US EditionThailand, Cambodia Sign 72-Hour Ceasefire Agreement
The ceasefire bans all military actions and includes a 72-hour verification period during which 18 Cambodian prisoners will be released if the truce holds, ending 20 days of fighting.
- 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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Thailand and Cambodia reached a new peace agreement that took effect on Saturday after the previous ceasefire, pushed by President Donald Trump and signed in Malaysia, broke down. Border fighting between Thai and Cambodian forces erupted earlier this month when both sides accused the other of violating the Trump-pushed ceasefire. The warring nations are now recommitting themselves to an immediate ceasefire. If the ceasefire holds for 72 hours wi…
Thailand, Cambodia agree to new ceasefire terms
A new ceasefire deal between Thailand and Cambodia went into effect Saturday after dozens have been killed and thousands have been displaced due to a weeks-long territorial conflict. Part of the 72-hour ceasefire deal requires Thailand to return 18 Cambodian soldiers held in Thai custody since July, as well as clear their shared border of…
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