Four people died in Cambodia after an attack by Thai troops, media report. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Monday that while his country is against violence, the Thai military is ready to take necessary actions to ensure the country's security and sovereignty.
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Mutual accusations by Thailand and Cambodia
Both sides accused each other of carrying out airstrikes along the disputed border after weeks of growing tension and the earlier suspension of the implementation of the ceasefire agreement, CNN reported.
Thai army spokesman Gen. Winthai Suvaree said the airstrikes targeted Cambodian military infrastructure and were in retaliation for an earlier attack that killed a Thai soldier.
— The targets were positions (…) in the Chong An Ma Pass area, because from there artillery and mortars were used to attack our Anupong base, where one soldier was killed, Suvaree said.
Footage of the attacks
The Thai army said in a statement that Cambodia launched the attacks around 10 p.m. 3. The Cambodian military was to redeploy its combat units and prepare fire support elements – these actions could pose a threat to the Thai border area. Cambodia's defense ministry denied the allegations on the X platform, calling them “false information.”
“In the spirit of compliance with all previous agreements and peaceful resolution of conflicts in accordance with international law, Cambodia did not respond at all during both attacks and continues to monitor the situation with the utmost vigilance and utmost caution,” the ministry said.
They appeared on the Internet recordings of attacks by Thai troops in Cambodia. The media reports that, among others: occupied the disputed village of Pairachan in Banteay Meanchey.
President Trump described as a historic event the signing of the agreement on October 26 between two Southeast Asian neighbors who have a long-standing border dispute. The document was signed after five days of July fighting between Thailand and Cambodia on land and in the air, in which at least 43 people died and approximately 300,000 people were injured. were forced to evacuate, AFP recalled.
