US EditionCambodia Closes Thai Border Crossings Amid Ongoing Fighting
Cross-border fighting has caused 15 military deaths and over 270 injuries, prompting Cambodia to close all border crossings with Thailand despite a cease-fire claim.
- On Dec. 13, the Royal Government of Cambodia suspended all Cambodia-Thailand border crossings effective immediately and until further notice amid ongoing fighting.
- A skirmish on December 7 wounded two Thai soldiers and sparked the latest fighting, stemming from a long-running colonial-era dispute along their about 500-mile Thailand–Cambodia border.
- Officials reported that two Thai F-16 fighter jets dropped seven bombs in Pursat Province and damaged a bridge, while Cambodian officials said air strikes hit hotels on Saturday morning.
- Leaders in both countries did not confirm a cease-fire agreement on Friday, and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has not directly endorsed President Donald Trump's claim.
- An estimated 700,000 civilians have been evacuated, and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnivirakul said, `Thailand will continue to perform military actions until we feel no more harm and threats to our land and people.
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Cambodia shuts border with Thailand after deadly clashes
Displaced residents rest at an evacuation centre in the Thai border province of Buriram.—AFP BANGKOK: Cambodia shut its border crossings with Thailand on Saturday, after Bangkok denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that a truce had been agreed to end days of deadly fighting. Violence between the Southeast Asian neighbours, which stems from a long-running dispute over the colonial-era demarcation of their 800-kilometre (500-mile) border, has …
The fighting this week has left at least 25 people dead, including four Thai soldiers.
The measure, announced after a week of armed clashes, implies the immediate suspension of all border crossings and responds to the escalation of the conflict and increased displacement in the region
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