US EditionThailand and Cambodia sign new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting
The ceasefire bans military movements and airspace use, with Thailand agreeing to release 18 Cambodian soldiers after a 72-hour truce, ending 20 days of fighting that displaced over half a million.
- On Dec 27, Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire in Bangkok to end weeks of armed combat along their shared border, taking effect at noon local time and barring attacks on civilians and infrastructure.
- Rooted in a colonial-era border dispute, the conflict involves ancient temple ruins along an 800km frontier and escalated after July clashes and a propaganda campaign.
- The agreement mandates that Thailand repatriate 18 Cambodian soldiers after the ceasefire holds for 72 hours and requires freezing troop movements, bans on military airspace violations, and allows civilians in border areas to return home soon.
- The fighting exacted a heavy toll, with 20 days killing at least 101 people and displacing more than half a million, while AP reported almost one million displaced since hostilities resumed.
- International mediators had previously brokered ceasefires with Malaysia and pressure from China and the United States, and ASEAN met on Dec. 22, yet Thailand carried out airstrikes as recently as Saturday morning.
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The conflict between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims has been raging for decades. Again and again the struggles flared up. Now there is an agreement.
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Breaking OneThailand and Cambodia reach ceasefire in brutal border war
The defense ministers of Thailand and Cambodia said Saturday that they had agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire, possibly paving the way for an end to a brutal 20-day border war that killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands more.
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Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a ceasefire to end weeks of deadly border fighting over territorial disputes; The truce halts military movements and airstrikes, calls for mine restraint and could lead to the release of 18 Cambodian soldiers if it holds
Thailand, Cambodia agree to truce after weeks of clashes
CAMBODIA’S Defence Minister Tea Seiha (left) and his Thai counterpart Nattaphon Narkphanit pose with documents during the special General Border Committee meeting.—AFP • Pact halts troop movement, promises return of captured soldiers• UN, China welcome step following breakdown of October ceasefire BANGKOK: Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an “immediate” ceasefire on Saturday, pledging in a joint statement to end heavy border clashes that have kil…
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