Thailand launched airstrikes against Cambodian military targets along their long-disputed border, escalating tensions between the Southeast Asian neighbours. Cambodia said it would “respond decisively.” Hours earlier, Thai and Cambodian forces clashed in multiple areas along the border.
The strikes come a day after a Thai soldier lost his leg to a landmine on the border, prompting a downgrade of diplomatic ties by both Bangkok and Phnom Penh as relations collapsed to their lowest level in years.
Thailand and Cambodia have had a complicated relationship of both cooperation and rivalry. They share a 500-mile (800-kilometre) land border – largely mapped by France when it ruled Cambodia – that has periodically seen military clashes and been the source of political tensions.
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