US EditionThailand Returns 18 Cambodian Soldiers After 155 Days
Thailand repatriated 18 Cambodian soldiers after 155 days in custody as part of a ceasefire agreement that seeks to end deadly border clashes and enable civilian returns.
- On Dec 31, Thailand released 18 Cambodian soldiers captured in July, three days after a renewed ceasefire held between the neighbours.
- The Southeast Asian neighbours agreed a truce on Saturday that ended renewed fighting which killed dozens and displaced more than a million this month.
- After 155 days in custody, the soldiers' return, originally due on Tuesday within 72 hours, was delayed over alleged ceasefire breaches that Cambodia denied.
- Thailand's foreign ministry said the repatriation was `as a demonstration of goodwill and confidence-building`, and the truce allows civilians in border areas to return home soon with demining cooperation.
- The fighting killed at least 101 people and displaced more than half a million, and border clashes reignited after a ceasefire breakdown brokered by United States President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
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Thailand has repatriated on Wednesday 18 Cambodian soldiers captured during the five days of fighting last July, as reported by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Liberation was one of the points of the ceasefire agreement reached between the two neighbouring countries to end military clashes that erupted in December and caused about a hundred deaths and nearly 700,000 displaced. Continue reading
This release is part of a ceasefire agreement between the two countries. In recent months, Thailand and Cambodia have been involved in deadly fighting along a border region.
Cheering crowds greet Cambodian soldiers released by Thailand after protracted negotiations and accusations of breach of agreement.
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