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Thailand & Cambodia Clash Over Contested Border Region

At least 12 people are dead and 31 injured following the clashes. Nearly all the dead and injured are civilians.

Thursday's clash stems from colonial-era French maps that left parts of the Southeast Asian nation's borders ill-defined.

Thailand & Cambodia Clash Over Contested Border Region Image Credit: LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / Contributor / Getty
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The militaries of Thailand and Cambodia exchanged fire over a disputed border area on Thursday. There has been no formal declaration of war and the conflict has not spilled over into other regions, according to Thailand’s Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai. Both countries are accusing the other of opening fire first.

While Wechayachai accused Cambodia of firing heavy weapons without clear targets, leading to civilian deaths, Cambodia’s Defense Ministry said that a Thai F-16 fighter jet dropped two bombs on a road near an 11th-century temple.

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Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts said the strike caused “significant damage” to it and the “surrounding area and the structures.”

“Thailand’s Health Ministry says 12 people, including 11 civilians and one Thai soldier, have been killed in clashes with Cambodian troops. Another 31 people, including 24 civilians, are said to have been injured,” RT said.

Civilians are being evacuated from the conflict zone.

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AlJazeera chronicled the events that led to Thursday’s violent clashes:


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