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chairman donald trump said on friday Thai And Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a ceasefire after several days of deadly clashes that threatened to undo the ceasefire that the US administration helped brokered earlier this year.
Trump announces agreement to restart ceasefire in social media posting after call with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet.
“They have agreed this evening to effectively stop all shooting and to return to the original peace agreement made with me and them with the help of the great Prime Minister.” malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim”Trump said in his Truth Social posting.
The original ceasefire in July was brokered by Malaysia and pushed through under pressure from Trump, who threatened to withdraw trade privileges unless Thailand and Cambodia agreed. It was formalized in more detail at a regional meeting in Malaysia in October, which Trump attended.
Despite the agreement, a bitter propaganda war continued between the two countries and minor cross-border violence continued.
The Thai–Cambodian border conflict has its roots in a history of hostility over competing territorial claims. These claims largely stem from a map drawn in 1907, when Cambodia was under French colonial rule, which Thailand believes is inaccurate. Tensions were further heightened by a 1962 International Court of Justice decision that granted sovereignty to Cambodia, which still angers many Thais.
Thailand has deployed jet fighters to carry out air strikes on military targets. Cambodia has deployed BM-21 rocket launchers with a range of 30–40 kilometers (19–25 mi).
At least six of the Thai soldiers killed were hit by rocket shrapnel, according to data collected by public broadcaster ThaiPBS.
The Thai military’s Northeastern Regional Command said Thursday that Cambodian forces’ BM-21 rocket launchers had damaged some residential areas and houses near the border.
The Thai military also said it destroyed a tall crane atop a hill held by Cambodia where the centuries-old Preah Vihear temple is located, because it reportedly housed electronic and optical equipment used for military command and control purposes.