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Fighting Enters Fourth Day on ThailandCambodia Border as Trump Prepares Calls

The flare-up follows the breakdown of a truce brokered by the U.S. with ASEAN over a decades-old temple border dispute.

Overview

  • Clashes spread to more than a dozen locations along the 817-kilometre frontier, with reports of airstrikes, artillery, drones and BM-21 rocket fire from both sides.
  • Officials report at least 19 people killed and more than 500,000 evacuated to shelters, with Thailand moving over 400,000 and Cambodia relocating more than 100,000.
  • Ancient temple sites near Preah Vihear are under threat, and UNESCO urged protection of cultural heritage after reports of bombardment close to historic complexes.
  • Thailand says rockets landed near Surin’s Phanom Dong Rak Hospital and imposed a night curfew in parts of Sa Kaeo, while Cambodia reports damage to homes, schools and pagodas and alleges F‑16 strikes near civilian areas.
  • President Donald Trump says he will phone both leaders and Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim has been engaging them, even as Thailand voices reluctance to outside mediation; Cambodia withdrew its athletes from the SEA Games citing safety concerns.