US EditionThailand Launches Airstrikes Along Cambodia Border After Dawn Clashes
- On Dec. 8, the Royal Thai Army launched airstrikes along the disputed border, with the Royal Thai Air Force saying F-16s bombed Cambodian military targets.
- Thai military said early-morning fighting in Ubon Ratchathani province left one soldier killed and four wounded, prompting strikes after Thailand halted parts of the ceasefire last month following a landmine incident.
- More than 385,000 civilians are being evacuated across four border districts, with over 35,000 housed in temporary shelters, while Cambodia's defence ministry said at least four civilians were killed in Oddar Meanchey province.
- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged both sides to exercise restraint, Cambodia's Ministry of National Defence condemned Thailand's actions, and Bangkok said operations would continue to neutralise threats.
- The long-running border dispute has repeatedly flared, including a five-day war in July that killed 43 and displaced around 300,000, while the October ceasefire in Kuala Lumpur witnessed by U.S. President Donald Trump began fraying within weeks.
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PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Thailand launched airstrikes along its disputed border with Cambodia following accusations by both nations of violating a ceasefire.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The governments and militaries of Thailand and Cambodia, and U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration.WHEN & WHERE: Clashes began Sunday near the border provinces of Si Sa Ket in Thailand and Preah Vihear in Cambodia.KEY QUOTE: “Cambodia urges that Thailand imme…
The conflict is flaring up again. Thailand has carried out new airstrikes against Cambodia – in which civilians have lost their lives. Now the countries' leaders are pausing all talks for
The two countries had signed the truce in October under the supervision of President Donald Trump.
Only a month and a half after the cease-fire, the hostilities left.
Thailand launches airstrike against Cambodia with soldier killed and at least 8 injured in deadly border clash
Thailand has launched airstrikes against Cambodia as fighting broke out along the long-disputed border between the two countries.At least one Thai soldier was killed and eight were wounded in the fresh clashes which intensified at around 5am local time today, a Thai army spokesman said.Tensions again flared between the two countries after both accused the other of breaching a ceasefire brokered by Donald Trump in October.Thailand's Air Force sai…
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