US EditionFamilies on both sides caught in crossfire as Thai-Cambodian fighting continues
Hundreds of thousands fled after fighting resumed, breaking a truce brokered by the U.S., with both sides blaming each other for targeting civilians along the border.
- On Monday, fighting resumed along the Thailand-Cambodia disputed border, breaking a fragile truce brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump in July, forcing thousands of families on both sides to flee.
- Local residents say both sides' local authorities accuse each other of reigniting the conflict and targeting civilians, while many expressed disbelief that the ceasefire agreement failed despite outside mediation.
- Wuttikrai Chimngarm hunkered down in a makeshift bunker of six tyre layers as shelling shook Buriram border province, warning shelters could be targeted amid fears of opposing forces' heavy weapons with 130-kilometre range.
- Local people reported shattered expectations and repeated displacement as residents of Kaun Kriel and nearby villages said signed ceasefire agreements failed to stop the firing.
- Kaun Kriel lies close to the 11th-century Ta Krabey temple, and residents fled Monday as fighting resumed amid fears of heavy weapons with up to 130 kilometres range, Cambodian Marng Sarun said.
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Border violence intensifies as civilians flee Thai-Cambodian clashes
Fighting has intensified along the Thai-Cambodian border, with heavy clashes resuming over the past week despite an October ceasefire. Each side accuses the other of reigniting the violence. The renewed hostilities have forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee, and Thailand has reported its first civilian casualties. At least nine Cambodian civilians have also been killed in this latest surge of fighting. Solange Mougin reports on the w…
International media reports that clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border have displaced more than 500,000 people, as the international community seeks to persuade both sides to end the violence.
Families on both sides caught in crossfire as Thai-Cambodian fighting continues
Thousands of families on both sides of the disputed border separating Thailand and Cambodia have fled to escape a bitter new conflict between the two Southeast Asian nations, but some have been forced to stay behind.
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