Overview

• Thailand launched its first cross-border F-16 airstrikes since 2011 on July 24, targeting Cambodian military positions near disputed temple sites.
• Cambodia’s defence ministry denounced the strikes as reckless aggression that violated its sovereignty.
• Diplomatic ties have been reduced to their lowest level with envoys expelled and crossings sealed as the US and UN call for an immediate ceasefire.
• At least 15 people—including 14 civilians and one Thai soldier—have died and dozens more been wounded in exchanges of artillery, rockets and small-arms fire.
• Thai authorities have evacuated over 40,000 residents from 86 villages into military shelters amid the ongoing fighting.