Banner of Islam has not claimed responsibility for further attacks.  However, the perpetrators behind al-Nuaimi's kidnapping have not been apprehended, and there is no reason to believe that the group has deactivated.  In any case, Banner of Islam appears to be a minor player in the Iraqi insurgency, and cannot be considered a major security threat in the region.

Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Pattani (BRN)

Runda Kumpalan Kecil (RKK) -- Splinter Group

The Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Pattani (BRN) is a terrorist organization based in northern Malaysia and operating in southern Thailand. Formed by Ustaz Karim Haji Hassan, the BRN was founded in March 1963 as a splinter group of Barisan Nasional Pembe-Basan Pattani (BNPP). As an organization, the BRN fights to achieve a pan-Malay independent Republic of Pattani, composed of Thailand's three southernmost Muslim provinces. Similar to other separatist organizations fighting in southern Thailand, the BRN targets government and police forces and other perceived symbols of Thai repression. <p><br />The BRN was organized into three main factions in the 1980s: the BRN Congress (its military wing led by Rosa Buraso), the BRN Coordinate (its political wing, active only in Malaysia, not Thailand), and the BRN Uram (its religious wing). Although the BRN was more focused on political and religious activities, its military wing, estimated at 150-300 members, is one of the three most active armed groups in the region. <p><br />In the 1960s and 1970s, BRN maintained close relationships with the communist parties of Malaysia and Thailand and actively courted the support of other Muslim states like Algeria, Syria and Libya. The group's ideology, often referred to as Islamic-socialism, and its cooperation with communist parties alienated some of its more conservative supporters in Malaysia and the Middle East. In addition, its efforts to include socialism, Islamism, and nationalism in its doctrine made it particularly vulnerable to factional splits. <br />