Clashes widen as Thailand and Cambodia trade fire on disputed frontier
“Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia intensified as both sides traded accusations and reported fresh casualties.”
Key points
- Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia intensified as both sides traded accusations and reported fresh casualties.
- The escalation revives long-standing disputes over undemarcated stretches of the frontier despite a recent, fragile truce.
Renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia expanded along their disputed border, with each side accusing the other of violating a fragile ceasefire and escalating hostilities.
Cambodia reported two civilians killed overnight and said more people had been moved to safety. Thailand’s military said one of its soldiers had died and that operations were underway to push back Cambodian forces allegedly detected inside Thai territory in the coastal province of Trat.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet warned Thailand against using force on civilian areas. Thai authorities accused Cambodian units of fortifying positions, deploying snipers and digging trenches that threatened Thai sovereignty.
The flare-up follows months of sporadic clashes after a brief truce in July that halted days of fighting and mass evacuations. The neighbours have disputed sections of their 817-km land boundary for over a century, with temple sites frequently stoking nationalist tensions and periodic violence.
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