Thailand and Cambodia Consider Cease-Fire
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Thailand and Cambodia have signaled their readiness to negotiate a ceasefire after mediation by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Thailand has launched airstrikes against Cambodian military targets along their disputed border, in an escalation of their deadly border dispute. Follow for live updates
Thai F-16 fighter jets struck military sites in neighboring Cambodia as a border dispute between the Southeast Asian nations, stretching back decades, erupted in fresh clashes that killed at least 14 people.
You can reach Shane by emailing [email protected] Thailand launched airstrikes against Cambodian forces along their disputed border after troops exchanged fire in a dramatic eruption of tensions between the two Southeast Asian neighbors.
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Armed clashes on the remote, disputed border between Cambodia and Thailand killed at least 12 people on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of tensions that threatens to erupt into a broader conflict.
Long-running tensions have spilled over into heavy exchanges of fire in the disputed border region between Thailand and Cambodia.
The first clash on Thursday morning took place near the ancient Ta Muen Thom temple along the border of Thailand's Surin province and Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province, the AP reported.
Suspected Cambodian spy caught in Surin, photographing Thai military sites. Public urged to report suspicious activities near border.
Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as border fighting intensified and spread, while Cambodia's leader said Thailand had agreed to a Malaysian ceasefire proposal but then backed down.
A Thai F-16 fighter jet bombed targets in Cambodia, both sides said, as weeks of tension over a border dispute escalated into clashes on Thursday that have killed at least 12 people, including 11 civilians.
BANGKOK: Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has denied that personal conflicts led to the Thai-Cambodian war, stressing that non-interference and supporting military efforts were taken to resolve the crisis.