Communist insurgency in Thailand
| Communist Insurgency in Thailand | |||||||
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| Part of the Cold War | |||||||
 Ta Ko Bi Cave, a former base of communist rebels. |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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 North Korea
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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 Li Mi
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 Thong Chaemsri (POW)
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| Strength | |||||||
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Royal Thai Armed Forces: 127,700 Royal Thai Police: 45,800 United States: 24,470 |
1,000–12,000 rebels 5,000–8,000 sympathizers |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,450+ soldiers, police, and officials killed 100+ wounded (1969-1971 only) |
365+ insurgents killed 30+ wounded 49+ (POW) (1969-1971 only) |
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Thai government victory
China (until July 1967)
Communist Party of Thailand
Pathet Lao
Supported by:
North Vietnam (until 1976)
Vietnam (from 1976)
People Republic of China (1971–1978)
Malayan Communist Party
Khmer Rouge (until 1978)
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