Thailand said that more than 50,000 people have left areas near the border for shelters, while Cambodia said that residents of several villages near the border have been evacuated
Local residents evacuate the Oddar Meanchey province in Cambodia, along the Thailand border, on Monday. PIC/AFP
Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire. Longstanding border disputes erupted into five days of combat in July that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians.
US President Donald Trump pushed the Southeast Asian neighbours to sign a truce agreement in October, but tensions have continued to simmer. Thailand said that more than 50,000 people have left areas near the border for shelters, while Cambodia said that residents of several villages near the border have been evacuated.
The latest round of clashes that took place along the border on Sunday. On Monday, Thai army spokesperson Maj Gen Winthai Suvaree said the Cambodian troops fired first into Thai territory in multiple areas. He said at least one Thai soldier was killed and about eight other soldiers were wounded, and civilians were being evacuated from the affected areas. “Thailand used aircraft to strike military targets in several areas to suppress Cambodian supporting fire attacks,” he said.
The Cambodian Defence Ministry spokesperson Maly Socheata said the Thai military attacked the Cambodian troops first, and that Cambodia did not retaliate during the initial attacks. Neth Pheaktra, the Cambodian Minister of Information, said fire from Thai forces killed four Cambodian civilians and injured about nine others.
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