[Bangkok Post] An RKK militant was killed in a shootout with security officials in Yala province early Saturday. Acting on intelligence that an RKK leader hid in a house, a joint team of police, soldiers and rangers surrounded a house in Raman district. The militant fired at security forces, prompting them to shoot back.After the 10-minute exchange of gunfire ended, authorities found one man dead with several shots in the face and a pistol by his side. The man was identified as Sorbri Buenae, a core leader who operated in tambons Kor Tor Tuera, A-song and Noen Ngam.
The security official said Sorbri was a bomb maker who planted the explosives at eight banks in the provinces in 2006. Further checks found he was wanted on arrest warrants issued in 2006, 2007 and 2014 on charges of terrorism, illegal association and collaborating to murder in Muang district.
The Runda Kumpulan Kecil, meaning "small patrol units", is an Islamist insurgent group operating in Thailand's far South.