Three soldiers of Thailand get killed amid clashes with Cambodia
Fighting intensified early Monday, with at least seven Cambodian civilians killed amid what local reports described as airstrikes carried out by Thai F-16 fighter jets.
According to general accounts, the Thai military has confirmed three fatalities and 29 injuries among its forces since Dec. 7 as hostilities along the frontier persist.
Air raids were said to have resumed on Tuesday, while the Royal Thai Army accused Cambodian units of launching artillery shells into civilian neighborhoods in Ban Khok Thahan late Monday, damaging several homes.
Phnom Penh, however, rejected the accusations and instead blamed Thailand for “aggressive military operations by Thai forces on Cambodian territory,” according to reports.
Tensions between the two neighboring states have been rising since July due to a border disagreement that triggered deadly confrontations. Though both sides agreed to a ceasefire and later signed a peace deal on Oct. 26 in Kuala Lumpur in the presence of US President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the truce has remained fragile.
On Monday, Trump urged both governments to fully adhere to the ceasefire, while Anwar called on the parties to show restraint as the situation deteriorates.
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