US EditionThai security forces use rubber bullets and tear gas in border melee with Cambodian protesters
- Thai security forces clashed with Cambodian protesters using tear gas, rubber bullets, and sound devices on September 17, 2025, near the disputed border area between Prey Chan village and Ban Nong Ya Kaeo.
- The incident followed Cambodia's June proposal to return to the International Court of Justice over border disputes, which Thailand firmly rejected, escalating tensions despite a fragile July truce after previous combat.
- Approximately 200 Cambodian civilians protested the barrier deployment involving concertina wire, prompting Thai forces to respond with non-lethal weapons as protesters threw rocks, sticks, and slingshots, resulting in injuries on both sides.
- Cambodian statements reported 28 injured people, including monks, while Thai officials described the protesters as a mob encroaching territory and obstructing operations, characterizing the clash as an intentional ceasefire violation.
- The confrontation threatens the uneasy peace, highlighting ongoing disputes rooted in competing territorial claims from a 1907 map and a 1962 court ruling affirming Cambodia's sovereignty, yet leaving regional stability uncertain.
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Thai police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at Cambodian civilians
Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Cambodian civilians in a disputed border area on Wednesday, authorities in both countries said, the most significant escalation since they declared a ceasefire to end a deadly five-day conflict in July. At least 23 Cambodians were injured in the incident, according to Cambodian authorities, while Thailand's military said an unspecified number of Thai officials had also sustained injuries. The clas…
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