US EditionRenewed Thailand-Cambodia border fighting displaces hundreds of thousands
Over 500,000 people have fled their homes as fighting involving artillery, airstrikes, and drone attacks continues along the disputed Thailand-Cambodia border, killing at least 13.
- On Wednesday, cross-border shelling and air raids between Thailand and Cambodia continued for a third day, forcing more than 500,000 civilians to flee their homes, officials said.
- The dispute stems from colonial-era demarcation of their 800km frontier and competing claims to historic temples; an October ceasefire was brokered by Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian Prime Minister, and Donald Trump, United States President.
- Authorities reported evacuations including Thai F-16 jets attacking one Cambodian military target, rockets landing near Phanom Dong Rak Hospital in Surin, and 101,229 people evacuated in Cambodia, spokeswoman Maly Socheata said.
- The death toll over three days stands at 10—seven from Cambodia and three from Thailand, as violence expands into six provinces in north-eastern Thailand and five in Cambodia's north and north-west.
- The United Nations urged both sides to 'exercise restraint and avoid further escalation', while United States President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday he would make a phone call to stop the fighting.
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Evacuees Seek Refuge Amid Renewed Thailand-Cambodia Border Tensions
Evacuees Seek Refuge Amid Renewed Thailand-Cambodia Border Tensions The renewed clashes along the Thailand-Cambodia border have displaced hundreds of thousands, leaving evacuees in makeshift shelters. Despite a previous ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump, hostilities have resumed, forcing many like Amnat Meephew to flee their homes.In northeastern Thailand's Surin province, early evacuation warnings enabled residents to escape befor…
More than half a million people have fled from the renewed border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia.
More than half a million people were evacuated and transported to safe places due to border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, which have left at least 14 people dead, authorities in both countries reported on Wednesday. “The civilians had to evacuate massively due to an imminent threat to their security,” explained Thai Ministry of Defence spokesman Surasant Kongsiri, after announcing the evacuation of more than 400,000 people. In addition,…
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