Overview
- Cross-border clashes expanded to more than a dozen fronts across at least five provinces, with Thai officials reporting over 400,000 evacuees and Cambodian authorities citing more than 100,000 displaced.
- Both governments accuse each other of initiating the attacks and endangering civilians, with Thailand reporting BM-21 rockets landing near a hospital in Surin and Cambodia alleging Thai F-16 strikes near populated areas.
- Official tallies put deaths in the low to mid teens so far this week, including Thai soldiers and Cambodian civilians, with scores more wounded on both sides.
- President Donald Trump says he will speak with both leaders to push for a halt, as Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim engages diplomatically, while Bangkok maintains talks should proceed without outside mediation and announced a curfew in parts of Sa Kaeo.
- Fighting has flared near temple complexes including Preah Vihear as UNESCO urges protection of cultural sites, and Cambodia has withdrawn its athletes from the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand citing safety concerns.