<Tr> <Th> Opponents </Th> <Td> Thailand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Battles and wars </Th> <Td> South Thailand insurgency </Td> </Tr> <P> The Patani United Liberation Organisation (Malay: Pertubuhan Pembebasan Bersatu Patani; abbreviated PULO) is a separatist insurgent group in Thailand, calling for an independent Patani . The PULO, along with others, is currently fighting for the independence of Thailand's predominantly Malay Muslim south . </P> <P> PULO's platform is highlighted by its Islamic nationalist goals, calling the Thai presence in Pattani "a colonisation" and an "illegal occupation ." Its stated aims are to secede from Thailand through military and political means, and to create a state named Patani Darul Makrif (Pattani, Land of Good deeds). The PULO flag has four red and white stripes and a blue rectangle on the upper left with a crescent and a star similar to other Malaysian Malay states </P>

The pattani united liberation organization (pulo) is focused within which country