thai airways international flight 261 ( unk ) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from bangkok 's don mueang international airport , thailand to surat thani international airport in surat thani , thailand .

beginning during the same time frame ( and expanding throughout the conflict ) the operation became Becoming increasingly involved in providing Supply close air support missions for royal lao armed forces , unk tribal mercenaries , and thai volunteer defense corps in a covert ground war in northern and northeastern laos .

on 22 may 2014 , the royal thai armed forces , led by general unk unk , commander of the royal thai army ( rta ) , launched Process_start a `` coup UNK '' , the 12th since the country 's first coup in 1932 , against the caretaker government of thailand , following Action six months of political crisis .

on 22 may 2014 , the royal thai armed forces , led by general unk unk , commander of the royal thai army ( rta ) , launched Process_start a `` coup UNK '' , the 12th since the country 's first coup in 1932 , against the caretaker government of thailand , following Action six months of political crisis .

over 6,500 people died Death and almost 12,000 were injured Bodily_harm between 2004 and 2015 in a formerly ethnic separatist insurgency , which has currently been taken over Change_of_leadership by hard-line jihadis and pitted them against both the unk buddhist minority and local muslims who have a moderate approach Action or who support Supporting the thai government .