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Death Toll Rises on Thai-Cambodian Border on Third Day of Fighting
- Action spilled across the border on Thursday, with Thai and Cambodian forces erupting into intense combat, prompting a UN Security Council emergency meeting on Friday.
- Along the contested border, a landmine explosion wounded five Thai soldiers, reigniting a longstanding territorial dispute.
- On July 26, 2025, at least 33 people were killed and more than 168,000 displaced, underscoring the conflict's human toll.
- A diplomat at the UNSC meeting said `all 15 UNSC members urged both nations to de-escalate, exercise restraint, and seek a peaceful resolution`.
- Looking ahead, American political analyst Andrew Korybko asked on Friday, `What is Thailand’s endgame if its border conflict with Cambodia spirals into full-scale war?`, highlighting regional concerns.
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AporreaThe border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia is continuing for the third day in a row this Saturday, generating an escalation of violence that has left dozens of deaths and more than 160,000 displaced persons. READ ALSO: Cambodia-Thai border clashes leave 14 dead and several wounded The clashes spread southwards, reaching the Thai province of Trat, in the Gulf of Thailand.The Cambodian Ministry of Defence reported that Thai soldiers fired f…
By Patrick Sarnsamak, Len Leng and Kocha Olarn, CNN Clashes at the disputed Thai-Cambodian border entered on its third day this Saturday, with more than 160,000 people displaced by fighting and dozens injured, according to officials from both countries. Thai soldiers fired “five heavy artillery shells at various points in the village of Ekphap...Veal Veng district, Pursat province”, at 5:02 a.m. (6:02 p.m. on Friday Miam time), the Cambodian Min…
Death toll rises on Thai-Cambodian border on third day of fighting
Thailand and Cambodia clashed for a third day on Saturday, as the death toll from their bloodiest fighting in years rose to 33 and Phnom Penh called for an "immediate ceasefire". Report by Tommy Walker, C. Charpentier and G. Gosalbes.
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