In Narathiwat, insurgents caused unrest at five points in Ra-ngae by burning tires on the roads and destroying CCTV cameras, which were damaged. Officials were alarmed and hesitant to inspect the scenes today, fearing the perpetrators planned a trap to ambush them.
Between 00:30 and 01:30 on 15 Nov 2026, Pol. Col. Supachart Na Phatthalung, Chief of Ra-ngae Police Station, Narathiwat, received reports from village chiefs and residents about suspects setting tires on fire on roads and damaging five CCTV cameras—one in Moo 6 and four in Moo 10, Bong O Subdistrict, Ra-ngae District. However, officials did not dare to enter the scene due to the isolated nature of the roadsides and concerns the suspects might have laid a trap to ambush officers en route.
Village chiefs and nearby residents conducted initial inspections and sent photographic evidence. The first site was at the Baeng Rae intersection, Bango Kubo Village, Moo 6, Bong O Subdistrict, where one CCTV camera was damaged.
The second site was at a roadside electric pole in Yaho Village, Moo 10, Bong O Subdistrict, with one CCTV camera damaged. The third site, on the road in Yaho Village, saw tires set on fire. The fourth site was at the roadside near Gluko intersection, Yaho Village, Moo 10, Bong O Subdistrict, where one CCTV camera was damaged. The fifth site, near the new Bong O Subdistrict Administrative Office in Yaho Village, Moo 10, had a CCTV camera burned in a similar manner as sites one, two, and four.
A reporter contacted Pol. Col. Supachart Na Phatthalung regarding the incidents and damage. He said the exact locations were not yet fully confirmed, and officials had not inspected the sites due to the constrained routes leading there, which made it easy for suspects to plan ambushes. He said ranger troops responsible for the areas would patrol the routes to ensure safety before coordinating with relevant officers to investigate the scenes later.
The reporter independently surveyed some of the sites and found only two of the five locations on the main village roads. At the first site in Yaho Village, Moo 10, Bong O Subdistrict, three tires were burned on the road. The tires were charred to the core, with steel wire frames visible on the ground. The heat had melted the asphalt road surface, causing damage at three points.
At the second site, the Baeng Rae intersection in Bango Kubo Village, Moo 6, Bong O Subdistrict, suspects placed and set fire to three tires on the road. The damage resembled that of the first site. Nearby, a metal box used to house CCTV equipment and an adapter were also burned, with motorcycle tire remnants scattered beneath an electric pole.
Upon inspecting the electric poles with CCTV cameras mounted on metal boxes, scorch marks were found where suspects had hung motorcycle tires and set them ablaze. It is estimated that the four CCTV cameras damaged in Moo 6 and Moo 10 were attacked simultaneously in this manner, with at least two suspects involved at each site.
The incidents are believed to be the work of members of violent insurgent groups who planned to destroy CCTV cameras to prepare for future attacks in the area and to prevent authorities from tracking suspects through footage recorded by these cameras, which have been key in investigations previously.