| Name assigned by coder: |
no
|
| PGM ID Number: |
254
|
| Country: |
Thailand |
| Date formed: |
Jan. 1, 1978 |
| Details of Formation: |
Established by PM Chavalit in late 70's to help in the fight against Communist insurgents and to provide a cheaper alternative than the Army to guarding the Cambodian border. They were subsequently used as guards in the refugee camps and border guards along the Burma border and then drafted in to the anti-insurgency operation in the South. The rangers are seperate from the Army and distinct from the Border Patrol Police. |
| Date dissolved: |
Unknown |
| Details of Termination: |
appear to still be active |
| Successor group(s): |
none
|
| Private Military Company? |
no |
| Government Relation: |
type2 |
| Government Link(s): |
state/military institution
|
| Training and Equipment |
yes |
| Shared Information and Joint Operations |
yes |
| Shared personnel |
yes |
| Types of Material Support: |
domestic government; crime
|
| State Sponsor(s): |
none
|
| Other Connection(s): |
|
| Membership: |
ethnic; mercenary; adolescents; criminals
|
| Location: |
Cambodian border, Burmese border, South |
| Force Strength: |
[unknown,
unknown] |
| Target(s): |
rebels, insurgents, or other armed group; foreigners
|
| Purpose(s): |
protect national borders and integrity; intimidation of ethnic/religious groups
|
| Other Information: |
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