The aftermath of a deadly shooting in southern Thailand that left four soldiers dead.<br/> Suspected Muslim insurgents killed the four soldiers and wounded two other people -- including a child -- in an ambush at a school.<br/> Up to 20 gunmen attacked soldiers protecting teachers at the school.<br/> Security personnel are often targeted for their association with the Thai state.<br/> More than 4,800 people have been killed over the last seven years in regional unrest, as Malay Muslims fight for autonomy from majority Buddhist Thailand.<br/> Local Muslims largely oppose the presence of tens of thousands of police and soldiers in the rubber-rich region, which was part of a Malay Muslim sultanate until being annexed by Thailand a century ago.<br/> Travis Brecher, Reuters
