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Thailand And Cambodia On Brink Of War: What You Need To Know So Far

Sputnik News

20250724

Deadly clashes have erupted between Thai and Cambodian forces in a long-disputed border zone. What do we know so far about the July 24 escalation?

• Thai authorities said 12 people were killed and 31 more wounded in the clashes. Cambodian officials did not immediately confirm the casualties.

• Cambodian troops opened fire first with heavy weapons, according to Thailand's military.

• Cambodia's Ministry of National Defense said its troops acted in self-defense after coming under a Thai attack.

• Thailand then launched airstrikes against Cambodian military targets along the disputed border.

• Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet said that his country had "no choice but to respond with armed force against this armed invasion."

• The clashes reportedly centered on the area surrounding the disputed 11th-century Prasat Ta Muen Thom temple.

• Both countries have urged their citizens near the border to leave the areas, with Thailand evacuating 40,000 civilians to safer locations.

• The strikes come 24 hours after a Thai soldier lost his leg due to a landmine on the border, prompting a downgrade of diplomatic ties by Thailand and Cambodia.

• Thailand then recalled its ambassador to Cambodia - which withheld its diplomats from Thailand - and ordered all Thai diplomats to leave the country.

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