Overview
- Thailand returned 18 Cambodian soldiers on Wednesday after 155 days in custody, with the transfer at a border checkpoint at 10 a.m. local time.
- The release followed a renewed truce that took effect at noon on Saturday, halting roughly 20 days of fighting that killed at least 101 people and displaced more than half a million.
- Bangkok delayed the planned Tuesday handover by one day over alleged ceasefire violations, a claim Cambodia denied.
- The International Committee of the Red Cross oversaw the repatriation, and Thailand said the detainees were treated in line with international humanitarian law.
- Under the agreement, both sides pledged to freeze troop movements, cooperate on demining, facilitate civilian returns, and secure the soldiers’ release once the ceasefire held for 72 hours.