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The launch of airstrikes along the disputed border has sparked a new wave of fighting between Cambodia and Thailand, symbolizing a possible fallout. Ceasefire brokered by Donald Trump Just months after the worst conflict in decades.
Thailand’s military confirmed it carried out airstrikes on several Cambodian military targets after a Cambodian attack left one Thai soldier dead and four others injured. According to a senior provincial official, three Cambodian civilians have been seriously injured in the fighting so far.
Both Thailand and Cambodia accused each other on Monday morning of starting a new wave of fighting along their disputed border.
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) said the airstrikes were targeted at “weapons depots, command centers and logistics routes assessed as a direct threat”.
“Cambodia had mobilized heavy weapons, deployed combat units and prepared fire-support elements – activities that could escalate military operations and pose a threat to the Thai border area,” the RTAF said.
The Thai military said Cambodia began firing along the Thai border at about 3 a.m. local time on Monday.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said his country does not want to see violence but the military is ready to take necessary steps to maintain the country’s security and sovereignty.
Mr Anutin was speaking after hostilities erupted along the disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia.
However, Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defense first dismissed the allegations of starting the fighting as “false information”.
“While respecting all previous agreements and adhering to the spirit of resolving conflicts peacefully in accordance with international law, Cambodia did not retaliate at all during the two attacks and continues to monitor the situation with vigilance and extreme caution,” it said.
The Cambodian military said the Thai “attacked Cambodian forces” at about 504 a.m. local time, adding that the attack came after “Thai forces engaged in multiple provocative actions over several days.”
Cambodian Defense Ministry spokesman Maly Socheta said Thai forces attacked Cambodian troops first. He said Cambodia did not retaliate during the initial attacks on Monday.
“Cambodia urges that Thailand immediately cease all hostile activities that threaten peace and stability in the region,” he said.
Cambodia’s influential former Prime Minister Hun Sen, former longtime leader and father of current Prime Minister Hun Manet, said in a Facebook post, “The red line to respond has already been set. I urge commanders at all levels to educate all officers and soldiers accordingly.”
Three civilians were seriously injured in the Cambodian border province of Oddar Meanchey, a provincial official said Monday without giving further details.
Thailand and Cambodia have evacuated their citizens from border settlements after the latest fighting broke out.
Thailand said that about 70 percent of Thai citizens have been removed from border areas. It said one civilian died during the evacuation process, but this was due to “pre-existing medical conditions”.
it marks Possible resumption of hostilities on the border Which started in July. Five days of fierce fighting between the two armies left 48 people dead and an estimated 300,000 people temporarily displaced. two countries Rockets and heavy artillery fire were exchanged. After accusing each other they started fighting.
Hostilities ended after a ceasefire agreement brokered by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Mr Trump, who also witnessed the signing of an expanded peace agreement between the two countries in Kuala Lumpur in October.
However, the two countries have a long history of age-old enmity. Their modern territorial claims largely stem from a map of 1907, when Cambodia was under French colonial rule, which Thailand has argued is inaccurate.
In 1962 the International Court of Justice granted Cambodia sovereignty over the area, which included the 1,000-year-old Preah Vihear temple, which still haunts many Thais today.