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More than 135,000 displaced as Thailand-Cambodia border clashes enter second day
THAILAND, JUL 25 – More than 130,000 civilians have been displaced as Thailand and Cambodia exchange artillery fire near the disputed Preah Vihear temple, with at least 16 fatalities reported, officials said.
- Intense fighting erupted on Thursday between Thailand and Cambodia along their disputed border near temples in Surin and Oddar Meanchey provinces.
- The clashes followed escalating tensions since May, triggered by a Cambodian soldier's death in a brief gunfire exchange and sustained bombardment by Cambodian forces.
- The fighting continued into Friday with rockets, artillery, and Thai F-16 jets exchanged, and tens of thousands of villagers evacuated from border areas in both countries.
- Thailand reported 14 deaths including civilians and one soldier, Cambodia confirmed its first fatality, and more than 138,000 people were displaced from the border regions.
- International actors urged restraint, with Malaysia offering mediation and the UN Security Council scheduling emergency talks to reduce tensions and seek dialogue.
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Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as border fighting intensified and spread, killing at least 20 people and uprooting more than 138,000 villagers in the worst fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours in 13 years. Both sides have blamed each other for starting the conflict and on Friday ratcheted up the rhetoric. Cambodia's prime minister said Thailand had agreed to a Malaysian ceasefire propos…
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