<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/23/thailand-cambodia-ambassador-recalled>
"Thailand and Cambodia fought in their most deadly border clashes in more than
a decade on Thursday, with Thai officials reporting 13 civilians and a Thai
soldier were killed in rocket and artillery attacks.
Clashes broke out on Thursday morning after weeks of simmering tensions over a
long-running border dispute between the south-east-Asian neighbours. Both
countries accused each other of opening fire first.
At least 13 Thai civilians and one soldier were killed in artillery shelling by
Cambodian forces, according to Thai authorities, while 14 soldiers and 32 other
civilians were injured.
Thailand’s health minister, Somsak Thepsuthin, said the Cambodian shelling
included a strike on a hospital in Surin province, which he said should be
considered a war crime.
Those killed included an eight-year-old boy, according to the Thai military,
which said people had been killed across three provinces. There was fighting at
six locations, a spokesperson said.
The Thai military said its air force had launched airstrikes on military
targets in Cambodia.
Cambodia has not said whether it has recorded any fatalities. The Cambodian
defence ministry said Thai jets dropped two bombs on a road, condemning what it
described as “reckless and brutal military aggression of the Kingdom of
Thailand against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cambodia”.
People on both sides of the border were told to evacuate. Footage from Thailand
showed people rushing to seek safety under a concrete structure. In another
video, taken from CCTV footage and broadcast on Thai media, a man is seen
clutching a tree for shelter as blasts are heard in the background."
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
