Thailand and Cambodia trade attacks and accusations
Digest more
Thailand deploys gunboats
Digest more
People on both sides of the border are working around the destruction to create a safe space or find normality.
There has been a dramatic escalation in a long-running border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia. On July 23, five Thai soldiers from a border patrol unit in Ubon Ratchathani province were seriously injured after stepping on a land mine – a second
The latest flare-up started on Thursday, with intense fighting spreading across multiple border areas. Early Saturday, Thailand’s navy joined the army in repelling what it described as incursions by Cambodian troops at three points in eastern Trat province.
Recent clashes along the Thailand-Cambodia border have escalated tensions, resulting in at least 11 deaths and prompting border closures. The violence, involving various weaponry, centers around disputed territories,
The conflict over the shared border between the two countries grew on Saturday, in the deadliest conflict between them in more than a decade.
Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as fighting intensified and spread, while Cambodia's leader said Thailand had agreed to a Malaysian ceasefire proposal but then backed down.