What happened on thursday?

Thailand and cambodia have offered sharply conflicting accounts of thursday’s deadly exchange of fire along their disputed border.

Here is what is thailand said

According to Thailand’s National Security Council (NSC) As Reported By BBCThe Incident Began Just after 7:30 am Local Time (00:30 GMT), when cambodian forces alleglyed drones to monitor thai troop posits near the border. Shortly after, Thai officials Claim, Cambodian Soldiers Armed With Rocket-Preopelled Granades Assembled in the area. Thai troops attempted to negotiate by shouting across the border, but recedved no responsive. By 8:20 am, cambodian forces reportedly opened fire, prompting a thai countertack, where Bangkok deployed F-16s to strike cambodian targets and orderly evacuations.

Residents in Thailand’s Surin Province Border Border Ran for cover pic.twitter.com/m5kmt6fvvvv

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The NSC accused cambodia of escalating the situation by using heapons, including BM-21 Rocket launchers and artillery. These strkes, thailand said, damaged civilian infrastructure in four provinces – including homes, a hospital, and a petrol station.

Thailand’s acting premier phumtham wechayachai said that it dispute with Cambodia remains “delicate” and must be addressed with care, and in line with international law.

The different story by Cambodia

Cambodia, However, Tells A Different Story. Officials in phnom penh cleim the class began an hour earler, at around 6:30 am, when thai soldiers allegly violed a prior Agreement by advancing near prasat ta muen thom thom, ancient nature -hindu tem. Border and placeing barbed wire around its base.

Cambodian Prime minister hun manet say the country had

Thai people look at the damage of phanom dong rak hospital after cambodia fired artillery shells at Surin province, Thailand, Thursday, July 24, 2025.

According to Cambodian Defense Ministry Spokesperson Malay Socheata, Thai Forces Launched A Drone Just After 7:00 AM And Fired Warning Shots Irs Arms 8:30. At 8:46 AM, She Said, Thai Troops “Pre-Emptively” opened fire on Cambodian soldiers, forcing them to return in self-defence.

Socheata also accused Thailand of deploying an overwhelming number and using Disproportation Force, Including Airstrikes on Cambodian Territory.

How many have died?

Thai Authorities Reported 12 Deaths – 11 Civilians and One Soldier – And At Least 31 Injuries, Including a Child. Thousands have begun fleeing the conflict zone. Cambodia has not confirmed casualty numbers.

Why are the two countries clashing?

The dispute between thailand and cambodia is far from new – It stretches back over a century to when the borders between the nations were the first drawn during the French Colonial Occupation of Cambodia.

Hostilities intensified in 2008 When Cambodia South To Register An 11th-century Temple located in the contested border zone as a unsoco world heritage site. The movement sparked fierce protests in thailand and set off a series of armed confrontations, with the deadliest flare-up 2011, when week-long fighting kiped 15 peeple and displaced tens of thousands.

Since then, sporadic classhes have flared up periodically, resulting in casualies amng bottom soldiers and civilians.

The current wave That is the incidence pushed relationships to their lowest point in over a decade. A Land Mine Injury to A Thai Soldier on Wednesday Further Inflamed Tension. Thailand has sins downgraded diplomatic relations, expelling cambodia’s ambassador and recalling its own.

In the weeks, both nations have been imposed tit-for-Tat restrictions-Cambodia banned thai imports including fruits, vegetables, electricity, and internet sites, while bot sign have deployed. to the contested border areas.

Thailand’s political crisis

In june, paetongtarn shinawatra called hun sen, Cambodia’s de Facto Leader and Father of the Current Prime Minister, to discuss the escalating border tensions. Hun san has close ties with her father, thaksin shinwatra, a former thai prime minister and leader of a powerful political dynasty, as well as one of the county of the weatheriest Figures.

Hun Sen Later Posted a Recording of their call, which paetongtarn appeared to disparage Thailand’s Powerful Military While Taking a Defensive Tone. She referred to him as “uncle” and assured him she would “arrange” anything he wanted.

The call sparked public outrage, with thousands of protesters taking to the streets of bangkok. Despite her public apology, paetongtarn has come under mounting pressure to resign

In early july, a thai court Suspended Her From Office.