Thailand Conducts Second F-16 Strike as Border Death Toll Rises

Overview

• Thai F-16s dropped two additional bombs on a border casino in Trat province, Thai media report, after the site was previously shelled following reports of Cambodian tank deployment.
• Thailand now reports 12 fatalities — three civilians and nine soldiers — with more than 120 people injured.
• Cambodian authorities and media report 10 to 11 civilian deaths and at least 60 to 74 wounded on their side, with tallies differing by source.
• Evacuations have expanded on both sides of the frontier, with roughly 400,000 people moved in Thailand and more than 190,000 displaced in Cambodia.
• Both governments trade blame over who fired first as accounts cite rocket artillery including BM-21 systems and kamikaze drones, and Russia’s embassy calls for a diplomatic reset under the Kuala Lumpur understandings.