US EditionCambodia's Hun Sen at the Helm in Border Conflict with Thailand
CAMBODIA-THAILAND BORDER REGION, JUL 31 – Hun Sen directed frontline logistics and used social media to rally support during Cambodia’s deadliest border clash with Thailand in over a decade, escalating nationalist sentiment.
- When a major border conflict with Thailand last week escalated, Hun Sen appeared to take command of Cambodia's military response, according to sources.
- Earlier this year, tensions rose after a Cambodian soldier was killed, prompting Thai premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra to call Hun Sen on June 15, amid border disputes rooted in colonial-era borders.
- A Cambodia-based diplomat observed that Hun Sen wore a uniform and directed troop movements to project command, with Lim Menghour saying he acted as the main logistics commander for frontline troops.
- The wave of nationalism surged as Cambodians rallied behind Hun Sen on social media, with observers saying he succeeded in strengthening nationalist sentiment.
- As the clashes de-escalate, attention turns to potential infighting among Cambodia's ruling factions, with Political observers saying the exiled opposition lacks strength to unseat Hun Sen, making fractures within the ruling elite the main threat.
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Malay Mail
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Cambodia's Hun Sen at the helm in border conflict with Thailand
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