What is the estimated number of people killed in the southern Thailand insurgency since 2004?

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More than 7,000 people have been killed in the southern Thailand insurgency since 2004

A low-level conflict in Thailand’s southernmost provinces has killed more than 7,000 people since 2004. This insurgency has affected three Muslim-majority provinces, including Narathiwat, where a checkpoint shooting and bomb attack on Wednesday left five Thai soldiers dead and six civilians wounded.
The insurgency’s death toll has exceeded 7,000 since 2004
The conflict has been simmering in Thailand’s southernmost provinces since 2004. It has resulted in more than 7,000 deaths over that period.
The violence is concentrated in Muslim-majority southern provinces
The insurgency is described as gripping Muslim-majority provinces in Thailand’s south. Narathiwat is one of the provinces named as being affected by the decades-long separatist insurgency.
Wednesday’s checkpoint attack is part of the longer-running conflict
The latest incident occurred at a checkpoint in Narathiwat province, where five Thai soldiers were killed in a shooting and bomb attack. Six civilians were also reported wounded in the same attack.
The incident involved suspects and authorities sealed off the area
CCTV footage posted by Narathiwat authorities on a social media page was said to show six suspects dressed in black travelling in a black pickup truck around 6:45 pm on Wednesday. Local officials said the suspects fled towards a neighbouring district and the area was sealed off.

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