US EditionThailand Destroys Bridges as Border Conflict Intensifies
Fighting has displaced over 500,000 people and caused at least 25 deaths amid ongoing military operations and border closures between Thailand and Cambodia.
- On Saturday, Thai forces destroyed a bridge used to deliver heavy weapons as fighting spread along the 508-mile Thailand–Cambodia border into a second week.
- Longstanding territorial disputes stem from a 1907 colonial-era map and a 1962 International Court of Justice ruling, while a July ceasefire brokered by Malaysia collapsed, reigniting conflict.
- Air and naval strikes targeted Cambodian casino complexes this past week using F-16 warplanes, Swedish Gripen jets, and Royal Thai Navy ship HTMS Thepa 525 while Thai sources report Cambodia deployed bomb-carrying and `suicide` drones.
- Thailand's government imposed curfews across five districts of Trat province excluding Koh Chang and Koh Kood, while Sakeo province's prior curfew remains; around two dozen people died and refugees live in camps.
- US President Donald Trump was expected to phone Bangkok and Phnom Penh as the war endangers Thailand's exports to the US, about 20 percent, and impacts tourism.
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Cambodia has closed its border crossings with Thailand, with which fighting continues in the border area despite international efforts to mediate in their mutual conflict.
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AporreaA week of fighting between the two nations leaves 33 dead, more than 200 wounded and tensions over non-compliance with the ceasefire
Cambodia denounces continued attacks by Thailand
While some battlefields remain calm, others continue to experience intense fighting as Thai forces persist in aggressive attacks using artillery, tanks, F-16 fighter jets, toxic gas, and cluster bombs, stated Lieutenant General Maly Socheata. According to the spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, some of the main affected areas include Preah Vihear and Khnar Temple in Preah Vihear province; the village of Ek Pheap (Pursat); and the …
Several provinces along the border with Cambodia have been bombed and shelled overnight, according to Thailand's Ministry of Defense. Thailand is now imposing a curfew in large parts of Trat province. The tourist islands of Koh Chang and Koh Kood are exempt.
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