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  • Children and armed police in the remainings of the Datoa school. It was recently heavily damaged in an arson attack. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • A thai policeman observes the remaining pieces of a school recently attacked by insurgents. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • The Malee family has just been attacked by unknown gunmen inside the house killing their daughter. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • A moment from a merket in center Pattani, the markets are common placed where the bomb attacks finds place. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 27.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • Thai army patroling a local market, that are frequently attacked by insurgents. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 23.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • Thai army and forensic police on the scene where in the morning hours a car packed with school teachers, escorted by police is hit by a 20 kilogram I.E.D roadside bomb. Miraculously none of the teachers or police is killed. The explosion was heard all over the city of Pattani. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 28.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Buddhist monks at 6 in the morningin the streets of Pattani collecting the alms. Because of their morning rutine, the monks has become a favourite target for the islamic militants. Bombing and beheadings of monks has becommen more frequent. The army now escorts the monks whereever they go to enshure their security. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 26.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Heavily armed police guards a public school in the outskirts of the Pattani province. The situation changed dramatically for the pepole when the militants started targeting the children. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • Heavily armed police guards outside the remainings of the Datoa school. The children are sitting outside under the trees because the school building has been burned down by the militia just two weeks before. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • A scene from inside the Pattani hospital after in the morning hours a car packed with school teachers, escorted by police is hit by a 20 kilogram I.E.D roadside bomb. Miraculously none of the teachers or police is killed. The explosion was heard all over the city of Pattani. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 28.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • A moment from a merket in center Pattani, the markets are common placed where the bomb attacks finds place. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 27.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • Family members pointing out a relative <br />
in photo, that was killed by the Thai army while attacking thai troops. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 19.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 25.07.2011. International and national press in front of the court house. Anders B. Breivik is due to arrive at the Oslo courthouse at 13:00. The aquare around and in front of the building is packed with foreign media. Breivik arrived and left in an armored car escorted by armed police. He is to be imprisoned for eight weeks, awaiting further investigation of the massacre and bopmb attack in Oslo and Utøya. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 25.07.2011. Anders B. Breivik is due to arrive at the Oslo courthouse at 13:00. The aquare around and in front of the building is packed with foreign media. Breivik arrived and left in an armored car escorted by armed police. He is to be imprisoned for eight weeks, awaiting further investigation of the massacre and bopmb attack in Oslo and Utøya. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 25.07.2011. Judge Kim Heger reads the summary of the hearing for the press after Breivik has left the scene. Anders B. Breivik is due to arrive at the Oslo courthouse at 13:00. The aquare around and in front of the building is packed with foreign media. Breivik arrived and left in an armored car escorted by armed police. He is to be imprisoned for eight weeks, awaiting further investigation of the massacre and bopmb attack in Oslo and Utøya. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 25.07.2011. Judge Kim Heger reads the summary of the hearing for the press after Breivik has left the scene. Anders B. Breivik is due to arrive at the Oslo courthouse at 13:00. The aquare around and in front of the building is packed with foreign media. Breivik arrived and left in an armored car escorted by armed police. He is to be imprisoned for eight weeks, awaiting further investigation of the massacre and bopmb attack in Oslo and Utøya. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 25.07.2011. Police forces guarding one of the five entrances to the garage at the court house. Anders B. Breivik is due to arrive at the Oslo courthouse at 13:00. The aquare around and in front of the building is packed with foreign media. Breivik arrived and left in an armored car escorted by armed police. He is to be imprisoned for eight weeks, awaiting further investigation of the massacre and bopmb attack in Oslo and Utøya. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 25.07.2011. Auditorium number 227b was where the hearing took place. Anders B. Breivik is due to arrive at the Oslo courthouse at 13:00. The aquare around and in front of the building is packed with foreign media. Breivik arrived and left in an armored car escorted by armed police. He is to be imprisoned for eight weeks, awaiting further investigation of the massacre and bopmb attack in Oslo and Utøya. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 25.07.2011. Journalists working from the side walk. Anders B. Breivik is due to arrive at the Oslo courthouse at 13:00. The aquare around and in front of the building is packed with foreign media. Breivik arrived and left in an armored car escorted by armed police. He is to be imprisoned for eight weeks, awaiting further investigation of the massacre and bopmb attack in Oslo and Utøya. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 25.07.2011. International and national press in front of the court house. Anders B. Breivik is due to arrive at the Oslo courthouse at 13:00. The aquare around and in front of the building is packed with foreign media. Breivik arrived and left in an armored car escorted by armed police. He is to be imprisoned for eight weeks, awaiting further investigation of the massacre and bopmb attack in Oslo and Utøya. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Serbs and pro-serb montenegrins block off streets in center montenegro and attack montenegrins celebrating their victory. Montenegro, one of the last pieces remaining of the former Yugoslavia and Titos rule held a referendum for independence from Serbia on may 21st 2006. The Montenegrin independence referendum was a refe­rendum on the independence of the Republic of Montenegro from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro that was held on 21 May 2006. The total turnout of the referendum was 86.5%. 55.5 percent voted in favour and 44.5 were against breaking the state union with Serbia. Fifty-five percent of affirmative votes were needed to dissolve the state union of Serbia and Montenegro, an option favored by the coalition government (DPS and SDP). By 23 May, preliminary referendum results were recognized by all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, indicating widespread international recognition of Montenegro once independence would be formally declared. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • The Malee family has just been attacked by unknown gunmen inside the house killing their daughter. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • The Malee family has just been attacked by unknown gunmen inside the house killing their daughter. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • An army raodblock in the outskirts of Narathiwat.Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 23.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad (b 07.07.1956) also known as Mullah Krekar is a Kurd who came to Norway as a refugee from northern Iraq in 1991. <br />
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His wife and four children have Norwegian citizenship, but not Krekar himself. He speaks Kurdish, Arabic, Norwegian and English.<br />
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Krekar was the original leader of the Islamist armed group Ansar al-Islam, which was set up and commanded operations in Kurdistan while he had refugee status in Norway. Krekar claims, however, not to have had knowledge of the various terrorist attacks performed by the group he was leading. <br />
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Since February 2003 he has an expulsion order against him, which is suspended pending Iraqi government guarantees that he will not face torture or execution. Norway is committed to international treaties which prohibit the expulsion of an individual without such a guarantee.<br />
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Authorities in the Kurdish Regional Government have repeatedly asked for him to be extradited from Norway. The death penalty remains on the books in the Kurdistan region. Most death sentences have been changed into life sentences since the Kurdish authorities took power in 1992, the exception being that eleven alleged members of Ansar al-Islam were hanged in the regional capital of Arbil in October 2006. Krekar has as of 8 December 2006 been on the UN terror list, and as of 8 November 2007 been judged by the High Court of Norway as a "danger to national security". Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad (b 07.07.1956) also known as Mullah Krekar is a Kurd who came to Norway as a refugee from northern Iraq in 1991. <br />
<br />
His wife and four children have Norwegian citizenship, but not Krekar himself. He speaks Kurdish, Arabic, Norwegian and English.<br />
<br />
Krekar was the original leader of the Islamist armed group Ansar al-Islam, which was set up and commanded operations in Kurdistan while he had refugee status in Norway. Krekar claims, however, not to have had knowledge of the various terrorist attacks performed by the group he was leading. <br />
<br />
Since February 2003 he has an expulsion order against him, which is suspended pending Iraqi government guarantees that he will not face torture or execution. Norway is committed to international treaties which prohibit the expulsion of an individual without such a guarantee.<br />
<br />
Authorities in the Kurdish Regional Government have repeatedly asked for him to be extradited from Norway. The death penalty remains on the books in the Kurdistan region. Most death sentences have been changed into life sentences since the Kurdish authorities took power in 1992, the exception being that eleven alleged members of Ansar al-Islam were hanged in the regional capital of Arbil in October 2006. Krekar has as of 8 December 2006 been on the UN terror list, and as of 8 November 2007 been judged by the High Court of Norway as a "danger to national security". Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad (b 07.07.1956) also known as Mullah Krekar is a Kurd who came to Norway as a refugee from northern Iraq in 1991. <br />
<br />
His wife and four children have Norwegian citizenship, but not Krekar himself. He speaks Kurdish, Arabic, Norwegian and English.<br />
<br />
Krekar was the original leader of the Islamist armed group Ansar al-Islam, which was set up and commanded operations in Kurdistan while he had refugee status in Norway. Krekar claims, however, not to have had knowledge of the various terrorist attacks performed by the group he was leading. <br />
<br />
Since February 2003 he has an expulsion order against him, which is suspended pending Iraqi government guarantees that he will not face torture or execution. Norway is committed to international treaties which prohibit the expulsion of an individual without such a guarantee.<br />
<br />
Authorities in the Kurdish Regional Government have repeatedly asked for him to be extradited from Norway. The death penalty remains on the books in the Kurdistan region. Most death sentences have been changed into life sentences since the Kurdish authorities took power in 1992, the exception being that eleven alleged members of Ansar al-Islam were hanged in the regional capital of Arbil in October 2006. Krekar has as of 8 December 2006 been on the UN terror list, and as of 8 November 2007 been judged by the High Court of Norway as a "danger to national security". Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • The Malee family has just been attacked by unknown gunmen inside the house killing their daughter. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • The Malee family has just been attacked by unknown gunmen inside the house killing their daughter. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • A Thai army soldier stands guard on top of his armoured Humwee in the outskirts of Narathiwat. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 23.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • A scene from inside the Pattani hospital after in the morning hours a car packed with school teachers, escorted by police is hit by a 20 kilogram I.E.D roadside bomb. Miraculously none of the teachers or police is killed. The explosion was heard all over the city of Pattani. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 28.09.07 Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Thai army and police serach the bushes for militants after a car packed with school teachers, escorted by police is hit by a 20 kilogram I.E.D roadside bomb. Miraculously none of the teachers or police is killed. The explosion was heard all over the city of Pattani. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 28.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • A view from a Thai amy BELL gunship circling over the troubled provinces and the jungle in the southern provinces. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 26.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • Beautyful scenery with a brutal story. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.07.09. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • Soldiers stands guard outside the house of the Malee family that has just been attacked by unknown gunmen inside the house killing their daughter. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • A child rides a bicycle on the way from school in Datoa village. After the RKK started targeting school children the situation changed dramatically for the population. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • The beach streching between Narathiwat and Pattani that once was concidered the most beautyful ones in Thailand. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Youth playing football at night in the outskirts of Pattani city. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 23.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • Thai army soldiers taking a rest outside a mini market. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 23.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Nit Jombadin siting by a table in her simple house. Her child is one of thousands of innocent victims of indiscriminent bombings and killings in southern Thailand. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 21.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Dr Srisompob Jitpiromsri, a lecturer of political science at the Prince of Songkhla University in Pattani and one of the founders of the Deep South Watch. An NGO that records and analyses every move the Islamic militants and the Thai army performs. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 20.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • An evening view of the central mosque in Pattani. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 19.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • A thai army soldier stands on top of his Humwee armoured truck in center Yala, concidered one of the most dangerous of the three provinces.<br />
Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 19.09.07, Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • A man reading the holy coran inside the Krue-Se mosque in Pattani. The Krue-Se mosque is a strong symbol of the resistance against the Thai government after a 2004 army raid on the mosque, then housing suspected militants. 30 people where killed inside the mosque by the army. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 17.09.2007, Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • Media Spokesman of the Thai army in the southern provinces of Thailand Acra Tiproch in his office in Yala. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 17.09.2007. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad (b 07.07.1956) also known as Mullah Krekar is a Kurd who came to Norway as a refugee from northern Iraq in 1991. <br />
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His wife and four children have Norwegian citizenship, but not Krekar himself. He speaks Kurdish, Arabic, Norwegian and English.<br />
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Krekar was the original leader of the Islamist armed group Ansar al-Islam, which was set up and commanded operations in Kurdistan while he had refugee status in Norway. Krekar claims, however, not to have had knowledge of the various terrorist attacks performed by the group he was leading. <br />
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Since February 2003 he has an expulsion order against him, which is suspended pending Iraqi government guarantees that he will not face torture or execution. Norway is committed to international treaties which prohibit the expulsion of an individual without such a guarantee.<br />
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Authorities in the Kurdish Regional Government have repeatedly asked for him to be extradited from Norway. The death penalty remains on the books in the Kurdistan region. Most death sentences have been changed into life sentences since the Kurdish authorities took power in 1992, the exception being that eleven alleged members of Ansar al-Islam were hanged in the regional capital of Arbil in October 2006. Krekar has as of 8 December 2006 been on the UN terror list, and as of 8 November 2007 been judged by the High Court of Norway as a "danger to national security". Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • The Malee family has just been attacked by unknown gunmen inside the house killing their daughter. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • The Malee family has just been attacked by unknown gunmen inside the house killing their daughter. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 24.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • A picture honoring the King of Thailand stands by the road in the city of Pattani. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 27.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • During the holy month of ramadan in the backyard of the central mosque of Pattani, men are performing the ritual cleansing before their evening prayer. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 19.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • A streetscene from downtoen Pattani. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 19.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • A small girl wearing a veil in a gathering in Southern Thailand. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 19.09.2009. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • 26.07.2011. A woman looks out the window right next to the prison where Breivik is held. Many people are scared of other attacks from Breiviks so called cells. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Oslo, Norway, 22.07.2011. An explosive device or most probably a car bomb was detonated outside the main government biuilding in the heart of Oslo, friday 22. of July. Several people are reported to have been killed. Assailant armed with automatic weapons later the same day attacked Utøya, an island south of Oslo where Stoltenberg's Labour party youth section's yearly gathering was taking place. Foto: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad (b 07.07.1956) also known as Mullah Krekar is a Kurd who came to Norway as a refugee from northern Iraq in 1991. <br />
<br />
His wife and four children have Norwegian citizenship, but not Krekar himself. He speaks Kurdish, Arabic, Norwegian and English.<br />
<br />
Krekar was the original leader of the Islamist armed group Ansar al-Islam, which was set up and commanded operations in Kurdistan while he had refugee status in Norway. Krekar claims, however, not to have had knowledge of the various terrorist attacks performed by the group he was leading. <br />
<br />
Since February 2003 he has an expulsion order against him, which is suspended pending Iraqi government guarantees that he will not face torture or execution. Norway is committed to international treaties which prohibit the expulsion of an individual without such a guarantee.<br />
<br />
Authorities in the Kurdish Regional Government have repeatedly asked for him to be extradited from Norway. The death penalty remains on the books in the Kurdistan region. Most death sentences have been changed into life sentences since the Kurdish authorities took power in 1992, the exception being that eleven alleged members of Ansar al-Islam were hanged in the regional capital of Arbil in October 2006. Krekar has as of 8 December 2006 been on the UN terror list, and as of 8 November 2007 been judged by the High Court of Norway as a "danger to national security". Photo: Christopher Olssøn.
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  • Women during friday prayer in Pattani central mosque. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • Muslim girls after a day at the Saiburi Islam Wittaya school in the Saiburi district. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 23.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • A view from a Thai amy BELL gunship circling over the troubled provinces and the jungle in the southern provinces. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 26.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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  • During the holy month of ramadan, in the backyard of the central mosque of Pattani, men are eating their supper before their evening prayer. Thailand is struggling to keep up appearances as the land of smiles has to face up to its troubled south. Since 2004 more than 3500 people have been killed and 4000 wounded in a war we never hear about. In the early hours of January 4th 2004 more than 50 armed men stormed a army weapons depot in Narathiwat taking assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, pistols, rocket-propelled grenades and other ammunition. Arsonists simultaneously attacked 20 schools and three police posts elsewhere in Narathiwat. The raid marked the start of the deadliest period of armed conflict in the century-long insurgency. Despite some 30,000 Thai troops being deployed in the region, the shootings, grenade attacks and car bombings happen almost daily, with 90 per cent of those killed being civilians. 19.09.07. Photo: Christopher Olssøn
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