Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia flared dramatically on Monday as Thailand carried out airstrikes along the disputed border, signalling a major setback to the peace plan brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump just two months earlier.
Fresh hostilities broke out early Monday, with both governments accusing each other of initiating attacks amid weeks of mounting friction and Thailand’s earlier halt to progress on the ceasefire agreement.
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According to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), the strikes were aimed exclusively at military installations, including weapons depots, command centres, and logistical routes deemed direct threats to Thai security. In its statement, the RTAF said Cambodia had “mobilized heavy weaponry, repositioned combat units and prepared fire-support elements,” warning that such moves risked escalating the conflict and endangering Thai border areas.
A Thai military official said the airstrikes were launched in response to an attack earlier in the day that left one Thai soldier dead and two others injured. Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvaree stated that the operation targeted Cambodian arms-support positions near the Chong An Ma Pass, which he said had been used to fire artillery and mortars at Thailand’s Anupong Base.
The Thai army also reported that Cambodian forces began targeting the border region around 3 a.m. local time, triggering the latest round of clashes between the neighbouring states.
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