Thailand Says 250 Cambodian Drones Breached Truce Within 48 Hours

Overview

• Thailand’s army reported detecting more than 250 drones crossing from the Cambodian side into Thai airspace overnight into Monday and labeled the flights a provocation and a violation of de-escalation measures.
• Cambodian foreign minister Prak Sokhonn called the episode a small problem and said both governments agreed to examine and resolve the matter immediately.
• The defense ministers of both countries signed an immediate ceasefire on December 27 after weeks of fighting along the roughly 800 km frontier.
• Foreign ministers from Thailand and Cambodia met with China’s Wang Yi in Yunnan, with a joint statement pledging to consolidate the truce and rebuild political trust.
• The incident comes as weeks of clashes have killed dozens and displaced hundreds of thousands, and Thai officials also reported a landmine blast in Sisaket injuring a demining team member.