The crew of the Colorado, after some internal scuffles for command, decides to take control of the island of Sainte Marina, where there is a NATO radar installation.

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Pramote Phromin, a spokesman for the Internal Security Operations Command, told Reuters news agency that up to 60 militants wearing military fatigues approached the base at around 01:00 (18:00 GMT on Tuesday).

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Beaconing detection is the act of identifying the communication between an internal compromised host and its command and control server.

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