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Thai villagers stay behind to guard empty homes as border clashes force mass evacuations
Volunteers protect homes and care for livestock after border clashes forced 100,000 Thai villagers to flee, with local authorities relying on armed community patrols, the army said.
- Fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border has forced hundreds of thousands of Thai villagers to flee their homes, leaving only a few dozen village guards behind.
- Somjai Kraiprakon is one of the Village Security Volunteers appointed by the local administration to guard the empty homes after many residents fled.
- The volunteer village guards are permitted to carry firearms, patrol the area, establish checkpoints, and monitor for suspicious individuals, helping to provide safety and security.
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Thai Villagers Stay behind to Guard Empty Homes as Border Clashes Force ...
·Washington, United States
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December 14, 2025. On December 13th, reporters traveled to an evacuation center in Surin Province. Many villagers from the border districts of Phanom Dong Rak and Kap Choeng had evacuated to this center due to the fighting. The villagers in the border areas have been greatly affected. Since the intense clashes began, the villagers have missed their homes, but they have to endure until the authorities announce that they can return home, as the si…
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