Scandal: Thais expel American military from their country
Thailand has demanded that the United States withdraw from Phuket within five days US Air Force aircraft and US military personnel participating in the Guardian Sea anti-submarine exercise, which ended on Wednesday, the Bangkok Post reported on Saturday, citing a source in the Thai Defense Ministry.
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After the end of the exercises, the American side asked the Thai military several times for the opportunity to remain in Phuket and use the island’s airport as a base for conducting humanitarian operations to search the sea for ships with Rohingya refugees heading from Myanmar to Muslim countries neighboring Thailand, and to provide assistance to refugees humanitarian aid.
The American side received a refusal from the command of all branches of the Thai armed forces. The US has been ordered to remove its aircraft and military personnel from Phuket by next Friday, a source told the newspaper.
The US refusal to use Phuket as a base and the demand to remove aircraft and military personnel is caused by the negative attitude of the Thai military authorities towards the constant US intervention in the efforts to resolve the humanitarian crisis associated with the Rohingya refugees, which are currently being carried out jointly by Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, the newspaper reports.
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