Islamic Liberation Front of Patani
Barisan Islam Pembebasan Patani
LeadersTengku Mahmud Mahyiddin[1][2]
Tengku Abdul Jalal[3][4]
Dates of operation1947 (1947)[2] – present
Group(s)Tentara Nasional Pembebasan Rakyat Patani (People's National Liberation Army of Patani)[1]
HeadquartersKelantan, Malaysia[5]
Active regionsSouthern Thailand
IdeologySeparatism
Religious conservatism[5]
Nationalism[3]
Islamism[6]
Opponents Thailand
Battles and warsSouth Thailand insurgency
Preceded by
Reorganised as BNPP in 1959[7]
Renamed to BIPP in 1986

The Islamic Liberation Front of Patani (Malay: Barisan Islam Pembebasan Patani, abbreviated BIPP), until 1986 known as the National Liberation Front of Patani (NLFP; Malay: Barisan Nasional Pembebasan Patani, BNPP; also translated as "Patani National Liberation Front" or "National Front for the Liberation of Pattani"; Thai: ขบวนการแนวร่วมปลดแอกแห่งชาติปัตตานี) is a militant Islamic separatist movement based in northern Malaysia and with a history of operations in the South Thailand insurgency.

History

The group was formed in 1959 by Tengku Abdul Jalal, aka Adul na Saiburi,[8] and is reputed to be one of the first armed insurgent outfits in the Pattani area.[9] The group had its base in Southern Thailand.[10]

Barisan Islam Pembebasan Patani

The BNPP was very active in the 1970s and 1980s. It renamed itself to "Islamic Front for the Liberation of Pattani" (BIPP) in 1986.[6][11] After a period of dormancy, it was revived in 2002. The renewed group has reduced its nationalistic emphasis and expanded its hard-line Islamic politico-religious goals. It is known for its attacks against the Buddhist minorities of Southern Thailand. The political wing of the group participates in Malaysian state-level politics.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kees van Dijk (2005). "Coping with Separatism: Is there a solution?". Violent Internal Conflicts in Asia Pacific. Yayasan Obor Indonesia. p. 189.
  2. ^ a b Moshe Yegar (2002). Between Integration and Secession: The Muslim Communities of the Southern Philippines, Southern Thailand and Western Burma/Myanmar. Lexington Books. p. 143.
  3. ^ a b Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian (2013). Historical Identity, Nation, and History-Writing: The Malay Muslims of Southern Thailand, 1940s–1980s. NUS Press. p. 238. ((cite book)): |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Wan Kadir Che Man (1995). National Integration and Resistance Movement: The Case of Muslims in Southern Thailand. Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 242. ((cite book)): |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ a b David Carment; Patrick James; Zeynep Taydas (2006). "Thai Malay Separatism: Managing Interstate Ethnic Conflict". Who Intervenes? Ethnic Conflict and Interstate Crisis. Ohio State University Press. p. 120.
  6. ^ a b Bilveer Singh (2007). The Talibanization of Southeast Asia: Losing the War on Terror to Islamist Extremists. Praeger.
  7. ^ Bertil Lintner (8 September 2007). "Who's who in Thailand's Muslim insurgency". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007.((cite news)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ No one is safe, Human Rights Watch, p. 15
  9. ^ Who's who in Thailand's Muslim insurgency by Bertil Lintner
  10. ^ "PULO Website". Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  11. ^ Sugu Narayanan (2011). The Relevance of Islam in Southeast Asian Civil Wars. Lexington Books. p. 134. ((cite book)): |work= ignored (help)
  12. ^ Barry M. Rubin (ed.), Guide to Islamist Movements, Volume 2, p. 104


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