{"id":90,"date":"2025-12-08T13:06:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socializenews.com\/?p=90"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:06:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:06:19","slug":"thailand-launches-airstrikes-on-cambodia-as-trumps-peace-agreement-hangs-in-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socializenews.com\/?p=90","title":{"rendered":"Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as Trump\u2019s peace agreement hangs in balance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thailand launched airstrikes against Cambodia on Monday as a new wave of fighting erupted between the southeast Asian neighbors, leaving a peace plan presided over by US President Donald Trump just two months ago in danger of collapse.<\/p>\n

Both sides accused the other of launching strikes along their disputed border in the early morning hours, after weeks of simmering tension and the earlier suspension of progress on the ceasefire agreement by Thailand.<\/p>\n

The two nations have repeatedly fought brief border skirmishes in recent decades, with a deadly\u00a0five-day\u00a0conflict in July leaving dozens dead and displacing about 200,000 on both sides of the frontier.<\/p>\n

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People rest at a shelter in Thailand’s Buriram province following fresh clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along parts of their disputed border on Monday.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Thailand\u2019s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the country \u201cnever wished to see violence,\u201d but would \u201cnot allow the violation of its sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional military action would be decided \u201caccording to the conditions of the situation,\u201d he said, in apparent reference to further aggression from Cambodia.<\/p>\n

Thailand\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura said later Monday that military action would continue until Thailand\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity \u201care not being compromised.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThailand\u2019s position, including military action, will remain unchanged until Cambodia changes its stance and pursue path of peace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cambodia\u2019s defense ministry\u00a0condemned\u00a0the Thai strikes, insisting it remained committed to implementing the previous ceasefire.<\/p>\n

Airstrikes were \u2018retaliation\u2019<\/h2>\n

Thailand\u2019s army said Monday\u2019s airstrikes targeted Cambodian military infrastructure, and were retaliation for an attack earlier on Monday that killed a Thai soldier and injured seven people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe target was at Cambodia\u2019s arms supporting positions in the area of Chong An Ma Pass,\u201d said army spokesperson Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvaree, who accused Cambodia of using \u201cartilleries and mortar launchers to attack the Thai side at Anupong Base.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cambodia began targeting the Thai border at around 3 a.m. local time, mobilizing heavy weapons and repositioning combat units, Thai military officials claimed. The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) called them \u201cactivities that could escalate military operations and pose a threat to the Thai border area.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Cambodia\u2019s Ministry of National Defense denied the Thai allegations, calling it \u201cfalse information\u201d in a\u00a0statement.<\/p>\n

The Cambodian army accused Thailand of launching \u201can attack\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>on its forces\u00a0<\/strong>at around 5.04 a.m. local time. \u201cIt should be noted that this attack occurred after the Thai forces engaged in numerous provocative actions for many days,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

The defense ministry said it \u201cdid not retaliate at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spokesperson Maly Socheata later accused Thai forces of burning homes, causing injuries and \u201cprompting people to flee\u201d from border villages in the northern provinces of Oddar Meanchey and in Preah Vihear.<\/p>\n

At least four Cambodian civilians have been killed and several others injured in the two provinces, Cambodian Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra said in a Facebook post Monday. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced, he added.<\/p>\n

Thailand began evacuating civilians from affected border towns on Sunday, with about 70% already moved, according to its army. Nearly 400,000 people have evacuated to temporary shelters, Nikorndej said.<\/p>\n

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Cambodian villagers flee from their homes using motor carts in Preah Vihear province on Monday.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Trump\u2019s ceasefire deal<\/h2>\n

Following the flare-up earlier this year, which was the most serious fighting in years, an initial ceasefire between the two sides was agreed on July 28 after Trump held calls with their respective leaders.<\/p>\n

Thailand and Cambodia then signed an expanded ceasefire declaration in Kuala Lumpur in late October in a ceremony witnessed by Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.<\/p>\n

Ibrahim on Monday said he was \u201cdeeply concerned by reports of armed clashes between Cambodian and Thai forces,\u201d while urging restraint on both sides.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe renewed fighting risks unravelling the careful work that has gone into stabilising relations between the two neighbours,\u201d he wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n

Thailand\u2019s foreign ministry met with the Malaysian ambassador and the charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires of the United States following the latest flare-up, Nikorndej said Monday, without providing further details.<\/p>\n

Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc, a regional group focused on economic, political, and security cooperation in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n

The October ceasefire declaration was viewed by Trump as a major diplomatic victory, and another fillip to his much vaunted \u2013\u00a0and often disputed\u00a0\u2013 campaign to have ended several wars.<\/p>\n

However, within less than a fortnight of signing, the agreement between Thailand and Cambodia began fraying.<\/p>\n

Thailand said it was halting progress on the agreement after a landmine explosion at the border injured several Thai soldiers.<\/p>\n

The two countries share a 500-mile (800-kilometer) land border, and the territorial dispute over demarcated portions of it largely stems from a map drawn up by the French when they controlled Cambodia as a colony, which Thailand does not accept.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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