Military Clash Between Thailand and Cambodia Expands Along Shared Border
At least 32 people have died in the conflict, which began on Thursday with an eruption of violence near Prasat Ta Muen Thom, an ancient temple claimed by both nations. The clash began after two months of tension over contested territory.
In Thailand, at least 13 civilians and six soldiers have been killed. In Cambodia, there have been at least 13 deaths, including five soldiers. It is the deadliest conflict between the two decades-long adversaries in 14 years.
Thai authorities said that Cambodian troops expanded their attack zone to the area of Ban Chamrak in Trat Province, part of southeastern Thailand, at 5:10 a.m. on Saturday. The Thai naval forces, who aid in land defense in that part of the country, said that within half an hour they had succeeded in pushing Cambodian forces back.
Cambodia said it was Thai troops who expanded the conflict, firing into several areas including Cambodia's Pursat Province, which borders Trat, according to Maly Socheata, a spokeswoman for Cambodia's defense ministry. The Pursat and Trat provinces are about 200 miles south of where the conflict began on Thursday.
Ms. Maly Socheata, who was addressing reporters at a news conference, did not take questions, so it was not possible to confirm a Thai statement from Friday saying that the Thai forces had killed approximately 100 Cambodian soldiers.
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