.
The Air Force will rely on their special operations commandos while the police would dispatch 191 SWAT commandos, anti-terrorism Arintharaj Force and paratroopers.
A joint intelligence report concluded that the armed men were recruited from three groups of people: separatists in the South, mercenaries from neighbouring countries, and paramilitary men trained by active officers allied with the red shirts.
Whatever sources they are from, the prime objective of the coming operations is to deal with the "armed third force", coupled with red-shirt masses travelling to Bangkok from Monday to Wednesday.
All tall buildings nearby Rajprasong intersection are now manned by security officials.
What remains to be seen is whether these units will accomplish their mission - neutralising the armed terrorists, in line with a recently concluded hard-line determination by the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situation.
The rules of engagement are modelled on an emergency plan after 2003 when the Thai embassy and businesses run by Thai firms in Phnom Penh were burnt down by a rowdy mob.
Thailand was reportedly ready to go to war with Cambodia, with combat units readied and F-16 fighters put on standby for possible aerial attacks.
On Saturday evening, Army commander General Anupong Paochinda (pictured) called a meeting of military commandants, the chief of staff and the acting police commander to discuss operational readiness of all units involved.
The meeting agreed that the military would no longer tolerate armed terrorists blending in with red-shirt mobs in Bangkok.
Army units to be used are capable of "special operations". They include Task Force 90 - a heli-borne infantry assault unit, the 31 Infantry Regiment and red-bereted Army special operations forces. The Navy would dispatch their US-trained SEAL commandos and the Marines Force Recon strike force.
The Air Force will rely on their special operations commandos while the police would dispatch 191 SWAT commandos, anti-terrorism Arintharaj Force and paratroopers.
A joint intelligence report concluded that the armed men were recruited from three groups of people: separatists in the South, mercenaries from neighbouring countries, and paramilitary men trained by active officers allied with the red shirts.
Whatever sources they are from, the prime objective of the coming operations is to deal with the "armed third force", coupled with red-shirt masses travelling to Bangkok from Monday to Wednesday.
All tall buildings nearby Rajprasong intersection are now manned by security officials.
What remains to be seen is whether these units will accomplish their mission - neutralising the armed terrorists, in line with a recently concluded hard-line determination by the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situation.
9 comments:
I don't understand what those elites mean "war with Cambodia". Cambodians are ready for the war for a long time since 1970. If we are not living happily, don't expect Thailand can live happily.
Why Anupong ?? why Abdulyadeth ??? you want go to hell ??? even thai use F16 to fight with cambodia dont forget US army use to lost the war in cambodia !! or thai want to be disolve from the world !!! please Anupong think more about that !!!!!! really stupid Anupong and Abdulyadeth !!!
So what is Thailand reason to attack Cambodia? It would be on serious mistake.
The dogs got mad it got fustrated with thier own can't do shit, now it turn it's back at khmer.i'm really concern if the the tootless hygenas really want to bite or just barking as usuall ? come on we love to shoot thous $100 million F16 down.
Thai politicians/military commanders use this cheap trategy to divert the internal crises of Thai affairs.
War with Cambodia will help to unite Thai people,and a posible civil war.
Good News for hanoi.
True Khmer
if thai go to war with Cambodian, it will play it to the hand of Hanoi. that is what Hanoi wants for a long time. Hanoi pushs Cambodian to do this for distraction from incroaching Cambodian's teritory on the south, and they are succeeding it. Can you see Hun Sen and Thai's PM?
Thai leaders want to divert attention from red shirt protest. Any escalation of dispute with Cambodia will help to unite the Thai people behind them. Cambodia should not be intimidated and should start to buy some jets now, either from China, Russia, Israel or America.
No need to buy fighter jets; just higher Israeli Air Force to do the job. Learn how they won two wars against their neighbors back in 1967 when the odd was against them.
Do 1967 Israeli war on youtube or Yom Kippor war and find out how stealth they were in defeating their enemies.
Well, if we can hire the Israel Air Force to bomb Thai troops and airfields or even the Thai aircraft carrier, victory is a sure thing. the 1967 war against at least 3 Arab states was very impressive, in 7 days the war is declared won!
No joking, I believe we need some jet fighters of our own to counter the Thai bully.
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