Border Clashes Persist as Thailand and Cambodia Press On With Ceasefire Talks
A high-level General Border Committee meeting is set for December 27 following brief secretariat talks that resume on December 25.
Overview
- Cambodia’s defense ministry, via Khmer Times, reported that Thai F-16s dropped six bombs near Banan in Battambang on December 24.
- Thailand’s defense ministry said nearly 200 BM-21 rockets were fired from the Poipet area into Sa Kaeo since December 22, damaging dozens of homes and injuring civilians.
- Both governments issued statements asserting ongoing fighting across several sectors, including areas near Preah Vihear and around Poipet.
- Secretariat-level talks opened on December 24 with ASEAN military attachés observing and are scheduled to continue on December 25.
- ASEAN welcomed moves toward a ceasefire and urged full adherence to earlier accords, citing the July 28 ceasefire, August 7 decisions, and the October 26 Kuala Lumpur declaration.