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Thailand Accuses Cambodia of Truce Violation as Monitors Head to Border

ASEAN observers are heading to the 800-kilometre frontier to assess truce adherence following Thai claims of overnight attacks

A soldier prays during a relief donation ceremony in Oddar Meanchey province on the day military negotiations are set after the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a truce effective midnight Monday, ending their deadliest conflict in more than a decade after five days of fierce fighting, in Cambodia, July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
A tank drives on a road toward Thailand-Cambodia's border in Sisaket province, ahead of a ceasefire talks in Malaysia on the deadly border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia that extended to a fifth day, in Thailand, July 28, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
A house damaged by Cambodia's shelling is pictured in Sisaket province, ahead of a ceasefire talks in Malaysia on the deadly border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia that extended to a fifth day, in Thailand, July 28, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Koon Kantho, 68, collects items from her house destroyed during Cambodia's artillery attacks, in Sisaket province, Thailand, July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Overview

  • Thailand’s foreign ministry says Cambodian forces launched small-arms fire and grenade assaults across Sisaket province overnight, calling it a flagrant violation of the ceasefire
  • Cambodian defense ministry spokeswoman Maly Socheata denies any breach, insisting that her troops have fully observed the truce since it took effect
  • Local military commanders have met to enforce terms halting gunfire, preventing troop movements and protecting civilians along the disputed border
  • ASEAN monitoring teams, led by Malaysian military attachés alongside US and Chinese envoys, are deploying to verify compliance across the contested frontier
  • The five-day clashes were triggered by a landmine injury to Thai soldiers and left at least 43 people dead and about 300,000 displaced before Tuesday’s ceasefire