Overview
- Official tallies report 33 dead—20 Thai (including 14 civilians) and 13 Cambodians—making this the deadliest border escalation since 2011
- More than 138,000 Thai civilians and over 35,000 Cambodians have fled frontline provinces into temporary shelters
- Both sides have traded heavy artillery, BM-21 rocket barrages and six Thai F-16 air strikes since clashes reignited on July 24
- Cambodia has called for an immediate, unconditional ceasefire at an emergency UN Security Council session
- Diplomatic ties are at their lowest after mutual ambassador recalls and expulsions, prompting ASEAN and global powers to press for de-escalation