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Thailand and Cambodia have entered a new and dangerous phase of conflict along their disputed border. After a landmine blast injured Thai soldiers, military clashes erupted near ancient temples, prompting Thailand to deploy F-16 jets and conduct targeted airstrikes.
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Thailand has launched airstrikes against Cambodian military targets along their disputed border, in an escalation of their deadly border dispute. Follow for live updates
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India Today on MSNF-16 jets, rocket strikes: Why 'friends' Thailand and Cambodia are at warThe Thailand-Cambodia border region has become the site of a deadly clash between the two Southeast Asian neighbours over a simmering territorial dispute, leaving over 15 civilians and soldiers dead.
4:30 p.m. Thailand's Minister of Public Health Somsak Thepsuthin said 11 civilians had died due to the clashes and 24 injured across the country, based on information available as of 2:15 p.m. "The loss of lives today is unacceptable," he said.
Thailand scrambled an F-16 fighter jet to bomb targets in Cambodia on Thursday after artillery volleys from both sides killed at least 11 civilians, as border tension boiled over into rare armed conflict between the Southeast Asian countries.
A century-old border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia has erupted into violence, leaving 12 dead. The conflict's roots run deep, but why now?
The United States, China and Malaysia, which is the current chair of the ASEAN regional bloc, have offered to facilitate dialogue.