What Was Behind The Deadly Thailand-Cambodia Border Clash?
Each side claimed the other was the aggressor when the fighting started in one of the contested areas of Prasat Ta Muen Thom. The clashes then quickly spread across various strategic areas along the border, with reports of gunfire and artillery shelling. Thailand also dispatched F-16 and Gripen fighter jets to attack Cambodian army bases.
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38 minutes ago
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