What we know about the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict
The clashes, which began near the Prasat Ta Moan Thom temple, escalated with Thailand deploying an F-16 fighter jet to strike a Cambodian military target.
Cambodia denounced Thailand's actions as 'reckless and brutal military aggression,' while Thailand responded by recalling its ambassador and expelling Cambodia's envoy.
The conflict led Thailand to close all border crossings with Cambodia, amid fears of wider military escalation along their 817km undemarcated border.
Tensions have been ongoing since a Cambodian soldier was killed in late May, exacerbated by recent accusations of landmine laying and a century-long dispute over border demarcation.
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