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The firing continues for the second consecutive day between Thailand and Cambodia. On Friday morning, soldiers from both countries fired on the border.
Earlier, 12 people from Thailand were killed and 14 were injured in firing in the firing of Cambodian soldiers on Thursday.
In response to this, Thailand carried out air strikes on Cambodia’s military bases and deployed F-16 fighter aircraft on the border. The two countries have accused each other of first attacking.
On Friday morning, the Cambodian army started firing on the Thai army.
The reason for the dispute is the 900 -year -old Shiva temple (Prasat Ta Muen Thom). Both countries assert their rights over this. The temple comes to the map of Thailand, but Cambodia considers it its heritage.
According to Cambodia, Thai soldiers put a barbed wire around the temple at 6:30 am on Thursday morning. After this, he left a drone at around 7.00 am and did aerial firing at around 8.30 pm.
PN Hun Manet of Cambodia said that he was forced to retaliate to protect his land.
6 footage of the attack between Thailand-Kambodia on Thursday
The Thai Air Force F-16 aircraft launched air strikes on the Cambodian bases. In response, Cambodia fired several BM21 rockets on the Thai border towns.
Cambodia has attacked several areas of Thailand on Thursday morning.
An 8 -year -old child Namkhong Buntane was killed in a firing of Cambodia soldiers in Surin province of Thailand.
Smoke came out of a store connected to a petrol station in Sisacket province of Thailand.
Cambodian BM-21 rockets attacked near Thailand border.
Cambodian soldiers in Preh Vihier Province re-loading the BM-21 multiple rocket launcher on Thursday.
Thailand 40 thousand citizens were taken to safe places
After the attack, Thailand has sent about 40 thousand citizens from 86 villages along the border to safe places. At the same time, Thai people living in Cambodia have also been appealed to return to their country.
Royal located in Nom Penh, the capital of Cambodia ThaiLand The embassy said that the situation on the border is deteriorating and due to the possibility of long -running clashes, the embassy has asked its citizens to leave Cambodia as soon as possible.
Cambodia has urged the UNSC to call an emergency meeting.
Know the dispute between Cambodia and Thailand …
The history of the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia is 118 years old, which is about the Preh Vihar temple and the surrounding areas.
When Cambodia was under France, in 1907, a long border of 817 km was drawn between the two countries. Thailand always opposed it, as the map was shown in the part of Cambodia, a historic temple named Preh Vihier.
There was a dispute between the two countries on this. In 1959, Cambodia took the case to the International Court of Court and in 1962 the court ruled that the temple belonged to Cambodia. Thailand accepted it but continued the dispute over the surrounding land.
There is a dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over the Preh Vihier Temple and the place around it.
Clashes started on the inclusion of the temple in the heritage site
The dispute in 2008 increased further when Cambodia tried to include the temple in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. After the temple was recognized, clashes started again in the armies of the two countries and in 2011 the situation deteriorated so much that thousands of people were forced to leave their homes.
In 2011, the International Court of International Court ordered the two countries to remove military from the disputed region, and again confirmed that the temple and its surrounding area was from Cambodia. But the issue of boundary has not been completely resolved yet.
Despite this dispute, Thailand and Cambodia were considered among the best neighboring countries in the world. Till a few years ago, the leaders of the two countries believed that their friendship would never break, as they share a long limit and it is necessary for them to move forward.
But in recent times, the situation has changed and the tension between them has increased considerably. On May 28, Emerald Triangle collided between the armies of the two countries, killing a Cambodian soldier. This is the place of Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. Both Thailand and Cambodia claim this area.
Thailand-Kambodia banned each other
Angered by the death of the soldier, Cambodia leader Hun Sen ordered more soldiers and weapons to the border, saying that he does not want war, but would have to respond when the attack is done. Thai PM said in response to this that Thailand will not tolerate any such threat.
Cambodia then threatened that he would take the dispute to the international court, but Thailand refused, saying he did not accept the authority of the court.
After this, Thailand threatened to stop Cambodia’s power and internet service, while Cambodia banned Thai TV and films and banned the import of Thai products. Thailand also stopped his laborers going to Cambodia from crossing the border.
PM’s chair went to resolve dispute
After stepping out of the post of PM, the Paitagtarn Shinavatra answering media questions. The picture is from 1 July 2025.
On June 15, Thailand’s PM Pitgtagtarn Shinavatra spoke to Cambodia leader Hun Sen on a phone after a dispute between the two countries. In this conversation, he criticized the commander of the Thai Army. It is considered a serious matter in Thailand as the army has considerable impact there.
After the leak of this conversation, anger spread across the country. After this, the court removed the PM from the post. Although the Paitagtarnar had apologized, saying that his comment was only to resolve the controversy, but it was to no avail.
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