At least A Thai soldier died and a dozen people were injured as a result recorded clashes in the early hours of this Monday morning on the border between Thailand and Cambodia. The confrontation is nothing more than an escalation of the historical territorial conflict For this reason, thousands of people are being evacuated in both areas.
He Winthai Suvaree, spokesman for the Thai armyconfirmed this in statements to his country’s television seven people suffered injuries for attacks he attributed to Cambodian soldiers. At the same time, he announced that this number could increase “as the reports are updated.”
He also pointed out that they had accelerated it Displacement of civilians in five border provincesin which the Ministry of Education also ordered the closure of 641 schools this Monday to “preserve the safety of students and teachers”.
The Thai armed forces published today Air strikes against Cambodiaafter he had accused the neighboring country of numerous attacks in the approximately 820 kilometer long border area since Sunday.
On the other hand, the pMaly Socheata, spokesman for the Cambodian armyreiterated this today Thailand shot first and that in these attacks not only people were injured, but also houses were burned down and people were evacuated from their homes, without giving any figures in this regard.
For his part, the deputy governor of Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province, Meth Meas Pheakdey, reported on Facebook that three civilians had been injured by “Thai artillery fire” in this region.
Videos are circulating on social networks showing hundreds of people leaving the conflict zone in both countries, some on foot or in vehicles.
The current confrontations have just effectively breaking the peace agreement of Thailand and Cambodia sealed in Malaysia last October, with the Mediation by US President Donald TrumP
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim called on the parties to “exercise maximum restraint, keep communication channels open and make full use of existing mechanisms” to de-escalate the clashes.
“Malaysia stands ready to support measures that will help restore calm and prevent new incidents,” the president, who has brokered a peaceful solution to this conflict as president of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year, said on Facebook.
For his part, Thailand’s head of state Anutin Charnvirakul has suspended a trip to flood-affected areas to deal with the clashes.
Meanwhile, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet will command “the resistance to the Thai invasion,” according to his father, the historic leader Hun Sen.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul temporarily suspended the peace agreement in mid-November after a firefight at the border following a landmine incident.
Bangkok and Phnom Penh have a historic territorial dispute Sovereignty of some areas in its divisionCharted by France in 1907 when Cambodia was its colony.
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