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Cambodia Alleges Thai Airstrikes After U.S.-Announced Truce as Bangkok Rejects Cease-Fire

Reports of fresh strikes cast immediate doubt on ceasefire efforts.

Overview

  • Cambodia’s Defense Ministry said on X that two Thai F-16s dropped seven bombs inside Cambodian territory on Dec. 13, hours after President Trump announced a truce.
  • Thai officials said they had not agreed to a cease-fire and criticized Trump’s remarks as not accurately reflecting the situation.
  • Fighting continued Saturday morning along the border, with Thailand reporting BM-21 rocket fire that seriously injured two civilians in Sisaket province.
  • Recent clashes have killed about two dozen people and displaced roughly 500,000 on both sides, according to figures cited in press reports.
  • The renewed violence follows fragile mediation over a colonial-era, 800-kilometer border dispute, including a July cease-fire formalized in October that Thailand later suspended after mine injuries to its soldiers.